Studio-based learning via wireless notebooks: a case of a Java programming course

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Barak, Miri ^a   Harward, Judson ^b   Lerman, Steven ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; Java programming; studio based learning; wireless notebooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148837345     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2007.011187     Document Type: Article

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