REACHING NET-GENERATION LEARNERS WITH SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING

REACHING NET-GENERATION LEARNERS WITH SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING

M. Cannaerts, G. Langie, W. Lauriks (2008).  REACHING NET-GENERATION LEARNERS WITH SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING. 8.

We will show that using innovative collaborative technologies (such as wikis, instant messaging or peer-assessment) in a physics project can motivate our “millennial” generation students. We have implemented these technologies in a multicampus educational setting (geographically dispersed) with a large student body (more than 600 students), involving two engineering disciplines.

Authors (New): 
Maarten Cannaerts
Greet Langie
Walter Lauriks
Pages: 
8
Affiliations: 
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Belgium
KU Leuven, Belgium
Keywords: 
E-learning
social software
millenials
net-generation
information skills
Year: 
2008
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