Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices

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Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices. / Spikol, Daniel; Milrad, Marcelo.

I: Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008, 2008, s. 31-38.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Konferenceartikel › Forskning

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Spikol, D & Milrad, M 2008, 'Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices', Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008, s. 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2008.37

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Spikol, D., & Milrad, M. (2008). Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices. Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2008.37

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Spikol D, Milrad M. Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices. Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008. 2008;31-38. https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2008.37

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Spikol, Daniel ; Milrad, Marcelo. / Combining physical activities and mobile games to promote novel learning practices. I: Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008. 2008 ; s. 31-38.

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