Using blogs to enhance critical reflection and community of practice

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 11-21

  Yang, Shih Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blog; Computer mediated communication; Hypermedia instructional programs; Reflective journal for language learning; Technology for language learning; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149197098     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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