Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university?

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 722-732

  Jones, Chris ^a   Ramanau, Ruslan ^a   Cross, Simon ^a   Healing, Graham ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Distributed learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 75349101087     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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