DIGITAL NATIVES, DIGITAL IMMIGRANTSMARC PRENSKY
Fabiano Silvestre Ramos
THINKING PATTERN
has changed due to different experiences
DIGITAL NATIVES: Native speakers of the digital language of computers
PROBLEM
DIGITAL IMMIGRANT
INSTRUCTORS
DIGITAL NATIVE
STUDENTS
OUTDATED LANGUAGEOUTDATED LANGUAGE
USED TO RECEIVING USED TO RECEIVING INFORMATION REALLY FASTINFORMATION REALLY FAST
Is learning involved in both scenarios?
WWW.HUNGRY.COM
Every time I go to Every time I go to school I have to school I have to
power down.power down.
“Digital Immigrants typicaly have
very little appreciation for these
new skills that the natives have
acquired and perfected through
years of interaction and practice.”
(p. 2)
DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS
think learning can’t (or shouldn’t) be fun
TEACHERS’ BELIEFS RELATED TO THEIR
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES AS STUDENTS
SHOULD THE DIGITAL SHOULD THE DIGITAL NATIVE STUDENTS NATIVE STUDENTS
LEARN THE OLD LEARN THE OLD WAYS, OR SHOULD WAYS, OR SHOULD
THEIR DIGITAL THEIR DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANTS
EDUCATORS LEARN EDUCATORS LEARN THE NEW?THE NEW?
It is unlikely It is unlikely the Digital the Digital
Natives will go Natives will go backwardsbackwards
WE NEED TO RECONSIDER BOTH OUR METHODOLOGY AND OUR CONTENT
TODAY’S TEACHERS HAVE TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE IN THE LANGUAGE AND STYLE OF THEIR STUDENTS
LEGACYCONTENT
FUTURECONTENT
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO TEACH BOTH LEGACY AND FUTURE CONTENT IN THE LANGUAGE OF DIGITAL NATIVES
KEYWORDS: Changes in communication
Before we take advantage of technology we have to change pedagogy
ROLE OF STUDENTS:
USE THE TECHNOLOGYROLE OF TEACHERS
PROVIDE QUALITY CONTROL
DIGITAL WISDOM:DIGITAL WISDOM: means to use the brain for what it does well. We can enhance it with te help of technology