Educating the 'Net Generation': Enhancing student engagement with Web 2.0 tools and mobile technology in music education

Title
Educating the 'Net Generation': Enhancing student engagement with Web 2.0 tools and mobile technology in music education
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
McGrath, Naomi
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-3421
Email: nblackb2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nblackb2
Blackburn, Alana
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6738-2718
Email: ablackb6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ablackb6
Editor
Editor(s): Kam Cheong Li and Kin Sun Yuen
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Open University of Hong Kong Press
Place of publication
Hong Kong, China
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:17623
Abstract
Current undergraduate students are known as 'The Net Generation'. These students have never experienced a world without information and communication technology. It is claimed that these students have gained specific technical skills, new ways of thinking and different learning preferences, which require a new educational approach. Online education is increasing and the effectiveness of online courses in certain areas of learning is still debatable, especially for music education. Instructors and instructional designers need to effectively use new technologies to enhance the delivery of music education to new generations who understand these teaching methods. Using Web 2.0 tools to create fun and engaging learning can not only encourage, but also engage students in learning musicology in a progressive way. The challenge is to deliver a unit fully online and not 'reinvent the wheel' as such with traditional academic content. Creating and incorporating these tools add a richer online environment for students studying music online.
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Citation
Emerging modes and approaches in open and flexible education, p. 343-352
ISBN
9789888238057
Start page
343
End page
352

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