Myartspace: Design and evaluation of support for learning with multimedia phones between classrooms and museums

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-299

  Vavoula, Giasemi ^a   Sharples, Mike ^b   Rudman, Paul ^c   Meek, Julia ^d   Lonsdale, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lifecycle Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation methodologies; M3 evaluation framework; Media in education; Mobile learning; Museum learning; Pedagogical issues; Public spaces and computing; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; M3 EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; MOBILE LEARNING; MUSEUM LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; PUBLIC SPACES AND COMPUTING; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67349092775     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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