Informal learning with PDAs and smartphones.
There has been increasing interest in informal learning in recent years alongside interest in how such learning can be supported by technology. However, relatively little is known about the extent to which adults make use of their own mobile devices to support informal learning. In this study, a sur...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 359 - 372 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2008
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