Evaluation of a blog used in a dental terminology course for first-year dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-735

  El Tantawi, Maha M A ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blog; Dental education; E learning; Learning; Weblog

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 46349088387     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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