Topic 1 2015, Page 2

So how do we use the internet? A review of Digital Residents and Visitors.

Before looking into Digital Residents and Visitors I have never considered how people actually use the internet. Drawing from my own findings and the thoughts others had on my post, I realise that there are no simple categories that we can place people in when they use the internet. Furthermore, I did not consider the socio-economic factors that impact an individual’s use, and in some ways can limit to them to becoming a Digital Resident so remain a Digital Visitor. Continue reading →

Summary of Topic 1

Completing my first blog on the the topic ‘digital relatives and digital visitors’ seemed to come easily for me. However, looking back at it and comparing it with others view on the subject I now feel my answer is more opioniated rather than academically proved. Yes, the point of blogs is to involve a personal point of view however reading over my blog again I do feel I possibly rant about social media a bit more than is necessary. Continue reading →

Another look at ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’

It had never occurred to me that how people use the internet could be different, that their motives are not necessarily the same as my own. Silly, really, considering how everyone’s needs and interest’s differ. Reading the papers by White was helpful, but it was his you tube videos that really gave me the understanding I needed for my blog. Continue reading →

Another look at ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’

It had never occurred to me that how people use the internet could be different, that their motives are not necessarily the same as my own. Silly, really, considering how everyone’s needs and interest’s differ. Reading the papers by White was helpful, but it was his you tube videos that really gave me the understanding I needed for my blog. Continue reading →

Looking back at Topic 1

Well, this first fortnight of blogging has certainly been an eye-opening one. Hitherto I had not heard of the ‘residents’ and ‘visitors’ theory, yet now I am able to debate its merits and flaws with fellow bloggers whom I have only known for a few weeks. Continue reading →

Revisiting: Digital “Visitors” and “Residents”

Upon reading other peoples thoughts on visitors and residents, it has helped me to shape my own views with a bit more clarity. Originally I was of the mind that this was more of a binary scale, such as the original natives and immigrants. You were a “resident”, or you were a “visitor”. But the idea of a continuum, highlighted in […] The post Revisiting: Digital “Visitors” and “Residents” appeared first on Russell Kingsfield. Continue reading →

Progress update: #UOSM2033 topic 1

Hi everyone Don't forget that your two comments should be posted by close of play today (14th) and your reflective summaries are due by end of Sunday, 18th Oct. You will then get individual feedback on Topic 1 as a whole by end of play on Tuesday 20th. As advised in the prevous message, don't forget that you need to give your posts a Category of "Topic 1" in order for them to display in the right section of the module blog. Continue reading →

A Spectrum of Users

It is quite apparent to me that the notion of digital natives and digital immigrants is outdated. I agree with Lanclos (2014) when she states that I didn’t just know how to use the internet and it’s related technologies like a first language as Prensky (2001) suggests. I wasn’t just born with a how-to manual embedded in my brain. Continue reading →

A Spectrum of Users

It is quite apparent to me that the notion of digital natives and digital immigrants is outdated. I agree with Lanclos (2014) when she states that I didn’t just know how to use the internet and it’s related technologies like a first language as Prensky (2001) suggests. I wasn’t just born with a how-to manual embedded in my brain. Continue reading →

Digital Residents and Visitors: What are they?

In this day and age, it’s hard to find someone in our society who hasn’t used the internet at some point in their life. The web is populated by a wide variety of users of different abilities, who use the internet for many purposes. It is useful to classify these users into groups, so that we can understand how to improve user experience. To understand the concept of digital residents and visitors, it is first necessary to look at the idea of digital natives and immigrants. Continue reading →

Digital Residents and Visitors: What are they?

In this day and age, it’s hard to find someone in our society who hasn’t used the internet at some point in their life. The web is populated by a wide variety of users of different abilities, who use the internet for many purposes. It is useful to classify these users into groups, so that we can understand how to improve user experience. To understand the concept of digital residents and visitors, it is first necessary to look at the idea of digital natives and immigrants. Continue reading →

Digital ‘Visitors’ or ‘Residents.’ What’s it all about?

Digital scholar Marc Prensky is known for coining the terms digital ‘Natives’ and ‘Immigrants.’ These terms have been widely accepted, though also criticised for over a decade. It is more recently that the terms digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’ have challenged Prensky’s theory. This newer approach works in the same way by looking at individuals’ web usage, however; it does not categorise them according to age and background. Continue reading →

Natives and Immigrants vs. Residents and Visitors

I’m an avid user of social media – especially Facebook and Instagram. Continue reading →

Natives and Immigrants vs. Residents and Visitors

I’m an avid user of social media – especially Facebook and Instagram. Continue reading →

My Mum the Digital Visitor to the Digital Fixer-Upper I Reside In

The topic of this post is Digital Residents and Visitors, terms used as an alternative to the slightly more archaic and restrictive terms of Digital Native and Digital Immigrant. Natives were people who have been online for a lot of their life and are familiar with the online world, while Immigrants are people who try to adapt to it. Continue reading →

From Natives and Immigrants to Visitors and Residents

The concept of digital visitors and residents has come to replace the concept of digital natives and immigrants, but what are they? And where do I fit in? Prensky’s (2001) language metaphor describes digital natives as those who are born into the digital world. They’re the ‘native speakers’ of the digital language. Continue reading →

Digital “visitors” and “residents”: How can you be a visitor whilst in your own home?

Prensky’s (2001) dichotomy of digital ‘natives’ and ‘immigrants’ is very much based on the idea that age shapes one’s computing competence. Continue reading →

Visitors and Residents: You can teach an old dog a brand new trick

‘Residents’ view the web as a real space to be used for networking and interaction. Image: http://olliebray.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341eb53c53ef014e60212eed970c-pi Natives and immigrants: this is how Prensky described internet users in his Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants (2001) theory. Continue reading →

So What are Digital Visitors and Residents?

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/380132024768730674/ Since Prensky coined the terms Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants in 2001, technology and the internet have vastly changed. Continue reading →

Is the distinction between digital “visitors” and “residents” as black and white as it seems?

Black and White – Polar Opposites. Via Pinterest: https://goo.gl/3S6Nby Black/white, male/female, young/old, we live in a world full of polar opposites. While it may seem a good starting point when discussing the differences between concepts, it can often create boundaries between people, resulting in prejudices and discrimination. This is certainly the case with Marc Prensky’s Digital “native” and “immigrant” dichotomy. Continue reading →