Tablet PC-is it worth it? A preliminary comparison of several approaches to using tablet PC in an engineering classroom

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lord, Susan ^a   Perry, Leonard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Six Sigma Institute

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INVESTMENTS; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ENGINEERING FACULTY; STUDENT ASSESSMENT;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85029058390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

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2. Bach, M., "The Tablet PC High School," NCCE Conference, February 2006.
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