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Peer reviewedWaycott, Jenny – Association for Learning Technology Journal, 2002
Discussion of using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to read electronic text focuses on a study that evaluated the use of PDAs for reading course materials in an Open University (United Kingdom) master's course. Considers activity theory and how the PDA changed reading, including portability, screen display, navigation difficulties, and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Text, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
