Distributed cognition in a virtual world

Language and Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-167

  Gillen, Julia ^a   Ferguson, Rebecca ^b   Peachey, Anna ^c   Twining, Peter ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Eygus Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distributed cognition; humour; literacy practices; virtual literacy ethnography; virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857065991     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2011.642881     Document Type: Article

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