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Reflection #1

We are approaching end of topic 1 and I have enjoyed beginning the journey of blogging. It has been fun setting up my own blog, finding my classmates’ blogs, and reading what the others have been writing about out of the same topic. Continue reading →

Reflection #1

We are approaching end of topic 1 and I have enjoyed beginning the journey of blogging. It has been fun setting up my own blog, finding my classmates’ blogs, and reading what the others have been writing about out of the same topic. Continue reading →

UOSM 2008 Summary Topic 1

All participants of the curriculum innovation module UOSM 2008: Living and Working on the Web were asked to consider and explain the concept of digital ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’ drawing upon our own online experiences to date. Each student posted their thoughts and findings on their respective blog, these posts were then aggregated into the main University administered blog and discussion between students ensued. Continue reading →

Summarising Topic 1

Despite having seen my fellow classmates interpretations of ‘Visitors and Residents’, my opinion has remained the same. I maintain that White’s (2011) ‘Residents and Visitors’ Model is far too simplistic. I still believe that Horrigan’s (2007) typology is a far more effective way to categorise users. Since writing my blog however, I have come across Madden’s (2013) study on the technology use of different income groups. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 TOPIC 1 – Digital Visitors and Residents

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 notion of Digital ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’ originates from Marc Prensky, who coined the term Digital ‘native’ in his work ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’ published in 2001. Continue reading →

Digital Visitors and Residents

As we advance through the digital age, the internet is indisputably an intrinsic feature of many of our routines, and it seems that some of us are more immersed than others. The alleged digital native/immigrant divide (Prensky, 2001), appropriates age in order to categorise our online proficiency. Digital natives or the ‘N-gen’ grew up with the internet and possess a superior understanding of its concepts, hence renovating their attitude to education and socialisation. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008: Topic 1. Is there a war between digital ‘natives’ and ‘immigrants’? Are you a digital ‘resident’ or a ‘visitor’?

“War between natives and immigrants is ending. The natives have won” – CNN, 2012. Digital Natives.. The digital age in which we live in is constantly expanding. The use of computers, mobiles, tablets is increasing day by day and our reliance on technology is becoming sequentially larger. Marc Prensky originally coined the term ‘digital natives’ in 2001 to those people being born into the innate ‘new culture’ of the technology-powered world. Continue reading →

Digital residents and digital visitors #UOSM2008 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. The rapid adoption of digital technologies over the past few decades has led academics to search for ways to map how individuals engage with the web. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →