Yvonne Meyer JohnsonRidgewater College Librarian

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College Students: Then and NowCharacteristics of College StudentsTraits of Digital Natives“The Committee Has Met”!Digital Tools & Technologies Used by College StudentsResearch and Retrieval ToolsCommunication and Interactive ToolsPreparation, Organization and Presentation ToolsTechnology Expectation of College StudentsInterrelationship Between New Literacy, Pedagogy, and InstitutionsReferences

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!! THEN !! !! NOW !!

Technology has changed the world!

1969 CaucasianMajority were menEnrolled full-timeAged 18-22AbledMay have worked part-time on campusMiddle class

CompetitiveWorked and studied aloneUnsure of selfFriendships bound by proximityAcceptance of institutional structure

Privilege to attend college

Dependent upon paper & pencil

2009All racesMajority are womenGrowing part-time enrollmentAges 18 & olderAbled & disabledWork part-time or full-time off campusIncreasingly diverse cultural, economic & geographic backgroundCollaborativeGroup work & team workAssertive & confidentFriendships not bound by geographic limitsMore demanding consumers with expectation of immediate servicesAn expectation to attend college: EntitlementDependent on technology: “Digital Natives”

DEPENDENT on technology

USE of technologies as extensions of their brains

QUICK & INTUITIVE in understand & speaking “digital language”

FLUENT in acquisitions and USE of technology

“The committee has met, a REVIEW of LITERATUREconducted, the RESULTS analyzed and

a CONCLUSION revealed!”

PREPARE assignments

& presentations,

SORT data, PROCESS &

SAVE information

RESEARCH &

RETRIEVEacademic

and social

information

COMMUNICATE with fellow students, friends

and academic

staff

InternetSearching

Image Retrieval

SubjectSpecific

Websites

Google Scholar

LibraryOnline Catalog

Wikipedia LibraryDatabases

VideoConferences

Social Networking

Facebook/Twitter/Text

EmailOnlineClasses

Instant Messages

Discussion Forums/Blogs

YouTube/Slide Share

ePortfoliosWikis

BibliographicSoftware

Bookmarking

Library CatalogStorage

OnlineDocument

Storage

Simulations

ASSUMEcolleges will provide fast, reliable Internet access

EXPECTInstitutionsto employ staff to assist in software use and problem solving

EMPLOYvarioussophisticatedtechnologiesin a variety ofmodalities

SEEtechnologyas integral to the learning experience

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