Learning 2.0 and 1.8 users bridging the gap Rudy Leon & Colleen Harris Myths of nexgen users skilled online searchers ease with new gadgets always connected effective multi-taskers require constant simulation must be entertained learn by doing mythbusting they do use stuff but in a dummybox way, they don’t understand the info they are getting or who it works we need to build a mental map for them they don’t have transferable skills only 62% of ppl have pc in the home low income students have lower end machines in the classrom, they have share and they train them by drills digital divide 61.8% ownership of computers, African American is 45%, Hispanic is lower fault lines race class / income 83% 75k 62% 25k-35k 31% <15k persistent effects students start self censoring out of certain managers students look at faculty for approval, not librarians faculty only know the databases they use they also believe they will figure it out given up enough time, this doesn’t work Faculty are not highly trained in teaching, how do we get professors to listen? How we get the 1.8 learners up to the 2.0 level? Get involved, get on comities IT? who much IT

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