The physical placement of classroom technology and its influences on educational practices
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The physical placement of classroom technology and its influences on educational practices J. Tondeur, E. De Bruyne, M. Van Den Driessche, S. McKenney & D. Zandvliet a Research Foundation Flanders, Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium b Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium c Department of Instructional Technology, Twente University, Twente, The Netherlands d Welten Institute, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands e Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada Published online: 10 Mar 2015.
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