Digital resident makes more sense than digital native

Sep 23

Digital resident makes more sense than digital native

Marc Prensky’s digital native metaphor has made the rounds of every educational conference imaginable.  While it’s provided a base line for discussion, it quickly moves to polarizing groups.  We found that our students could not be usefully categorised as Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants. I.e. This distinction does not help guide the...

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The value of presence

Sep 23

The value of presence

I created this from a recent article in the New York Times as part of my continuing development of an interesting quotes set.  Reading the article fully illustrates the value of creating web presence. It may not be for everyone, but it does have value. Is this a new literacy? Do we need to understand this form or communication? Or is this just pure...

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