Educating generation next
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EDUCATING GENERATION NEXT: SCREEN MEDIA
USE, DIGITAL COMPETENCIES AND TERTIARY
EDUCATION
Toija Cinque & Adam Brown
Abstract
:
This article investigates the use of screen media and digital competencies of higher
education students in light of the growing focus on new media and e
-
learning in Australian universities.
The authors a
rgue that there is a need to resist the commonplace utopian and dystopian discourses
surrounding new media technological innovation, and approach the issue of its potential roles and
limitations in higher education settings with due care. The article analy
ses survey data collected from
first
-
year university students to consider what screen media they currently make use of, how frequently
these media are interacted with, and in what settings and for what purposes they are used. The article
considers what imp
lications the digital practices and competencies of young adults have for pedagogical
programs that aim to engage them in virtual environments.