Co-construction of knowledge in tertiary online settings: An ecology of resources perspective

Instructional Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-164

  Westberry, Nicola ^a   Franken, Margaret ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecology of resources; Epistemic distance; Knowledge co construction; Minimally guided instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872340371     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-012-9222-9     Document Type: Article

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