Making the Decision to Provide Enhanced Podcasts to Post-Secondary Science Students

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-245

  Holbrook, Jane ^a   Dupont, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Attendance; Enhanced podcasts; Lecture capture technology; Program year; Teaching and learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957506043     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9248-1     Document Type: Article

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