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The Net Generation
A critical and international perspective

This event took place on 11th May 2009 at 10:30am (09:30 GMT)

This event was hosted by the OU ESRC funded project: The Net Generation: encountering e-learning at University kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm

The day was chaired by Dr Chris Jones, Open University.

Programme

10:00 -10.30 Registration and Coffee

10:30– 10:40 Opening Remarks: Dr Chris Jones

10:40 – 11:20 Judy Caruso - Results of the 2008 ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology.

11:20 – 12:00 Laura Czerniewicz and Cheryl Brown, The mobile net generation: reconceptualising the digital native.

12:00 – 12:40 Sue Bennett, Beyond the idea of the 'Net Generation': Understanding student experiences of technology

12:40 – 1:40 LUNCH

13:40 – 14:20 Gregor Kennedy - Digital experiences and preferences: Seeking meaningful differences between students and staff.

14:20 – 15:00 Rebecca Eynon - Digital natives: who are they and what do they look like?

15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE/TEA BREAK

15:30 – 16:10 Chris Jones – A new generation of learners? What are the characteristics of first year students arriving at university?

16.10 Plenary discussion and closing remarks

16:30 CLOSE

Select from replays below
10:30 am Opening Remarks: Dr Chris Jones & Judy Caruso
11:20 am Laura Czerniewicz and Cheryl Brown
12:00 pm Sue Bennett
1:40 pm Gregor Kennedy
2:20 pm Rebecca Eyenon
3:30 pm Dr Chris Jones, Plenary and closing remarks

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