From active reading to active dialogue: An investigation of annotation-enhanced online discussion forums

Techniques for Fostering Collaboration in Online Learning Communities: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 300-318

  Xin, Cindy ^a   Glass, Geoffrey ^a   Feenberg, Andrew ^a   Bures, Eva ^b   Abrami, Phil ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

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EID: 80052622074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-898-8.ch017     Document Type: Chapter

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