Examining facilitators' habits of mind in an asynchronous online discussion environment: A two cases study

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-132

  Cheung, Wing Sum ^a   Hew, Khe Foon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 77955804933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1106     Document Type: Article

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