Blended university teaching using virtual learning environments: Conceptions and approaches

Instructional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-157

  Lameras, Petros ^a   Levy, Philippa ^b   Paraskakis, Iraklis ^a   Webber, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Computer Science; Phenomenography; University teaching; Virtual learning environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055188397     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9170-9     Document Type: Article

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