NetGen+Learners

**NetGen Learners - Learning Styles summary:**
 * NetGen learners are not locked into one thing, although all are highly motivated and pursue their interests with passion.


 * They use the latest in technology, whether cell phones, computers, PDAs, MP3 players, or digital cameras.


 *  They expect things to work properly and work fast.


 *  They get bored if not challenged properly, but when challenged, they excel in creative and innovative ways.


 * **Multimedia**: For the NetGen student, nearly every part of life is presented in multimedia format, a mixture of digital, audio, and text information. Faculty should incorporate these components within teaching.


 * **Interaction, not isolation**: View Internet as primary vehicle for interaction with a variety of people and material. Yet, still want actual conversations and interactions with classmates. Creating relationships are a driving force in the learning process. Faculty should encourage both within and outside the classroom


 * **Exploration**: They learn by doing, not by reading the instruction manual or listening to lectures. For the NetGen student, it is not enough for them to accept a professor's word. Instead, they want to be challenged to reach their own conclusions and ﬁnd their own results.


 * **Relevancy**: Content needs to be relevant to real-world ideas and problems. Students consistently looking for practical applications of their studies in a real-world context.


 * **Instruction**: These students may believe they can learn solely on the Internet, but they cannot. They increasingly rely on Web sites and Internet archives for information—increasing the likelihood that they will stumble across and cite false or incorrect information. For those reasons, faculty, and libraries must still teach and demonstrate basic research skills.