Exploring usability and accessibility of an e-learning system for improving computer literacy

New Trends in ICT and Accessibility - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference in Information and Communication Technology and Accessibility, ICTA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 119-125

  Debevc, Matjaž ^a   Povalej, Petra ^a   Verlič, Mateja ^a   Stjepanovic, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM LEARNING; COMPUTER LITERACY; E-LEARNING COURSE; E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; E-LEARNING MATERIALS; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; USABILITY STUDIES; WEB BASED LEARNING;

AUDITION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTERS; E-LEARNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84880213337     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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