Archive for the tag "student_technology"
Not So Native?
You may have seen a few news items recently about the millennial generation and technology. Last month’s issue of Sociological Inquiry published an article by Eszter Hargittai describing differences in internet skills among college students. And an article in The Economist last week quotes several scholars who emphasize that digital natives are not necessarily as [...]
Posted: 14 March, 2010 in Student Issues, Technology Issues.
Tags: digital natives, millennial_students, student_technology
Comments: 3
No Wonder Students Think It’s A Waste Of Time
Would you voluntarily submit to being instructed about a topic where you already consider yourself to qualify as an expert in that subject matter? If you did – or were forced to – you would probably find it incredibly boring or tune it out all together. Well, a new report may help to explain why [...]
Posted: 6 November, 2008 in Information Literacy, Student Issues, Technology Issues.
Tags: ecar, information literacy, student_technology
Comments: 7