A window on our teaching practice: Enhancing individual online teaching quality though online peer observation and support. A UK case study

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 403-406

  Bennett, Shirley ^a   Santy, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e Learning; Online learning; Peer observation; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FACULTY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PEER REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 70349734680     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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