EDUCAUSE Review Articles, Information Literacy, and Net Generation Learner

Students appear to be highly technologically competent yet their information literacy skills are in question. College and university executives should consider how to equip their students with information literacy - not just IT skills - for a lifelong ability to evaluate and address information needs.

A new concept of effective communication is evolving. This new form of communication known as new media literacy incorporates visual, aural, and textual elements as well as a sense of immediacy. New media literacy is closely associated with Net Generation learners and is commonplace among higher education institutions.