An expert instructor’s use of social congruence, cognitive congruence, and expertise in an online case-based instructional design course

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Watson, Sunnie Lee ^a   Koehler, Adrie A ^a   Ertmer, Peggy ^a   Kim, WooRi ^a   Rico, Rudy ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based learning; Cognitive congruence; Discussion facilitation; Expertise; Social congruence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034814664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7771/1541-5015.1633     Document Type: Article

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