GC Insights: Designing for inquiry in virtual fieldwork

Malm, Rie Hjørnegaard; Hansen, Kristen Rune Skalborg; Evans, Robert; Madsen, Lene Møller; Milán, Jesper; Thibaut, Nicolas; Kennedy, Ben

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GC Insights: Designing for inquiry in virtual fieldwork

Rie Hjørnegaard Malm, Kristen Rune Skalborg Hansen, Robert Evans, Lene Møller Madsen, Jesper Milán, Nicolas Thibaut, and Ben Kennedy

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