Creating hybrid distributed learning environments by implementing distributed collaborative writing in traditional educational settings

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-189

  Lowry, Paul Benjamin ^a   Nunamaker, Jay F ^b   Booker, Queen Esther ^b   Curtis, Aaron ^c   Lowry, Michelle Rene ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; GROUPWARE;

COLLABORATIVE TOOLS; COLLABORATIVE WRITING; DISTRIBUTED EDUCATION; GROUP AWARENESS; GROUP WRITING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 4544250946     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2004.833689     Document Type: Article

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