Investigating the emerging generic features of the blog writing task across three discrete learner groups at a higher education institution;Untersuchung der sich abzeichnenden spezifischen möglichkeiten der blogs nutzenden aufgabe zwischen drei getrennten lerngruppen einer höheren schule

Educational Media International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-101

  Hourigan, Tríona ^a   Murray, Liam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blogs; Integration; Reflection; Teaching methodology; Writing skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959699256     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2010.492674     Document Type: Article

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