Educating the net generation

A handbook of findings for practice and policy
Image: Educating the Net generation handbook cover

30 July 2009This handbook is the main output from a project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council investigating the reality of the 'net generation's' experiences and preferences in the use of technology. It involved an investigation into students' and teachers' use of new technologies and the development of eight case studies in which emerging technologies were implemented in learning settings across the three participating universities.


This handbook was prepared by:

Gregor Kennedy, The University of Melbourne
Barney Dalgarno, Charles Sturt University
Sue Bennett, The University of Wollongong
Kathleen Gray, The University of Melbourne
Jenny Waycott, The University of Melbourne
Terry Judd, The University of Melbourne
Andrea Bishop, Charles Sturt University
Karl Maton, The University of Sydney
Kerri-Lee Krause, Griffith University
Rosemary Chang, The University of Melbourne

Support for this project has been provided by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, an initiative  of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

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