Overview
Fills a gap in the literature on student use and access to digital technology in the twenty-first century
Offers insights from original research to inform strategies for academic and student support
Presents strategies for curriculum design and implementation which should be of use to faculty, staff, and administrators at colleges and universities
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About this book
This book explores college students’ lived experiences of using digital technologies for their academic work. Access to and use of digital technologies is an integral aspect of higher education in the twenty-first century. However, despite the tech-savvy image of them propagated by the media, not all college students own and use technology to the same extent. To ensure that students have the best opportunities for success, all in higher education must consider ways to increase affordances and reduce barriers in student technology use. This book explicitly examines urban commuter students’ use of digital technologies for academic work, on and off campus.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Mariana Regalado is Associate Professor and Head of Reference & Instruction, Library at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA. She has researched and published on undergraduate academic experience and research habits.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Digital Technology as Affordance and Barrier in Higher Education
Authors: Maura A. Smale, Mariana Regalado
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48908-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-48907-0Published: 28 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-48908-7Published: 15 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 102
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Technology and Digital Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Learning & Instruction