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ERIC Number: EJ745747
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1527-6619
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If Higher Education Listened to Me
Aviles, Kitzzy; Phillips, Bill; Rosenblatt, Tim; Vargas, Jessica
EDUCAUSE Review, v40 n5 p16-18,20,22,24,26,28 Sep-Oct 2005
Technology has had a profound impact not only on colleges and universities but also on college and university students. Today's students have technological proficiencies not even imagined twenty-five or more years ago. Yet today's students are a varied group, composed of several generations. The Baby Boomers (born 1946-64), the Generation X-ers (born 1965-80), and the Millennials (born after 1980) have different backgrounds in, experiences with, and expectations of technology--and of higher education. In this article, four students from these three generations share their thoughts on the use of technology in teaching and learning, on the role of professors and the adoption of technology by professors, on the importance of technology for social networking, and on university-provided technology services. They discuss their generational differences of opinion regarding technology--and also the commonalities that transcend all three generations. The students reflect on their academic, social, and personal experiences, offering their observations on how higher education might better respond to their technology needs and expectations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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