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Living in this day and age, technology has advanced so far that communication with my lecturers is just a click away. Can you imagine that about 50 years ago, people didn’t even know what a computer was? . . . – Which one are you? – According to Marc Prensky (2001), there is a distinction between two types of people in today’s digital age, they are called “digital natives” or “digital immigrants”. Continue reading →

A: Do you post a video on your recipe of chocolate chip cookies? B: Do you go online to find the recipe for the chocolate chip cookies? A: Do you write your reviews on blogs/forum whenever you have a meal at a cafe? B: Do you go online to check the operating hours/location of the cafe? If you relate more to ‘A’ you are mostly a digital ‘residents’. If you relate more to ‘B’ you are mostly a digital ‘visitors’. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make. Continue reading →

Qn. Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make. Whomever uses the net, whether if its for inspiration or just for a little getaway from reality, will either be subjected to becoming either a digital “visitor” or digital “resident”. Continue reading →

The theory of Digital Visitors and Residents was hypothesized by David S. White and Alison Le Cornu (2011) as an alternative model to Marc Prensky’s (2001) scaffold of Digital Natives and Immigrants. Prensky argued that there was an association between technology, technical skills, and age. Generally, the younger demographics that grew up during the internet age are known as Natives while the older demographics that grew up prior to that age are known as Immigrants. Continue reading →

Even without any knowledge of the framework, we know the definitions of the following terms: Visitor: A person who act on seeing something for a specific purpose. Resident: A person who lives in an area on a long-term basis. This tells us that a Digital Visitor spends little time online, and has an agenda for it. They are not bothered to create a presence on the Internet. Continue reading →

The above video clip prefaces the reasons behind development of Digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’ theory (White, Visitors and Residents, 2014) In the recent years, the theory of “Digital Natives and Immigrants” theory has gained suspicion in its validity in terms of technology engagement of the web. Many studies have shown that it is not evident that younger students pick up skills faster. Continue reading →

Are you a Resident, or a Visitor? Being an individual born in the digital age, I consider my self as a Digital Resident. Throw me in a foreign place with no access to WiFi and you’ll see me bawling my eyes out. (Been there, done that, never want to go through that. Continue reading →

“I grew up in a physical world, and I speak English. The next generation is growing up in a digital world, and they speak social.”  – Angela Ahrendts In this post, I would be analyzing about the difference between Digital “Visitors” and Digital “Residents”. Digital “Visitors” gives me the impression that they are people from the older generation who were not born into the digital world. They grew up learning everything physically without the help of technology. Continue reading →

The notion of ‘digital natives’ (young people who have grown up in the digital world and hence are expert users of technology) is often contrasted in the popular press with ‘digital immigrants’ (older people who struggle to master these new norms and behaviours). Digging a little deeper, however, tends to show that there is both expertise (and lack of it) at all age groups. Continue reading →