Should online doctoral instructors adopt audio feedback as an instructional strategy? Preliminary evidence

International Journal of Doctoral Studies

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-258

  Rockinson Szapkiw, Amanda J ^a  

^a LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audio feedback; Community of inquiry; Doctoral education; Learning; Perceived learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866242365     PISSN: 15568881     EISSN: 15568873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/1595     Document Type: Article

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