Resistance to ICTs in mining – a generational issue?

Mark Bullen, Tannis Morgan, and Adnan Qayyum discuss the influence of generation in the use of ICTs (information and communication technologies) in higher education.

…a comprehensive review of the research and popular literature on the topic and an empirical study at one postsecondary institution in Canada suggest there are no meaningful generational differences in how learners say they use ICTs or their perceived behavioural characteristics. The study also concluded that the post-secondary students at the institution in question use a limited set of ICTs and their use is driven by three key issues: familiarity, cost, and immediacy.