Effective e-learning? Multi-tasking, distractions and boundary management by graduate students in an online environment

ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-83

  Winter, Jennie ^a   Cotton, Debby ^a   Gavin, Joan ^a   Yorke, Jon D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

boundary management; distractions; effective e learning; multi tasking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957639477     PISSN: 09687769     EISSN: 17411629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687761003657598     Document Type: Article

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