THE DIGITAL GENERATION

THE DIGITAL GENERATIONEsther Keith

Jarrod Steinmetz

Who are they?

Who are they?•Digital natives and the Net generation (Bittman et al, 2011)

•Natural aptitude to technology•Proficient at using it•Never been in a world without it

Who are they?

•Highly connected

•Want quick access to information•Want customization•Able to process parallel sources of information(Contreras et al, 2011).

Who are they?•Millennials•Have “never experienced a ‘pre-digital’ world” (Jones et al , 2010)

Supporters

“Generation Gap” (Buckingham, 2006) Stereotypes: (Carlson, 2005)

Smart Impatient Tech Savvy Multitasking

Want to choose what kind of education they receive including how and where they learn.

Technology has impacted how people learn. (Ransdell, 2008)

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Skeptics

“Digital Generation” = over-simplified(Jones et al, 2010)

Digital Natives & Immigrants

Skeptics

Created because of “elite” up-bringing(Brown et al, 2010)

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Skeptics

Age range is not set.

Skeptics

Does technology control instruction or do instructors control technology?

Which point stands out the most?

Impact of Technology on Instruction

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DifferentiatedInstruction

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Examples

Wikis (Boulos) Blogs Podcasts Video Games E-Books (Siegle) Digital Cameras(Tartar)Photo Credits: wikipedia.com; B2B Blog (b2bsocialmediaguide.com),

podcast.casaforchildren.org, Fujifilm (digitalcamera.blogspot.com)

Video Games can:•Activate prior learning•Provide context•Offer feedback and assessment•Foster transfer of information•Foster experimentation•Encourage social interactions

(Oblinger, 2004)

Our Response:

Don’t assume too much.

Expectations on Teachers.

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Purposeful Integration Preparation for Work

Force Interact to

Learn

References Bittman, M., Rutherford, L., Brown, J., & Unsworth, L. (2011).

Digital natives? New and old media and children's outcomes. Australian Journal of Education , 55(2), 161-175.

Boulos, M., Maramba, I., & Wheeler, S. (2006). Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education. BMC Medical Education, 6:41. Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564136/

Brown, C. & Czerniewicz, L. (2010). Debunking the 'digital native': beyond digital apartheid, towards digital democracy. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(5), 357-369. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00369.x.

Buckingham, D., & Willett, R. (2006). Is there a Digital Generation?. Digital Generations: Children, Young People and New Media. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Carlson, S. (2005). The net generation goes to college. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 52(7). Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/The_Net_Generation.pdf

Contreras, D, Meyer, E, Salinas, A, & Sánchez, J. (2011). Does the New Digital Generation of Learners Exist? A Qualitative Study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42 (4), 543-556. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01069.x

Jones, C & Czerniewicz, L. (2010). Describing or debunking? The net generation and digital natives. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (5), 317-320. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00379.x

Jones, C. & Healing, G. (2010). Net generation students: agency and choice and the new technologies. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (5), 344-356. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00370.x

Oblinger, D. (2004). The next generation of educational engagement. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 8. Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://jime.open.ac.uk/2004/8/oblinger

Ransdell, S., Kent, B., Gaillard-Kenney, S., & Long, J. (2011). Digital immigrants fare better than digital natives due to social reliance. British Journal of Education Technology, 42(6), 931-938.

Siegle, D. (2012). Embracing e-Books: Increasing students’ motivation to read and write. Gifted Child Today, 35(2), 137-143.

Tatar, D., & Robinson, M. (2003). Use of the Digital Camera to Increase Student Interest and Learning in High School Biology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12(2), 89-95.