Interaction and critical inquiry in asynchronous computer-mediated conferencing: a research agenda

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-42

  Hopkins, Joseph ^a   Gibson, Will ^b   i Solé, Cristina Ros ^c   Savvides, Nicola ^b   Starkey, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asynchronous computer mediated conferencing; Interaction; Research; Task design; Tutor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014658086     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510701815301     Document Type: Article

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