Enhancing networking and proactive learning skills in the first year university experience through the use of wikis

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-266

  Morley, Dawn Angela ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blended; Elearning; Salmon; Web 2.0; Wiki

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84857113453     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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