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UOSM2008 Introductory Post

Digital Natives and Immigrants Prensky (2001) identified the term ‘digital natives’, describing users who are very experienced with the Web. This looks at the younger generation (‘millenials’) in particular, who are highly skilled (Howe and Strauss, 2000, 2003). Digital immigrants are users who lack the digital skills, and find the Web a difficult environment to navigate. What defines a native and immigrant can vary per individual. Continue reading →

Digital Visitors and Residents

In this fast-moving world of technology, it sure is difficult to keep up with new innovations. Marc Prensky initially introduced the idea of Digital Natives and Immigrants in 2001 to distinguish between people based on their knowledge of the technology. ‘Natives’ being the people with a good understanding of the digital world that is the young generation and ‘Immigrants’ being the people struggling to establish a foundation within the digital world that is the older generation. Continue reading →

I’m just visiting #UOSM2008

Prensky’s ‘Natives and Immigrants’ typology Prensky’s concept that was widely criticised for its generalisation of the population division based on the age gap and its education on technology. The net generation is the young, native population who have been immersed by the digital world from a young age, therefore ‘native speakers of the digital language’ (1). Continue reading →

Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital ‘visitors’ are known to use the web only when it is necessary and can help them in achieving certain goals. They like to do most of their thinking offline, so they are users, not members, of the Web and place little value in belonging online (White and Le Cornu, 2011). A common misconception is that the older generation are just visitors, but this is not completely true. Continue reading →

Intro Topic: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Digital visitors and Digital residents is a further development of Prenksy’s original theory of digital natives and digital immigrants. Prensky set to make a distinction between people who are completely at ease with technology and the digital world and those who actively work and know how to use the internet but will never be fully competent. This became an extremely influential theory, which until recently gained widespread acceptance. Continue reading →

Intro Topic: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Digital visitors and Digital residents is a further development of Prenksy’s original theory of digital natives and digital immigrants. Prensky set to make a distinction between people who are completely at ease with technology and the digital world and those who actively work and know how to use the internet but will never be fully competent. This became an extremely influential theory, which until recently gained widespread acceptance. Continue reading →

Intro Topic: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Digital visitors and Digital residents is a further development of Prenksy’s original theory of digital natives and digital immigrants. Prensky set to make a distinction between people who are completely at ease with technology and the digital world and those who actively work and know how to use the internet but will never be fully competent. This became an extremely influential theory, which until recently gained widespread acceptance. Continue reading →

Am I a digital visitor or a digital resident?

The terminology “digital native” and “digital immigrants” were creations of Prensky in 2001, who supposed that people born into the “digital era” would be digital natives, whilst those born after were immigrants who were likely to ‘manage to learn to exist but will never be fully competent'(Prensky 2001). Despite initial credence, Prensky’s theory came under strain from critics. Continue reading →