Future technology workshop: A collaborative method for the design of new learning technologies and activities

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-419

  Vavoula, Giasemi N ^a   Sharples, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Collaborative design; Envisioning; Role play; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549046648     PISSN: 15561607     EISSN: 15561615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9026-0     Document Type: Article

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