Introducing “The Changing Student” Conversation
In November 2005, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) developed and delivered an online faculty development workshop for faculty and staff across the state of Kentucky. This workshop focused on the impact of technology on course design and the changing student. The changing student module of this workshop was facilitated by Hal Rice of CTLT and involved a discussion board thread in Blackboard. Hal’s initial post is on the following page and provides his thoughts on the characteristics of current college students. Participants in the workshop were asked to respond to Hal’s post and provide their own thoughts on this subject. The threads in this discussion were excellent, and we decided to convert a diverse set of posts into articles for a special edition of the Murray State Teaching Chronicles (MS/TC). We hope you enjoy this special edition devoted to the changing student.