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OUTDATED LANGUAGEOUTDATED LANGUAGE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