Use of weblogs to enhance group learning and design creativity amongst students at a Thai University

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 378-388

  Auttawutikul, Siwanit ^a   Wiwitkunkasem, Kasemrut ^b   Smith, Duncan R ^c  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

creativity; students; Thailand; weblogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899980258     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2013.796723     Document Type: Article

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