Examining the anatomy of a screencast: Uncovering common elements and instructional strategies

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Sugar, William ^a   Brown, Abbie ^a   Luterbach, Kenneth ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructional media production; Instructional strategies; Online learning; Online tutorials; Screencasting; Screencasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049277179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v11i3.851     Document Type: Article

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