© 2005 EDUCAUSE. Available electronically at
www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/
Educating the Net Generation
Diana G. Oblinger and James L. Oblinger, Editors
Chapter 1: Introduction
by Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE, and James Oblinger, North Carolina State University
Chapter 2: Is It Age or IT: First Steps Toward Understanding the Net
Generation
by Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE, and James Oblinger, North Carolina State University
• Introduction • Implications • Asking the Right Questions • Endnotes •
Acknowledgments • About the Authors
Chapter 3: Technology and Learning Expectations of the Net
Generation
by Gregory Roberts, University of Pittsburgh–Johnstown
• Introduction • Technology Expectations of the Net Generation • Learning
Expectations of the Net Generation • Conclusion • Endnotes • About the Author
Chapter 4: Using Technology as a Learning Tool, Not Just the Cool
New Thing
by Ben McNeely, North Carolina State University
• Growing Up with Technology • How the Net Gen Learns • Cut-and-Paste
Culture • Challenges for Higher Education • The Next Generation • About the
Author
Chapter 5: The Student’s Perspective
by Carie Windham, North Carolina State University
• Introduction • Meet Generation Y Not • Filling the Attention Deficit • Reaching
the Net Generation in a Traditional Classroom • A Virtual Education: Crafting the
Online Classroom • E-Life: The Net Gen on Campus • Outlook for the Future •
Endnotes • About the Author
ISBN 0-9672853-2-1
Chapter 6: Preparing the Academy of Today for the Learner of
Tomorrow
by Joel Hartman, Patsy Moskal, and Chuck Dziuban, University of Central Florida
• Introduction • Generations and Technology • Emerging Patterns • Assessing
the Generations in Online Learning • Learning Engagement • Interaction Value,
and Enhanced Learning in the Generations • Responding to Results • Excellent
Teaching • Conclusion • Endnotes • Further Reading • About the Authors
Chapter 7: Convenience, Communications, and Control: How Students
Use Technology
by Robert Kvavik, ECAR and University