Asynchronous and synchronous online teaching: Perspectives of Canadian high school distance education teachers

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-591

  Murphy, Elizabeth ^a   Rodríguez Manzanares, María A ^b   Barbour, Michael ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Department of French   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL; ONLINE TEACHING; STUDENT-CENTRED;

STUDENTS; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 79958237631     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01112.x     Document Type: Review

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