TXT-2-LRN: Improving students' learning experience in the classroom through interactive SMS

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Scornavacca, Eusebio ^a   Marshall, Stephen ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MESSAGE PASSING; STUDENTS;

CLASSROOM INTERACTION SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE SMS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 39749129709     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2007.579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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