Place metaphors in educational CVEs: An extended characterization

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 349-354

  Prasolova Førland, Ekaterina ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Characterization framework; Educational CVEs; Place metaphors; Virtual universities and colleges

Indexed keywords

ART MUSEUMS; EDUCATIONAL CVES; EDUCATIONAL GOALS; EXTENSIVE EXPLORATIONS; PLACE METAPHORS; VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 33745168847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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