Informal learning with PDAs and smartphones

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 359-371

  Clough, G ^a   Jones, A C ^a   McAndrew, P ^a   Scanlon, E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Constructivist; Informal learning; Mobile; PDA; Smartphone; Web survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249119356     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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