by kirsr | Jul 15, 2012 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
In her 2010 New York Review of Books article “Generation Why?,” British novelist Zadie Smith reviewed Jaron Lanier’s novel, You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto, and paralleled it to David Fincher’s film, The Social Network, which premiered in theatres around about the...
by kirsr | Jul 13, 2012 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
The disparity between student and educators is producing, according to Sue Bennett, Karl Maton, and Lisa Kervin in their article, The ‘Digital Natives’ Debate: A Critical Review of Evidence, an alienation and general indifference between instructors and their...
by kirsr | Jul 10, 2012 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
The term, “digital divide,” is applied to the gap that exists between those who have access to and benefit from the knowledge and skills gained from digital technology and those without such accessibility or skills. Different demographics based on income, age,...
by kirsr | Jul 3, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
Warning – this post requires more editing for content and content verification. Our editors are working on it. [slideshow] Connectivity is important to all people, but for individuals who are members of marginalized groups, it is a lifeline. This also...
by kirsr | Jul 3, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
“A powerful force to change the university is the students. And sparks are flying today. A huge generational clash is emerging in our institutions. The critiques of the university from fifteen years ago were ideas in waiting – waiting for the new Web and for a new...
