Applying information technology to improve teaching and learning in an African University

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 22-26

  Obuobi, Daniel ^a   Adrion, W Richards ^b   Watts, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory

Author keywords

African Universities; Information and communication technology; Instructional technology; Multimedia learning technologies

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LEARNING SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TEACHING;

AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES; EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; MULTI-MEDIA LEARNING; TEACHING AND LEARNING; UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 48749121462     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2006.322498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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