Characterising the different blogging behaviours of students on an online distance learning course

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Kerawalla, Lucinda ^a   Minocha, Shailey ^a   Kirkup, Gill ^a   Conole, Gráinne ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blog; Blogging; Blogging skills; Distance learning; Higher education; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 40049097869     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880701868838     Document Type: Article

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