“The kids know far more about computers than I’ll ever know,” is the common refrain from parents and teachers, whenever the topic falls on technology. A common perception that the youth of today were far more tech-savvy than the adults and the concerns inherent in this and online safety as they would 'always be one step ahead' in terms of the digital technology they use is seemingly stated as a fact that only a Silicon Valley parent would be foolish enough to argue.
For my initial post I'm going to try and briefly evaluate the idea of the 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' (Prensky, 2001) conundrum in light of more recent research in learning technologies.
For my initial post I'm going to try and briefly evaluate the idea of the 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' (Prensky, 2001) conundrum in light of more recent research in learning technologies.