Linda Corrin|Lori Lockyer|Sue Bennett
Technological diversity: an investigation of students’ technology use in everyday life and academic study
University of Wollongong|University of Wollongong|University of Wollongong
generational generalisations regarding students interact technology used recent times prompt calls radical changes delivery teaching higher education article reports study aimed investigate firstyear students technology access usage two contexts use everyday life academic study survey delivered firstyear students across seven faculties australian university second semester 2008 academic year total 470 respondents met criteria study findings suggest wide diversity usage technologies usage rates technology academic study generally lower everyday life findings indicated generational generalisations useful informing design learning teaching higher education however questions regarding reliability current surveybased methods examine students technology use level diversity discovered across contexts use suggests indepth research students shape technology suit lives required gain greater understanding technology effectively support teaching learning