The Student Perspective

Students think very differently now from the ways students thought ten or twenty years ago; their attitudes to and expectations of learning and teaching especially with technology are also very different (Oblinger, 2003; Haywood et al). This section discusses:

• Changes in student attitudes to IT and IT in learning and teaching;

• Student use of Virtual Learning Environments;

• Changing student roles in a VLE;

• Introducing a course with a VLE to students.