Rethinking (e)learning: A manifesto for connected generations

Distance Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-164

  Sims, Roderick ^a  

^a CAPELLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Connection; Contextual learning; Design; Emergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 46849098809     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910802154954     Document Type: Article

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