The CATESOL Journal

A generational difference between instructors and students exists with respect to technology. While instructors focus on curricular and learning issues, the current generation of students, in general, has never known a world in which the Internet and computer technology do not dominate information gathering and understanding. Students have grown to expect that computer technology will be part of a system of learning. This paper presents the results of a questionnaire in which 11 students in a university writing class were asked about their perceptions of technology use, the difficulties and benefits, and the ways in which their learning might be enhanced by better uses of technology.