Teachers as co-designers of technology-rich learning activities for early literacy

Technology, Pedagogy and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 443-459

  Cviko, Amina ^a   McKenney, Susan ^a   Voogt, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

co designers; early literacy; teachers; technology integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028224745     PISSN: 1475939X     EISSN: 17475139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1475939X.2014.953197     Document Type: Article

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