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#USOM2008 Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

The titles ‘digital visitors’ and ‘digital residents’ are the evolutionary product of the previously contested titles of ‘digital natives’ and ‘digital immigrants’ devised by Prensky (2001). The previous concepts identified those who had been born into a technologically advanced society as natives who held a monopoly over the ability to utilise the web. Continue reading →

Summary of the first week and next steps

Hi everyone If you haven't yet done so, please let me have your blog url so that your posts can be added to the module blog. Remember that the module has two main strands of activity: 1) reviewing, commenting and summarising each of the five Topic areas, and 2) developing your own professional profiles on Twitter, your blog and LinkedIn. Topic 1 starts tomorrow (3rd Feb) and runs until 16th Feb. Continue reading →

UOSM2008 Topic 1: “Digital Residents” and “Digital Visitors”

Question: 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. The concept of digital ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’ is an extremely useful way of analysing peoples’ online activity, however, it would be most beneficial to think of it as a spectrum bookended by these two polarised terms and to investigate their motivation. Continue reading →

Welcome to Living and Working on the Web #UOSM2008

We hope you enjoy our Curriculum Innovation module. I'm sure it will be quite a different learning experience for you :-) This post contains important information and useful links. Please read it carefully. A full copy of the module Study Guide is available here: UOSM2008 Study Guide 2014 A few pointers to get you started: There will be an introductory face to face session to explain how the module works on Monday 27th January at 11am in B67/E2011. http://www.slideshare. Continue reading →