digital natives: is there evidence?
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digital natives:is there evidence?
students’ use of technology in formal and informal learning
full report:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/detail/projectfinder/projects/pf2969lr
Part 1: Students’ Views
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GCU Strathclyde
Social workEngineering
formal learning (course)
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Informal learning
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socialising
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Use of tools on the course
General WWW/
Google scholar - Finding resources
for assignments
Use of tools on the course
VLE
- Depends on use by tutor
- Downloading handouts
use of tools for informal learning
mobile phones
- organising project meetings- discussing assignments
- peer support in preparing for exams
- “no study materials on my phone please”
Instant Messaging
- finding each other on campus
- communicating timetable changes
- arranging to meet- discussing coursework
use of tools for informal learning
Social networking (Bebo, MySpace)
• socialising• supporting each other• sharing resources• organising learning in groups• mixed socialising and learning
use of tools for informal learning
Would you like to use these tools in your courses?
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misunderstanding the tool nature
interdisciplinary differences
low concern with who provides tools
Part 2: Staff interviews
support communication and interaction
support flexible learning opportunities
fit to the prevalent pedagogy of PBL
staff’s perceptions: social work
Face2face a strong factor
Stability and interoperability of tools
Infrastructure and mobile devices
staff’s perceptions: engineering
VLE the predominant tool
little experience with Web 2.0
enthusiasm for introduction of social tools
frustration with lack of funding or motivation
tools currently used by staff
not all young people are “digital natives”
pedagogic approach a key factor?
expectations of learning at university
(Litteljohn et al, in press)
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public privileged private
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ENVIRONMENTS
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informal
eg. mobile phone
eg. institutional laptop
eg. SecondLife eg. VLE eg. MySpace profile
physical and virtual