Connectivism: Learning theory and pedagogical practice for networked information landscapes

Reference Services Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-685

  Dunaway, Michelle Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivism; Information literacy; Knowledge transfer; Learning; Learning networks; Learning theories; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455135266     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907321111186686     Document Type: Review

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