An Online Debate Series for First-Year Pharmacy Students
American Journal of Pharmaceutical EducationPublished 1 September 2007Open access
Swu‐Jane Lin, Stephanie Y. Crawford
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This novel online-debate forum was a feasible teaching and learning strategy, which helped pharmacy students improve their communication skills and critical thinking, expanded their scope of knowledge, and provided a platform for group process.
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This novel online-debate forum was a feasible teaching and learning strategy, which helped pharmacy students improve their communication skills and critical thinking, expanded their scope of knowledge, and provided a platform for group process.
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