Hi, Jim Your first teaching breakfast looks interesting so I'm sorry that I'll have to leave early in order to attend a Music Dept. meeting at 8:30. Thanks Janet Dr. J. Nepkie Professor of Music And Music Industry SUNY Distinguished Service Professor State University College Oneonta, NY 13820 tele: (607) 436 3425 fax: 607 436 2718 [log in to unmask] > From: Jim Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:11:41 -0500 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Conversation: The Google Generation? - Posted to TB List by Jim Greenberg > Subject: The Google Generation? - Posted to TB List by Jim Greenberg > > Tbers, > > A reminder that the first TB meeting of the year will be Feb. 7 at 8 am in > Morris Hall. > > A new study overturns the common assumption that the Google Generation' > youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age is the most > web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the > CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young > people demonstrate an apparent ease and familiarity with computers, they > rely heavily on search engines, view rather than read and do not possess the > critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on > the web. > > An article on this study can be found at: > > http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.html > > The findings from the study are attached to this email as a PDF. I found > them very interesting and worth reading. > > > Mr. James B. Greenberg > Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center > Milne Library > SUNY College at Oneonta > Oneonta, New York 13820 > > blog: The 32nd Square at http://aristotle.oneonta.edu/37_the_32nd_square > email: [log in to unmask] > phone: 607-436-2701 > fax: 607-436-3081 > IM: oneontatltc > > "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" > >