Learning through social networking sites - the critical role of the teacher

Educational Media International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Callaghan, Noelene ^a   Bower, Matt ^b  

^a NSW Department of Education   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian secondary schools; e learning; engagement; Ning; online spaces; SNS; social networking sites; technology; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859628606     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2012.662621     Document Type: Article

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