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Richard West is now a doctoral candidate in the educational psychology and instructional technology program at the University of Georgia after recently completing his master’s degree in instructional psychology and technology at Brigham Young University.
Geoff Wright is a doctoral candidate in the instructional psychology and technology program at Brigham Young University.
Bruce Gabbitas is completing his master’s degree in the instructional psychology and technology program at Brigham Young University.
Dr. Charles Graham is an assistant professor at Brigham Young University and supervisor of the instructional technology for teachers course where the use of blogs and RSS were introduced.
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West, R.E., Wright, G., Gabbitas, B. et al. Reflections from the Introduction of Blogs and RSS Feeds into a Preservice Instructional Technology Course. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 50, 54–60 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-006-0054-9
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