Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Net Generation Learner, and EDUCAUSE2007

Solutions to "Digital Discontent"

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Title:Solutions to "Digital Discontent" (ID: EDU07280)
Author(s):Carole Turner (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and James B. Kerkhoff (University of Texas at Austin)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Students' preferences and demands challenge existing IT and other campus services. Sometimes a gap exists between what today's students expect and what universities are likely to deliver. Finding imaginative solutions for this "digital disconnect" can improve the teaching and learning environment. This session will address themes including informal learning spaces, classroom instruction, online resources, and promoting services.

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Understanding and Engaging the Net Generation

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Title:Understanding and Engaging the Net Generation (ID: EDU07309)
Author(s):Susan Gibbons (University of Rochester)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

The University of Rochester Libraries undertook a two-year study of undergraduate students, focusing on how they do research. Anthropological methodologies, such as cultural probes, were used to construct a holistic picture of the lives of undergraduates. The study results have informed how we make decisions and effected changes to align our efforts with the needs and expectations of Net Generation undergraduates.

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Cultivating an Agile Workplace: When Eight-to-Five meets the Net Gen Worker

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Title:Cultivating an Agile Workplace: When Eight-to-Five meets the Net Gen Worker (ID: EDU07282)
Author(s):Tracy Mitrano (Cornell University), Susan E. Metros (University of Southern California), and Carie Windham (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Net Gen workers are your new hires, student employees, and recent graduates text messaging you about that job posting! Be prepared to transform your work environment and rethink institutional policies to successfully recruit and retain this net savvy workforce with its unique worldview and ease of incorporating new technologies into work and play.

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A Discussion on Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation User Values

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Title:A Discussion on Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation User Values (ID: EDU07246)
Author(s):Robert H. McDonald (University of California, San Diego), Tyler Walters (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Richard T. Sweeney (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Join this panel that continues the discussion addressed in a 2006 EDUCAUSE Quarterly article by McDonald and Thomas on the disconnects between library culture and millennial generation values. Panelists will cover three broad areas of demographics, design, and social outreach as related to the needs of the millennial library researcher.

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Tomorrow's Students: Are We Ready for the New 21st-Century Learners?

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Title:Tomorrow's Students: Are We Ready for the New 21st-Century Learners? (ID: EDU07071)
Author(s):Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow - NetDay)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

The national Speak Up initiative annually collects and reports on the authentic, unfiltered viewpoints of K–12 students, teachers, parents, and school leaders about education technology and 21st-century learning environments. Learn about the expectations of today's K–12 students (the higher ed students of tomorrow) for technology use and their new aspirations for learning as uncovered in the most recent survey data.

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