Student-produced podcasts as an assessment tool: An example from geomorphology

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-130

  Kemp, Justine ^a   Mellor, Antony ^a   Kotter, Richard ^a   Oosthoek, Jan W ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computer based assessment; E learning; group work; podcasting

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

EID: 84858191764     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2011.576754     Document Type: Article

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