Blended learning environments: Using social networking sites to enhance the first year experience

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-740

  McCarthy, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 78349268660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1039     Document Type: Article

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