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A review of the evidence of the impact of digital technologies, on formal education. Includes sections on what the evidence says, and challenges for the future.

Pashler H. McDaniel M Doug Rohrer D. and Bjork R. (2009), A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, "Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence", December 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 3)

Hargittai, E. (2010). Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the "Net Generation". Sociological Inquiry. 80(1):92-113. "People who have grown up with digital media are often assumed to be universally savvy with information and communication technologies. Such assumptions are rarely grounded in empirical evidence, however. This article draws on unique data with information about a diverse group of young adults' Internet uses and skills to suggest that even when controlling for Internet access and experiences, people differ in their online abilities and activities."

The Diploma of Training and Assessment - Supplementary resources contains audio, web-based and text resources that support the five core units of competency. Resources include interviews with industry experts, samples of key documents, templates for evidence gathering and a growing collection of tagged websites.