A descriptive study of telementoring among students, subject matter experts, and teachers: Message flow and function patterns

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-53

  Harris, Judith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational tele computing; Message flow and function; Speech acts; Subject matter experts; Tele mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010494531     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1999.10782268     Document Type: Article

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