Activity theory for designing mobile learning

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-102

  Uden, Lorna ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activity theory; collaborative learning; context aware learning environment; contradictions; design for context; mobile learning; usable

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049134857     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2007.011190     Document Type: Article

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