Is generational digital-divide a myth? A comparison of student and faculty attitudes toward digital learning technologies

Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL

Volumn 2009-January, Issue , 2009, Pages 450-458

  Salajan, Florin ^a   Schönwetter, Dieter ^b   Cleghorn, Blaine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital immigrants; Digital natives; Inter generational differences; Technology acceptance; Technology attitudes

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS; SURVEYS; WEB BROWSERS;

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS; DIGITAL NATIVES; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84938693961     PISSN: 20488882     EISSN: 20488890     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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