Educating the Net Generation Diana G. Oblinger and James L. Oblinger, Editors
Chapter 1: Introduction by Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE, and James Oblinger, North Carolina State University
Chapter 2: Is It Age or IT: First Steps Toward Understanding the Net Generation by Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE, and James Oblinger, North Carolina State University
• Introduction • Implications • Asking the Right Questions • Endnotes • Acknowledgments • About the Authors Chapter 3: Technology and Learning Expectations of the Net Generation by Gregory Roberts, University of Pittsburgh–Johnstown
• Introduction • Technology Expectations of the Net Generation • Learning Expectations of the Net Generation • Conclusion • Endnotes • About the Author Chapter 4: Using Technology as a Learning Tool, Not Just the Cool New Thing by Ben McNeely, North Carolina State University • Growing Up with Technology • How the Net Gen Learns • Cut-and-Paste Culture • Challenges for Higher Education • The Next Generation • About the Author
Chapter 5: The Student’s Perspective by Carie Windham, North Carolina State University
• Introduction • Meet Generation Y Not • Filling the Attention Deficit • Reaching the Net Generation in a Traditional Classroom • A Virtual Education: Crafting the Online Classroom • E-Life: The Net Gen on Campus • Outlook for the Future • Endnotes • About the Author
ISBN 0-9672853-2-1 © 2005 EDUCAUSE. Available electronically at
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