Digital Technology as Affordance and Barrier in Higher Education
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
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Maura A. Smale • Mariana Regalado
Digital Technology as Affordance and Barrier in Higher Education
Maura A. Smale New York City College of Technology City University of New York Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mariana Regalado Brooklyn College City University of New York Brooklyn, New York, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-48907-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48908-7
ISBN 978-3-319-48908-7 (eBook)
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For Jonathan and Greg And for Gus, William, and Charlotte, who will be college students soon! And for Jill, who worked so hard last summer
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are indebted to the 743 students and 140 faculty we interviewed or who completed our questionnaire for this project at Brooklyn College and New York City College of Technology in 2009–2010; at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Bronx Community College, The City College of New York, and Hunter College in 2010–2011; and at BMCC, Brooklyn College, and City Tech in 2015–2016. We thank them for their generosity in sharing their time and experiences with us, and we appreciate the opportunities that this project has provided us to better understand the students we serve and to make improvements in our libraries and on our campuses. Sincere thanks are also due to our research assistants Christopher Baum, Rachel Daniell, Jay Blair, and Brenna McCaffrey for their work on this project, especially their many hours spent on transcription. We are also grateful for the assistance of our library fa
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