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Developing a Mobile Learning Environment to Support Virtual Education Communities


Acknowledgements

The material in this article is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0002935 and Grant No. 0333628. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Drs. Barbara Heath, Russell Herman, Gabriel Lugo, James Reeves, Ron Vetter & Charles R. Ward, "Developing a Mobile Learning Environment to Support Virtual Education Communities," T.H.E. Journal, 3/1/2005, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17186

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