Mobile learning for teacher professional learning: benefits, obstacles and issues
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Teacher professional learning and development
The International Academy of Education (IAE) is a not-for-profit scientific association that promotes educational research, and its dissemination and implementation. Founded in 1986, the Academy is dedicated to strengthening the contributions of research, solving critical educational problems throughout the world, and providing better communication among policy makers, researchers, and practiti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Research in Learning Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2156-7077
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v17i3.10879