Software-based scaffolding: Supporting the development of knowledge building discourse in online courses

Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 1056-1062

  Fujita, Nobuko ^a   Teplovs, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; FUTURE DESIGNS; GRADUATE COURSE; KNOWLEDGE BUILDING; ONLINE COURSE;

BUILDINGS; CURRICULA; DESIGN; E-LEARNING; STUDENTS;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84858402055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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