Engaging the learner: Embedding information literacy skills into a biotechnology degree

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 374-380

  Ward, Helena ^a   Hockey, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotechnology education; Collaborative learning; Information literacy; Learning outcomes; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW; STUDENT;

EID: 34748912402     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.79     Document Type: Review

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