Learning and living technologies: A longitudinal study of first-year students' frequency and competence in the use of ICT

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-418

  Hosein, Anesa ^a   Ramanau, Ruslan ^b   Jones, Chris ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Gender; Learning technologies; Living technologies; Net generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650237418     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2010.529913     Document Type: Article

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