Collaborative mentor support in a learning context using a ubiquitous discussion forum to facilitate knowledge sharing for lifelong learning

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 917-935

  Wei, Fu Hsiang ^a,b   Chen, Gwo Dong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c National Science and Technology Program for e Learning   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COLLABORATIVE MENTOR SUPPORT; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; QUERY CONTEXT; WEB-BASED LEARNING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 33750464058     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00674.x     Document Type: Review

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