The Virtual Scientist: Connecting university scientists to the K-12 classroom through videoconferencing

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  McCombs, Glenn B ^a   Ufnar, Jennifer A ^a,c   Shepherd, Virginia L ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Interactive videoconference; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847402616     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00006.2006     Document Type: Article

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