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Topic 1: ā€˜Digital Visitors’ and ā€˜Digital Residents’

Prensky’s research into ā€˜Digital Natives’ and Digital Immigrants’ was very influential at the time. Using this terminology, he suggested that technology plays an integral role in young people’s lives – ā€œnative speakers of the digital languageā€ (Prensky, 2001). Contrastingly, older individuals have their foot in the past, attempting to adapt to the digital environment that surrounds them. Continue reading →