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THE DIGITAL GENERATION. Esther Keith Jarrod Steinmetz. Who are they?. Who are they?. Digital natives and the Net generation ( Bittman et al, 2011). Natural aptitude to technology Proficient at using it Never been in a world without it. Who are they?. Highly connected - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Who are they?•Digital natives and the Net generation (Bittman et al, 2011)
•Natural aptitude to technology•Proficient at using it•Never been in a world without it
Who are they?
•Highly connected
•Want quick access to information•Want customization•Able to process parallel sources of information(Contreras et al, 2011).
Supporters
“Generation Gap” (Buckingham, 2006) Stereotypes: (Carlson, 2005)
Smart Impatient Tech Savvy Multitasking
Want to choose what kind of education they receive including how and where they learn.
Technology has impacted how people learn. (Ransdell, 2008)
Photo Credit: Quinn Dombrowski; http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/3286019142/
Photo Credit: Brad Flickinger; http://www.flickr.com/photos/56155476@N08/5326220628/
Skeptics
Created because of “elite” up-bringing(Brown et al, 2010)
Photo Credit: Genta Masudahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gnt/3518267115/
Impact of Technology on Instruction
Photo Credit: Jay Yohehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/yohe/405027936/
DifferentiatedInstruction
Photo Credit: Rich Johnsonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/richjohnsonphoto/6256185600
Examples
Wikis (Boulos) Blogs Podcasts Video Games E-Books (Siegle) Digital Cameras(Tartar)Photo Credits: wikipedia.com; B2B Blog (b2bsocialmediaguide.com),
podcast.casaforchildren.org, Fujifilm (digitalcamera.blogspot.com)
Video Games can:•Activate prior learning•Provide context•Offer feedback and assessment•Foster transfer of information•Foster experimentation•Encourage social interactions
(Oblinger, 2004)
Our Response:
Don’t assume too much.
Expectations on Teachers.
Photo Credit: CollegeDegrees360http://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658298768/
References Bittman, M., Rutherford, L., Brown, J., & Unsworth, L. (2011).
Digital natives? New and old media and children's outcomes. Australian Journal of Education , 55(2), 161-175.
Boulos, M., Maramba, I., & Wheeler, S. (2006). Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education. BMC Medical Education, 6:41. Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564136/
Brown, C. & Czerniewicz, L. (2010). Debunking the 'digital native': beyond digital apartheid, towards digital democracy. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(5), 357-369. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00369.x.
Buckingham, D., & Willett, R. (2006). Is there a Digital Generation?. Digital Generations: Children, Young People and New Media. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Carlson, S. (2005). The net generation goes to college. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 52(7). Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/The_Net_Generation.pdf
Contreras, D, Meyer, E, Salinas, A, & Sánchez, J. (2011). Does the New Digital Generation of Learners Exist? A Qualitative Study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42 (4), 543-556. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01069.x
Jones, C & Czerniewicz, L. (2010). Describing or debunking? The net generation and digital natives. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (5), 317-320. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00379.x
Jones, C. & Healing, G. (2010). Net generation students: agency and choice and the new technologies. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (5), 344-356. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00370.x
Oblinger, D. (2004). The next generation of educational engagement. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 8. Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://jime.open.ac.uk/2004/8/oblinger
Ransdell, S., Kent, B., Gaillard-Kenney, S., & Long, J. (2011). Digital immigrants fare better than digital natives due to social reliance. British Journal of Education Technology, 42(6), 931-938.
Siegle, D. (2012). Embracing e-Books: Increasing students’ motivation to read and write. Gifted Child Today, 35(2), 137-143.
Tatar, D., & Robinson, M. (2003). Use of the Digital Camera to Increase Student Interest and Learning in High School Biology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12(2), 89-95.