New technology, new pedagogy? Employing video podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-408

  Hill, Jennifer L ^a   Nelson, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical pedagogy; Flexible learning spaces; ICT; Social constructivism; Video podcasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956339739     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2010.545873     Document Type: Article

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