Engaging students for learning with online discussions

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-9

  Roehm, Stephanie ^a   Bonnel, Wanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Online discussion; Web enhanced learning; Web enhanced teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149101305     PISSN: 15573087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.teln.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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