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NetGen Students

Who are the students of the 21st century?

Date Added to MERLOT:: May 29, 2009
Created by:: Margaret Driscoll
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A Vision of Students Today (Presentation)

A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need... More
Pay Attention (Presentation)

This 7-minute video presentation, simply entitled Pay Attention, was created by Darren Draper, (Jordan School District... More
The Digital Divide: Where we are today? (Collection)

The article presents some data depends on the census for 2002 in terms of increasing the number of internet users. About... More
Educating the net generation (Reference Material)

This e-book by Educause is a rather long document that can be printed by chapter. It is well researched and should be of... More
A Learning Theory for 21st-Century Students (Open (Access) Journal-Article)

Marie Sontag offers a new learning theory to shape K-12 teaching. Sontag's social and cognitive connectedness schema... More

Marie Sontag offers a new learning theory to shape K-12 teaching. Sontag's social and cognitive connectedness schema (SCCS) theory recognizes the changes in the way students obtain and integrate new information and offers a structure for instructional design that fosters learning by accessing students' strengths in these areas. "The cognitive-connectedness schema structures a student's ability and desire to know how what they are learning connects to a larger picture."
Learning Styles (Presentation)

A 3-minute video which introduces the concept of learning styles. Study strategies for various learning styles are... More
The Networked Student (Case Study)

The research on the efficacy of active learning strategies is well-established. Many have found that technology not only... More

The research on the efficacy of active learning strategies is well-established. Many have found that technology not only supports, but requires active learning by students. This 5-minute video explores the link between active learning and current online technologies, the instructor and student skills that are necessary to support active learning online, and mentions a few of the current technologies being used.