Putting professional development online: Integrating learning as productive activity

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-247

  Slotte, Virpi ^a   Herbert, Anne ^b  

^a Everscreen   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

E learning; Learning methods; Learning organizations; Professional education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646895411     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620610665836     Document Type: Article

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