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Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment

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Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment. / Crane, Laura; Benachour, Phillip; Coulton, Paul.
In: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2012.

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Harvard

Crane, L, Benachour, P & Coulton, P 2012, 'Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment', International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, vol. 4, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2012070102

APA

Crane, L., Benachour, P., & Coulton, P. (2012). Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2012070102

Vancouver

Crane L, Benachour P, Coulton P. Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. 2012;4(3). doi: 10.4018/jmbl.2012070102

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Crane, Laura ; Benachour, Phillip ; Coulton, Paul. / Student Experiences with Mobile Electronic Updates from a Virtual Learning Environment. In: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. 2012 ; Vol. 4, No. 3.

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