Are digital natives a myth or reality? University students' use of digital technologies

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-440

  Margaryan, Anoush ^a   Littlejohn, Allison ^a   Vojt, Gabrielle ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media in education; Pedagogical issues; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE CREATION; DIGITAL NATIVES; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENGINEERING COURSE; LEARNING STYLE; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; SHIFTING PATTERNS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; SOCIAL WORK; TEACHING APPROACHES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY USE; TRADITIONAL PEDAGOGY; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

TEACHING;

EID: 78149464336     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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