First-year students' experience of a WebQuest to explore the University's online resources and virtual learning environment.
First-year students present with diverse digital literacy skills. Orientation to online tools and resources via a WebQuest was introduced as a novel modality to allow students to work at their own pace. Occupational therapy and physiotherapy students (N=383) over three consecutive academic years com...
| Published in: | South African Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 3 - 12 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa
Aug2018
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