Enabling communication and feedback in mass lectures

Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 254-258

  Akbari, Mostafa ^a   Böhm, Georg ^a   Schroeder, Ulrik ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Communication, mass lecture; Large classes; Microblogs; Mobile learning

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; LARGE CLASS; MICRO-BLOG; MICROBLOGS; MOBILE LEARNING; SYSTEM EVALUATION;

SURVEYS; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 78049242063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2010.76     Document Type: Conference Paper

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