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Reflection: Introductory Topic

Despite being in the ‘net generation’ when introduced to the world of WordPress, I realised I was a Digital Immigrant. After reading into White and Cormu’s continuum I understand that one aspect of my  knowledge doesn’t override my capability to use other platforms of technology. I learnt people do not adopt either ‘Visitor’ or ‘Resident’ mode but usually use a combination, dependent on what they are doing on the web. Continue reading →

Reflection: Do I live here now?

Prior to the introductory topic, I’d have considered myself to be “digital” in every way, shape and form. Subconsciously, I was aligned with Prenksy’s rather ageist theory. However, my subsequent exposure to White’s theory  converted my mind, and I started a reflection of digital life more broadly. Through the mapping process, I accepted that I was “digitally deficient” in some areas. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Residency

Made in Canva Reflecting on this introductory topic was, for me, a useful process. Following on from the lecture on Friday 16th, I began to think about what I had learnt about the topic, and my own Digital Residency. I had preconceptions of the concept of Digital Residency, and I explored these through my own self-assessment. This, in turn, led me to realise that my own position on the Digital Residency scale was not quite where I felt it was before reflecting on it. Continue reading →

Intro Topic – Reflection

When I first started researching digital natives and digital visitors I already had my own opinion on the subject – that you are either one or the other for a particular platform. However I’ve come to understand that this can be seen as more of a spectrum. Many argue that the two labels aren’t mutually exclusive and can be seen as a continuum where you float back and forth between the two which is something I discovered on Phoebe’s article. Continue reading →

Intro Topic – Reflection

Created by Joanna Fairey using Canva Before starting this module, I was guilty of assuming that it would be ‘easier’ than my conventional degree-specific modules. I quickly realised, however, that just setting up my own blog on WordPress challenged my technical abilities (despite having concluded that I was a digital ‘native’!). Below is a video I used to help me convert to a WordPress ‘native.’ The Native vs. Continue reading →

Self-assessment Processes

Compare the two example Topic 1 blog posts made by your colleagues from the University of Southampton's Singapore campus and score them using the marking criteria: Example 1 Example 2 You can access the marking criteria form here (will download a word file): :BlankMarkingCriteriaForm You can see my marking for the Topic 1 initial posts on slides 2 & 3 here (will download a ppt file): UOSM2008-HowToSelf-assessment Now try to navigate your way to the reflection posts... Continue reading →

Linking to your Comments from your Reflection

Linking directly to your comments is very important! If you don't link properly to the comments you leave on the blogs of your colleagues, it makes it really hard for us to find them - which risks making us frustrated!  We may also overdose on coffee. So, this is the proper way to do it. Of course, you have to write your comment and post it.  The key thing is then locating and using the right URL address. Click on the date (just under your name). Continue reading →

Digital visitor vs Digital resident

Digital natives vs Digital immigrants The terms Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants were coined by marc prensky in 2001. Digital natives are competent users of the digital language who have been born into a world of computer and internet usage. This refers to the fact they have been immersed into a world with digital technology from a very young age (Prensky, 2001). This is in contrast to Digital immigrants who tend to adopt technological advancements many years’ after it’s onset. Continue reading →

Introductory Topic

[UPDATE] The reflection post on this topic can be found here. As times progress, the terminologies in internet-related studies change. We started the 21st century with a different outlook on defining the different generations of people in the modern digital age, with Mark Prensky’s 2001 article, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. Continue reading →

UOSM2008: Digital literacy and self-evaluation

This is the first in a series of posts to be published over the coming months as part of the University of Southampton’s Living and Working on the Web module. To find out more, including links to all of this year’s student blogs, check out the UOSM2008 website. I have long regarded my digital literacy as strong, having used computers regularly from a young age and gone on to study for a Web Science degree. Continue reading →

Digital Visitors vs Digital Residents

Digital visitors and residents is a simple concept to describe how an individual makes use of the internet. The concept originated from Marc Prensky’s notion of digital natives and immigrants.   Prensky’s digital natives and immigrants: Prensky (2001) used the term digital native to describe students who are “native speakers” of the “digital language”. Continue reading →

Digital ‘Visitors and Residents’: Moving In

Prensky (2001) assumes someone of my generation must be a ‘digital native’ having grown up and gained a fluency in languages of computing and Web services to live, learn and work with. Whereas older generations are natural ‘digital immigrants’ with little experience of digital technology and require more education to become equally as competent. After filling out the digital literacy self-test sheet (shown below) I am definitely not a ‘digital native’. Continue reading →

The digital spectrum: where do I fit in?

Prensky (2001)‘s infamous categorization of ‘digital natives’ (those who are native speakers of the digital language) and ‘digital immigrants’ (those who supposedly can never become native due to their ‘accent’- their foot in the past) encompasses problematic assumptions about generational differences. “Today’s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors” (Prensky, 2001, p. Continue reading →

The digital spectrum: where do I fit in?

Prensky (2001)‘s infamous categorization of ‘digital natives’ (those who are native speakers of the digital language) and ‘digital immigrants’ (those who supposedly can never become native due to their ‘accent’- their foot in the past) encompasses problematic assumptions about generational differences. “Today’s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors” (Prensky, 2001, p. Continue reading →

Digital Residents vs Digital Visitors

In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web and 28 years later we live in a society that is almost dependant on technology. Prensky first classified digital users by ‘digital immigrants’ who were brought up with technology or ‘digital natives’ who were born in the pre-digital era. [1] (Figure 1) Figure 1 – Created with Piktochart Many people challenged this theory, as being born outside of the digital age doesn’t make you any less qualified. Continue reading →

Digital users: “Natives & Immigrants”, or “Visitors & Residents”?

The concept of Digital Natives & Immigrants was first introduced by Prensky’s in 2001 to distinguish between different generation’s technology engagement. However, should people’s technology competence be labelled based on their age group? Would a person in Gen Z automatically be more familiar with technology than a person of gen X? This age-based typology, though was widely accepted, has therefore received many criticisms. Continue reading →

At Home or Away?

Natives, Immigrants, Visitors and Residents Prensky (2001) explains that the way students now learn has changed “radically” because of time exposed to Internet and ubiquitous technologies. “Digital Natives” are “native speakers of digital [languages]”. Digital Immigrants are the opposite – technologies seem new and they “have very little appreciation of [digital] skills”. Continue reading →