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Researching Student Learning in a Digital Age Friday 6th February 10.00 am - 4.30 pm This event is being hosted by two OU ESRC funded projects: Digital Literacies in Higher Education http://digital-literacies.open.ac.uk <http://digital-literacies.open.ac.uk/> The Net Generation: encountering e-learning at University http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace.cfm?wpid=8354 It will offer the opportunity for sharing research findings and approaches and generating conversations about researching student learning in today's diverse, technologically-mediated HE contexts. The kinds of issues we wish to explore in the day are: * Are students really 'Digital Natives'? * What are the implications for student learning of the 'Net Generation'? * What research approaches are being used to explore student learning in a digital age? * What theories and methodologies are being drawn upon? You are invited to submit an abstract for a short stimulus paper (15 minutes) which will contribute to the day. Please send abstracts (maximum of 300 words) by 15th January 2009 to: [log in to unmask] The event will take place at The Open University. Places are limited. To ensure a place please send a cheque for £20 (lunch included), made out to The Open University to: Dr.Sylvia Jones, IET, Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA. Registration closes on January 23rd 2009. Enquiries to [log in to unmask] Dr Christopher Jones, Reader in the Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA. [log in to unmask] http://iet.open.ac.uk/people/c.r.jones. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 652530 --------------------------------- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).