Multi-institutional cooperation to develop digital media for interactive greenhouse education

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-399

  Tignor, Milton E ^a   Wilson, Sandra B ^b   Giacomelli, Gene A ^c   Kubota, Chieri ^c   Fitz Rodriguez, Efren ^c   Irani, Tracy A ^b   Rhoades, Emily B ^b   McMahon, Margaret J ^d  

^a Haywood Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Digital repository; Distance education; Flash based simulation; Greenhouse production; Impact assessment; Instructional technology; Web technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250778861     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.3.397     Document Type: Article

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