Seminars - The Digital Divide an age old question?

SEMINAR BOOKING CODE: PO16

Over the last decade many educational establishments especially further educational colleges have witnessed an unprecedented transformation from traditional library structures toward what are now enthusiastically referred to as Learning Resources Centres which accommodate a wide range of users who expect; indeed demand varied and innovative teaching and learning stimuli.  However, this transformation from traditional methods is not without its difficulties, teaching staff have often been heard making comments which appear to suggest little surprise with the so-called ‘digital divide’ between age defined user groups.

If the digital divide is made up of many factors, what do we do about it?
Are existing teaching pedagogies effective for a technological age?
What happens when digital immigrant teachers retire? and are replaced by the digital native
Do behaviour and characteristic profiles of digital users add a further layer to the digital divide?