This paper interrogates the currently pervasive discourse of the "net generation" finding the concept of the "digital native" especially problematic, both empirically and conceptually. We draw on a research project of South African higher education students' access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)…

Distance learning is the separation of teacher and student by time and space. Rapid advances in communications technology have allowed distance learning to become one of the fastest-growing trends in higher education. College courses are being delivered across a highway that is global in scope. Today, two thirds of the 4,000 accredited colleges…

The provision of notetaking services is crucial for most deaf and hard of hearing students at the postsecondary level in classes designed for students with normal hearing. Numerous authors have attested to its importance. Collectively, more deaf and hard of hearing students in mainstreamed postsecondary settings use notetaking services than any…