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Intro Topic – Reflections on the Module and 1st Post

When first posed the question, “are you a digital native or a digital immigrant?”, I would have hands down said I am a digital native. Being brought up with technology certainly has helped this. However, it wasn’t long before I started doubting my positioning in the groups. The first thing this module required was to set up a blog, for a digital native like I thought I was myself should have been effortless, however, it was the total opposite. Continue reading →

Reflection on my very first post.

The first step is the hardest Though I have read countless of blogs, never once have I realised how difficult it was to create your own blog. I have always identified myself as a fast-learner and computer literate, but I still found myself struggling to set up the blog. Both writing the post and leaving comments on other’s blog were challenging for me as a passive reader. Continue reading →

Introductory Topic

Whilst writing my first post, I realised it was going to be difficult to create an effective, interesting and engaging piece of work but I soon realised this would be easier to achieve with the use of infographics and Youtube videos. Through researching into digital migrants and residents I feel like I have been able to think about the world wide web from a new perspective. Continue reading →

Introductory Topic

Whilst writing my first post, I realised it was going to be difficult to create an effective, interesting and engaging piece of work but I soon realised this would be easier to achieve with the use of infographics and Youtube videos. Through researching into digital migrants and residents I feel like I have been able to think about the world wide web from a new perspective. Continue reading →

Let’s Reflect on my Digital Residency

Dubai, a modern city full of technology, reflects in the Persian Gulf Sea. Photo by Robert Bock on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/cV4qkkorDFY. Reflecting on research is important, especially in learning and teaching science, otherwise pre-existing conceptions from a monistic approach result in only “the one correct explanation” and “one most elegant procedure for testing an hypothesis” being put forward (Baird et al., 1991). Continue reading →

My Reflection on Digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’

A Reflection on Digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’ Upon writing “Digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’”, I admittedly paid less attention to Prensky’s theory and accepted White and Le Cornu’s concept as absolute.  But, further research into Prensky’s approach has actually got me thinking about the similarity between the two. Continue reading →

A Reflection on my digital residency

I chose this module due to it being so far removed from my actual degree of Population and Geography as well as a challenge. Being relatively useless with technology, I have found using the various software challenging however look forward to developing my skills as the module goes on. I am used to a different style of teaching as well as essay writing and this new way of learning has been a great experience so far. Continue reading →

A Reflection on my digital residency

I chose this module due to it being so far removed from my actual degree of Population and Geography as well as a challenge. Being relatively useless with technology, I have found using the various software challenging however look forward to developing my skills as the module goes on. I am used to a different style of teaching as well as essay writing and this new way of learning has been a great experience so far. Continue reading →

A Reflection on my digital residency

I chose this module due to it being so far removed from my actual degree of Population and Geography as well as a challenge. Being relatively useless with technology, I have found using the various software challenging however look forward to developing my skills as the module goes on. I am used to a different style of teaching as well as essay writing and this new way of learning has been a great experience so far. Continue reading →

Lecture Recordings

Recordings of both the lectures for this module are available on the module blackboard site for anyone who missed them... Continue reading →

What Is The Good Of Experience If You Do Not Really Reflect? – Frederick the Great

Created using Canva Introduction After reviewing blog posts created by my peers, I realised the difficulty in writing a concise, creative post that would appeal to readers. The word limit itself is a challenge to overcome, but the real task lies in the use of attractive infographics. Digital Immigrants vs. Digital Natives Reflection Finding other perspectives on this debate further enhanced my understanding. Continue reading →

What Is The Good Of Experience If You Do Not Really Reflect? – Frederick the Great

Created using Canva Introduction After reviewing blog posts created by my peers, I realised the difficulty in writing a concise, creative post that would appeal to readers. The word limit itself is a challenge to overcome, but the real task lies in the use of attractive infographics. Digital Immigrants vs. Digital Natives Reflection Finding other perspectives on this debate further enhanced my understanding. Continue reading →

Reflection: Introductory Topic

Despite being in the ‘net generation’ when introduced to the world of WordPress, I realised I was a Digital Immigrant. The task of having  to set up a visually attractive blog posed a number of challenges and there is still some room for improvement. 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. Continue reading →

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

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 →

Introductory Topic Reflection

The introduction topic was more challenging than I had anticipated. The first and biggest being writing a blog post for the first time. I was naïve and presumed that as a ‘digital native’ I would be able to work out how to set up a blog quite easily… I was wrong. However, after spending some time getting to grips with it, I am proud of the end result. Continue reading →

Introductory Topic Reflection

The introduction topic was more challenging than I had anticipated. The first and biggest being writing a blog post for the first time. I was naïve and presumed that as a ‘digital native’ I would be able to work out how to set up a blog quite easily… I was wrong. However, after spending some time getting to grips with it, I am proud of the end result. Continue reading →