University teacher competencies in a virtual teaching/learning environment: Analysis of a teacher training experience

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Guasch, Teresa ^a   Alvarez, Ibis ^a   Espasa, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Higher education; Teacher competencies; Teacher training; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149085161     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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