Reflections on using blogs to expand in-class discussion

TechTrends

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 81-85

  Wang, Shiang Kwei ^a   Hsua, Hui Yin ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 48249100907     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-008-0160-y     Document Type: Article

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