EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Net Generation Learner

Frequent use of mobile devices does not mean that students or instructors are ready for mobile learning and teaching.

"From the title and preface, this book promised to be directed toward nonresearchers and to provide much-needed practical guidance about who the students in this new century are (the authors call them the Gamer Generation, or Gen G), why we should care, and what we should do to prepare our schools and classrooms for them."

Technology and the way information is created, used, and disseminated have changed, as has the definition of "net savvy"

Libraries must consider changes in both policy and technology to remain relevant to the next generation of students.

Northeastern University is responding to a challenge from students to give them access to university services and software from anywhere, on demand.

The first review, "Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences", discusses games and simulations as learning tools. And although the examples come from industry and the military, the book could still be useful to the higher ed community.

Games designed using sound pedagogy actively engage the Net Generation in learning.

Literacy today depends on understanding the multiple media that make up our high-tech reality and developing the skills to use them effectively.

Shifts in students' learning style will prompt a shift to active construction of knowledge through mediated immersion.