Using chat as a complement to discussion board in small-group online seminars: How is student participation affected?

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 483-500

  Hrastinski, Stefan ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CMC; computer mediated communication; online education; online seminars; social networks; student participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870034315     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijkl.2007.016707     Document Type: Article

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