Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Wednesday, April 03, 2002

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TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY AND GENERATION "E"
National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, February 2002, Volume 11
Janette B. Benson, University of Denver

Today's college students are sometimes described as knowing more about computers, the Internet, and just about anything electronic than most anyone else on campus. We hear them called "Generation E." Electronic technology has been an omnipresent force in their lives since they were born. Tell them you typed your dissertation on a typewriter and you become a dinosaur before their very eyes. For those of us grappling with how to use technology effectively in teaching, Generation E presents an interesting problem. What exactly can we expect students to know about how to use the computer technologies that we are just learning and trying to incorporate into our teaching? It's an issue that requires serious attention as university administrators increasingly urge faculty to infuse computer-based technology into our courses....

 



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