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If Higher Education Listened to Me
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EDUCAUSE Review Volume 40, Number 5, ISSN 1527-6619

Abstract

Technology has had a profound impact not only on colleges and universities but also on college and university students. Today's students have technological proficiencies not even imagined twenty-five or more years ago. Yet today's students are a varied group, composed of several generations. The Baby Boomers (born 1946-64), the Generation X-ers (born 1965-80), and the Millennials (born after 1980) have different backgrounds in, experiences with, and expectations of technology--and of higher education. In this article, four students from these three generations share their thoughts on the use of technology in teaching and learning, on the role of professors and the adoption of technology by professors, on the importance of technology for social networking, and on university-provided technology services. They discuss their generational differences of opinion regarding technology--and also the commonalities that transcend all three generations. The students reflect on their academic, social, and personal experiences, offering their observations on how higher education might better respond to their technology needs and expectations.

Citation

Aviles, K., Phillips, B., Rosenblatt, T. & Vargas, J. (2005). If Higher Education Listened to Me. EDUCAUSE Review, 40(5), 16-18. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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