The laptop alternative: Student reactions and strategic implications

Computers and Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-401

  Demb, Ada ^a   Erickson, Darlene ^b   Hawkins Wilding, Shane ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed learning environments; Human computer interface; Improving classroom teaching; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIBRARIES; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; IMPROVED CLASSROOM TEACHING; POST SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGIES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 3843052371     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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