Current discussions about educational policy and practice are often embedded in a mind-set
that considers students who were born in an age of omnipresent digital media to be …

In 2001, Prensky characterised a new generation of learners entering higher education as
digital natives–naturally digitally literate and inherently proficient users of technology. While …

There is much talk of a change in modern youth–often referred to as digital natives or Homo
Zappiens–with respect to their ability to simultaneously process multiple channels of …

This article takes a critical look at three pervasive urban legends in education about the
nature of learners, learning, and teaching and looks at what educational and psychological …

This paper reports on a study conducted in 2006 with more than 2,000 incoming first-year
Australian university students. Students were asked about their access to, use of and …

The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of integrating Facebook and peer
assessment with college English writing class instruction through a blended teaching …

Web 2.0 technologies are becoming more popular in the everyday lives of students. As a
result, teachers and designers have begun to explore their use in formal education. This …

The purpose of the study is to investigate the popular assumption that the “digital natives”
generation surpasses the previous “digital immigrants” generation in terms of their …

This paper reports qualitative findings from a study that investigated Australian university
staff and students' perceptions and use of current and emerging technologies both in their …

As digital technologies form an inextricable part of young people's everyday lives, some
commentators claim that the current generation of learners think and learn differently from …