Computer-mediated instruction: A comparison of online and face-to-face collaboration (Educational Technology Research and Development 56, 2 (106-107) DOI: 10.1007/s11423-007-9050-9);Computer-mediated instruction: A comparison of online and face-to-face collaboration

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-124

  Tutty, Jeremy I ^a   Klein, James D ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability grouping; Computer mediated instruction; E learning; Interactions; Virtual collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749166275     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-008-9092-7     Document Type: Erratum

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