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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 →

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 →

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 →

Old People Just Don’t Get This Stuff

I can’t speak for the many but instead the few that spend our evenings either helping our parents respond to emails, buy who knows what online and send off time-sheets for work. I swear, old people just don’t get this stuff. However, where I thought I was a wiz, the self-test was quick to stain my ego. 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 →

Introductory Topic

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 →

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 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 →

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 →

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 →