An evaluation of the use of PDAs for reading course materials

Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, WMTE 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 177-178

  Waycott, Jenny ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY THEORY; COURSE MATERIAL;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; TOOLS;

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 27944488835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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