Learning about media effects by building a wiki community: Students' experiences and satisfaction

Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 39-59

  Hwang, Jennie M ^a   Brummans, Boris H J M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84887436203     PISSN: 20449968     EISSN: 20449976     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000003006     Document Type: Article

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