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"The term “digital immigrants” and “digital natives” is almost as annoying as the fights are about the terminology. These terms are often credited to Marc Prensky, and from when I have had the opportunity to have heard him speak, he doesn’t believe that kids have an innate ability to use technology over adults. They have not known a world with anything different." Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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As with many ideas which may be simply stated Prensky’s world of ‘Digital Natives and Immigrants’ has been oversimplified and misunderstood. In part this is the danger that comes with relying upon a cultural metaphor and a consequence of society’s love affair with neat dichotomies. Via Nik Peachey
Dr. Laura Sheneman's curator insight,
October 23, 2015 9:50 AM
"Prensky’s analysis continues to spark debate and that is a positive thing. The reality of how our supposedly Digital Natives or Immigrants engage with technology and learning reveals a more complex landscape than a simple dichotomy allows for. A richer subculture analysis is required where individual narrative of technologies meanings may be revealed" 
Angela C. Dowd's curator insight,
October 24, 2015 12:06 PM
Well written and relevant...instructional designers often talk about this. Thanks Nik!
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Diana Montes's curator insight,
September 9, 2013 2:43 PM
¡Los nativos han ganado! Pero... ¿qué sigue?, una mirada a los nativos e inmigrantes digitales :D |
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For some time the debate on digital technologies has been present in the educational environment. However, the true challenge is not whether to use technology or not, but to rethink education with it. Today’s technologies define a new learning environment that modifies our relationship with contents, requires new forms of teaching-learning, and blurs the boundaries between classroom and home, formal and informal education. In this sense, it it not only a case of developing a set of skills and abilities of a technical nature, but a combination of behaviours, specialised and technical knowledge, working habits, arrangements and critical thinking. Talking today about digital education is, therefore, something more than just talking about training in digital literacy.
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Carolyn Wiberg's curator insight,
October 28, 2013 8:27 AM
An interesting overview to add to the conversation
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The notion of digital literacy (and its close relation, the digital divide) is really starting to make waves, particularly with the recent stateside launch of the Everyone On campaign and the Go On...
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