More than a YouTube Channel: Engaging Students in an Online Classroom

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More than a YouTube Channel: Engaging Students in an Online Classroom. / Gaufman, Elizaveta; Möller, Sebastian.
Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching International Relations Amid COVID-19. Hrsg. / Andrew Szarejko. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. S. 39-58 (Political Pedagogies).

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Harvard

Gaufman, E & Möller, S 2022, More than a YouTube Channel: Engaging Students in an Online Classroom. in A Szarejko (Hrsg.), Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching International Relations Amid COVID-19. Political Pedagogies, Palgrave Macmillan, London, S. 39-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83557-6_3

APA

Gaufman, E., & Möller, S. (2022). More than a YouTube Channel: Engaging Students in an Online Classroom. In A. Szarejko (Hrsg.), Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching International Relations Amid COVID-19 (S. 39-58). (Political Pedagogies). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83557-6_3

Vancouver

Gaufman E, Möller S. More than a YouTube Channel: Engaging Students in an Online Classroom. in Szarejko A, Hrsg., Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching International Relations Amid COVID-19. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2022. S. 39-58. (Political Pedagogies). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-83557-6_3

Bibtex

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