Using Technology to Enhance Higher Education

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-213

  Renes, Susan L ^a   Strange, Anthony T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance Learning; Higher Education; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955598061     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-010-9167-3     Document Type: Article

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