Electronic learning communities: Strategies for establishment and management

SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Sheard, Judy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anonymous feedback; Electronic learning communities; Web based discussion forums

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STUDENTS; TEACHING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK; ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION FORUMS; ELECTRONIC LEARNING COMMUNITIES; WEB BASED DISCUSSION FORUMS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 33646832037     PISSN: 00978418     EISSN: 00978418     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1026487.1008009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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