Dispelling Myths of the Net Generation
From OUCEL Wiki
- Linda Murphy-Boyer: The group talked about the Net generation and myths about it; there was a report from Australia which argues that students do not know how to use different tools in educational settings even though they use them in social settings;
- There is no digital divide in terms of age;
- Students do not always want professors to visit social media;
- There are overlaps – some instructors use Twitter for teaching very successfully
- It is always about how you use a tool;
- Brian Campbell: It is true that today’s university students are different; but it is also something else – today we have shift to mass higher education, and that’s a problem.