Report: Internet is Fostering a 'Want it Now' Culture Among Students

"The evolution of the internet has produced a generation of students with 'a preference for quick answers' and a 'casual' approach to the evaluation and attribution of information, an inquiry has found. The Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience was set up to examine the impact on higher education of Web 2.0, the second generation of web design typified by social networking and collaboratively produced wikis. Its final report, to be published on 12 May, will say that these developments are having profound impacts on students' attitudes and behaviour - both positive and negative."