Techno Savvy: a Web 2.0 curriculum encouraging critical thinking

Educational Media International

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 259-277

  Herro, Danielle ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical thinking; curriculum; digital media; twenty first century skills; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914666700     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2014.977069     Document Type: Article

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