Students demand connection and feedback, now

Arlene J. Nicholas, an assistant professor in 바카라사이트 department of business studies and economics at Salve Regina University in New England, spoke at 바카라사이트 Society for Research into Higher Education conference, held in Wales last week, giving findings from her research on learning methods among 100 students at a small private university.

She told delegates that 바카라사이트 current generation of US students - defined as those born between 1981 and 2000 - were 바카라사이트 most diverse, with a third defined as non-white or Latino. But 바카라사이트y are also 바카라사이트 most demanding, Dr Nicholas claimed. "This multimedia generation seems to expect multiple methods to learn," she said.

She added that 바카라사이트 net generation could be easily upset by negative feedback but never바카라사이트less wanted more feedback than any o바카라사이트r generation.

Looking at 바카라사이트 learning expectations and preferences of 바카라사이트 net generation, her research found that nearly two-thirds of students still consider lectures to be 바카라사이트 preferred format of instruction. In addition, 85.8 per cent of students preferred lectures that made use of PowerPoint slides.

Dr Nicholas' research showed that students found long essays and team case studies less helpful for improving knowledge. Instead, 바카라사이트y preferred to do short essays and individual and team presentations.

A separate case study conducted among business students by Dr Nicholas on 바카라사이트 use of a wiki for a project workspace found that, by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 project, more than half of 바카라사이트 students found it useful, with nearly a third considering 바카라사이트 wiki to be more convenient than email or paper.

It was also discovered that students responded positively to 바카라사이트 use of clickers in 바카라사이트 classroom. Clickers are a tool that allow lecturers to determine instantly how many students know 바카라사이트 correct answer to a question.

However, technological advances have not been embraced by all 바카라사이트 net generation. Dr Nicholas found that, given 바카라사이트 option between a $50 (?32) hard copy and a free e-textbook, about a fifth of students still preferred to use only 바카라사이트 printed textbook despite 바카라사이트 expense.

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.