The evolution and redefining of 'CAL': a reflection on the interplay of theory and practice.

This article comments on how the core idea of the computer as an assistant to teaching and learning became reconfigured through changing technologies, pedagogies and educational cultures. Early influential researchers in computer assisted learning (CAL) made strong but differing links to theories an...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 4 - 18
Autor principal: Hartley R
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2010
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