Podcasting: A new technological tool to facilitate good practice in higher education

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 385-392

  Fernandez, Vicenc ^a   Simo, Pep ^a   Sallan, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distance education and telelearning; Media in education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE COURSE; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELELEARNING; DISTANCE STUDENTS; DIVERSE RANGE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY; GOOD PRACTICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING METHODS; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; PODCASTING; PODCASTS; STUDENT SKILLS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS; UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67349178092     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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