One of my classmates, Eleanor
Simpson, made a post which I found very interesting titled. “Digital Natives/Digital
Immigrants” in the PIPD 3240 Discussion on Media and the Teaching/Learning
Process.
In her post, Eleanor refers to an
article by Marc Prensky which discusses the difference in learning/teaching
methods between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants.
I often find myself being a 'bridge'
between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants.
It
seems I have had digital games, music and information around most of my life -
I am an 'early adopter' and sold technology for several years. For me,
technology is pretty much second nature while some of my peers still struggle
with technology.
I do
agree with Marc Prensky’s statement that “today’s students are no longer
the people our educational system was designed to teach”. I believe this is part of the reason why the Government of British Columbia has recently made changes to the curriculum to address the outdated nature of the current curriculum.
I also
found Marc Prensky’s assertion that being Digital Immigrants gives us an ‘accent’
compared to Digital Natives. We do speak
the same language; however thing we say may be misinterpreted because of
technology. I remember a lecture I
attended in University where the Professor was talking about generational gaps
and how as technology increased, the evolution of society and generational gaps
in society will widened at an exponential rate.
Technology
and the Generation Gap
The
Growing Technological Generation Gap
http://theindustry.cc/2013/02/12/the-growing-technological-generation-gap/
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