Virtual Spaces as Artifacts: Implications for the Design of Educational CVEs

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 94-115

  Prasolova Forland, Ekaterina ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CVEs; social awareness; spaces as artifacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001603357     PISSN: 15393100     EISSN: 15393119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdet.2004100106     Document Type: Article

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