Content analysis of computer conferencing transcripts

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-315

  Donnelly, Roisin ^a   Gardner, John ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Collaborative learning; Computer mediated conferencing; Content analysis; E learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051630279     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820903075722     Document Type: Article

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