From laptops to competences: Bridging the digital divide in education

Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-32

  Peña López, Ismael ^a,b  

^a Department of Law and Political Science ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital competences; Digital divide; Digital literacy; Digital skills; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951480007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1698580X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7238/rusc.v7i1.659     Document Type: Article

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