Connected Minds [electronic resource]: Technology and Today's Learners /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2012.
In all OECD countries, digital media and connectedness are integral to the lives of today’s learners. It is often claimed that these learners are "new millennium learners", or "digital natives", who have different expectations about education. This book contributes to the debate about the effects of technology attachment and connectedness on today’s learners, and their expectations about teaching. The book sets out to answer the following questions: Can the claim that today’s students are "new millenium learners" or "digital natives be sustained empirically? Is there consistent research evidence demonstrating the effects of technology on cognitive development, social values, and learning expectations? What are the implications for educational policy and practice?
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Emerging issues for education -- Are learners' expectations changing? -- What are the effects of attachment to digital media and connectivity? -- Contrasting views about the digital generation -- How relevant connectedness is for young people -- How connectedness is shaping the economy and society -- Introduction - Why connectedness matters -- Executive summary -- Foreword -- Implications for educational policy, research and practice -- Key findings.
In all OECD countries, digital media and connectedness are integral to the lives of today’s learners. It is often claimed that these learners are "new millennium learners", or "digital natives", who have different expectations about education. This book contributes to the debate about the effects of technology attachment and connectedness on today’s learners, and their expectations about teaching. The book sets out to answer the following questions: Can the claim that today’s students are "new millenium learners" or "digital natives be sustained empirically? Is there consistent research evidence demonstrating the effects of technology on cognitive development, social values, and learning expectations? What are the implications for educational policy and practice?
Computer-assisted instruction.
Education -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Educational technology.
Internet and youth.
Internet in education.
Education
Social Sciences
Theory & Practice of Education
Educational Research and Innovation