Blended learning: Overview and recommendations for successful implementation

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-163

  Harris, Paul ^a   Connolly, John ^a   Feeney, Luke ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; E learning; Educational innovation; Learning; Learning methods; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549133602     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197850910950961     Document Type: Article

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