Interacting for learning: Digital portfolios for a learning community in a university course

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-255

  Blau, Ina ^a   Mor, Nili ^a   Neuthal, Tami ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

blog; collaboration; digital portfolios; learning community in a university course; pedagogical beliefs; peer social interactions; wiki

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883485811     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2012.709864     Document Type: Article

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