Incorporating blogs and the seven principles of good practice into preservice ICT courses: A case study

New Educational Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages

  Yuksel, Goktas ^a  

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Author keywords

Blog supported education; Blogs; Blogs in education; Educational blogs; Weblogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649087690     PISSN: 17326729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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