Wikipedia as a tool for forestry outreach

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 354-359

  Radtke, Philip J ^a   Munsell, John F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; Education; Information technology; Internet; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE MODEL; COLLEGE STUDENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST MEASUREMENT; PEDAGOGY; WIKIPEDIA;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; FORESTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; TEACHING; TIMBER;

STUDENTS;

EDUCATION; FORESTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET;

EDUCATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET;

EID: 77958140577     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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