Using concept maps to navigate complex learning environments

SIGITE'07 - Proceedings of the 2007 ACM Information Technology Education Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 175-183

  Miertschin, Susan L ^a   Willis, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept map; Mapping knowledge domains; Resource based learning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; COMPLEX LEARNING; CONCEPT MAP; CONCEPT MAPPING; CONCEPT MAPS; DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL INFORMATION; ENHANCE LEARNING; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVITY; KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MEDIA FILES; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS; NONSEQUENTIAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SLIDE PRESENTATIONS; SOFTWARE TOOL; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; THINKING SKILLS; VISUAL LEARNERS; VISUAL NAVIGATION; WEB PAGE;

COMPUTER CRIME; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURRICULA; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAPPING; NAVIGATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77953078687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1324302.1324340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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