The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-53

  Martin, Stewart ^a   Vallance, Michael ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FUTURE UNIVERSITY HAKODATE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competencies; Good learning; ICT framework; Synchronous networking; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

ICT FRAMEWORK; SYNCHRONOUS NETWORKING; TEACHER TRAINING;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 43549124336     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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