Social network knowledge construction: Emerging virtual world pedagogy

On the Horizon

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-121

  Dawley, Lisa ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Learning; Social interaction; Social networks; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049110005     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748120910965494     Document Type: Article

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