Collaborative learning with a wiki: Differences in perceived usefulness in two contexts of use

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-242

  Naismith, L ^a   Lee, B H ^b   Pilkington, R M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; CSCL; Teacher training; Technology enhanced learning; Web 2.0; Wikis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953858073     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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