Introduction Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, when they were college dropouts, could not have envisaged how their respective garage-based ventures would eventually bring such dramatic changes to the process of educational delivery. The digital revolution that the two of them started has resulted in an increasing digitalization of the educational context for students and has created a student body called the 'net generation.' These net-centric students have developed unique learning habits that place new demands of educational delivery upon educators. Specifically, the 'netters' prefer to play simulation games and to browse the pre-posted digital material (regressively or progressively in accordance with one's point of view). Unfortunately, most present day educators are 'digital immigrants' whose education commenced prior to the advent of the PC, the Internet and the web. These teachers are less likely to relate effectively to the digital-born students, as they are often skeptical about teaching effectiveness in the virtual domain. University administrators are now faced with this student-teacher digital divide. Scrambling to assure their teachers of the relevance to students of the web-enhanced and online teaching methods, they are trying to convince the public that their universities are proactive technology adopters. In addition, administrators are increasingly
Teaching the Choir: Challenges of a Learner-Centred Simulation
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Introduction Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, when they were college dropouts, could not have envisaged how their respective garage-based ventures would eventually bring such dramatic changes to the process of educational delivery. The digital revolution that the two of them started has resulted in an increasing digitalization of the educational context for students and has created a student body called the 'net generation.' These net-centric students have developed unique learning habits that place new demands of educational delivery upon educators. Specifically, the 'netters' prefer to play simulation games and to browse the pre-posted digital material (regressively or progressively in accordance with one's point of view). Unfortunately, most present day educators are 'digital immigrants' whose education commenced prior to the advent of the PC, the Internet and the web. These teachers are less likely to relate effectively to the digital-born students, as they are often skeptical about teaching effectiveness in the virtual domain. University administrators are now faced with this student-teacher digital divide. Scrambling to assure their teachers of the relevance to students of the web-enhanced and online teaching methods, they are trying to convince the public that their universities are proactive technology adopters. In addition, administrators are increasinglyPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Teaching the Choir: Challenges of a Learner-Centred Simulation
Kastantin, Joseph; Novicevic, Milorad
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, Volume 17 (2): 209-212
Informa Healthcare – Jun 1, 2008
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