An investigation of faculty's perceptions and experiences when transitioning to a new learning management system

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-447

  Ge, Xun ^a   Lubin, Ian A ^b   Zhang, Ke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation of technology innovations; Learning Management System (LMS); Pedagogical support; Technological support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866250688     PISSN: 20737904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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