A boosting approach to eContent development for learners with special needs

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Gabrielli, Silvia ^a   Mirabella, Valeria ^a   Kimani, Stephen ^a   Catarci, Tiziana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Didactical experts; eLearning; Guidelines; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845316102     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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