Aiding participation and engagement in a blended learning environment

Journal of Information Systems Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-145

  Alrushiedat, Nimer ^a   Olfman, Lorne ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Asynchronous learning; Blended learning; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Student responsibility

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TEACHING;

ACTIVE LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DISCUSSION; BLENDED LEARNING; BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; STUDENT INTERACTIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84899803589     PISSN: 10553096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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