1 Educating Generation Next Dr Toija Cinque School of Communication and Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts and Education Deakin University Melbourne VIC Email: toija.cinque@deakin.edu.au Abstract In this new media age a reasonable question has arisen about whether or not it is possible to reconfigure the relationship between teacher and student on more equal terms. New media differs from tradition media forms in that old media is one way while the new media offers many-to-many information sharing and co-creative possibilities. This has meant that what we do with media has changed and with it our needs and expectations. As a result young people raised with access to such technologies have developed different expectations of their media (choice, access, affordability, functionality) and they have expectations that other aspects of their lives, including their educational institutions will offer the same. Meeting their needs will be an ongoing challenge in this new media decade. Key words: new media; co-creation, education