Is it time to update your on-line status?
Recently Lindsay Tanner (Vice Chancellor's fellow at
Victoria University) wrote that:
The
students of tomorrow will be born digital: they'll have known
nothing else but the web 2.0 world. They'll want to be
entertained as they learn. They'll demand instant feedback.
They'll compare learning experiences with digital games and
social networking sites. 1
The rise of social media as a medium for both formal and
informal engagement with students and staff is an important issue
confronting Australian tertiary institutions. Facebook alone claims
over 800 million active users which makes it a powerful
communications tool in anyone's language.2 Thanks to
'Generation Y' many institutions are embracing social media
as a means of engaging with a cohort of students who expect digital
technology (including social networking) to be an integral part of
their learning experience.
