Online or face-to-face? Experimenting with different techniques in teacher training: Original article

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 351-365

  Delfino, M ^a   Persico, D ^a  

^a Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Case study; Educational technology; Online learning; Preservice teacher training; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548408751     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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