5. Digital Native or Digital Immigrant? Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Let’s Be “Digital Multipliers” H. Sapiens Digital: From Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom Backup Education The Role of Technology Essential 21 st Century Skills
6. Where do you fit? Digital Immigrants Slow controlled information release – limited sources Singular process and single or limited task Processing order Text Picture, Video & Sound Linear, logical sequential access Interact/network simultaneously to few Comfortable in real spaces Prefer students to work independently “ Just in case” learners Delayed/differed access, rewards & gratification Learning is to teach to the curriculum guide and standardized tests. Digital Natives Multiple multimedia information sources rapidly Parallel process & multi-task Processing order Picture, Video & Sound Text Random access to interactive media Interact/network simultaneously to many Comfortable in virtual and real spaces Prefer interactive/network approach to work “ Just in time” learners Instant access, reward & gratification Learning is relevant, instantly useful and fun
7. Digital Native or Digital Immigrant The majority of the people at my table are: Text: 99503 Choices: 45505 45641 45670
8. 21 st Century Students How would you describe today’s students?
25. What do 21 st century classrooms look like? “ One can’t believe impossible things.” “ I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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32. “ Technology is technology only for someone who was born before it was invented.” A.Kay “ You look at technology as a tool. We look at technology as a foundation – it’s totally integrated into what we do.” “ Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Serious Games Summit 2006
33. “ The role of technology is to support the new teaching paradigm.” Prensky, 2008 “ 21 st century skills should enable students to follow one’s passion(s) as far as one’s abilities allow.” Prensky, 2009