Reshaping computer literacy teaching in higher education: Identification of critical success factors

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-38

  Taylor, Estelle ^a   Goede, Roelien ^a   Steyn, Tjaart ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; E learning; Higher education; Information literacy; Skills; South Africa; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993102400     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415651111125496     Document Type: Article

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