2121stst Century Learner Century LearnerDigital Native vs. Digital Immigrant

2121stst Century Learner Century Learner

Social Networking 9-17 years old96% have used71% weekly60 % used in

college online courses

50% collaborate on work

2121stst Century Learner Century Learner

Digital Natives Digital Natives

Grow up with technology

Entire livesReading vs. video

gamesProcess dataBrain structure

changes

Digital Natives become the Native Speakers of the Digital age.

2121stst Century Learner Century Learner

Problem Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language.

2121stst Century Century LearnerLearner1. Receive data really fast. 2. Very little ability to focus. 3. Skimming.4. Like to multi-task.5. Prefer graphics before

text. 6. Seek interactivity.7. Prefer hyper-text access.8. Function best when

networking.9. Thrive on instant

gratification and frequent reward.

10. Prefer games to serious work.

11. Little patience for lectures.12. Tend to drop-out of

classes that only lecture or read from the book.

Video on the 21st Century Learner: 21st Century Learner

Video on Connectivism: Connectivism

ReferencesReferences

Prensky, Marc. Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the Horizon (MCB University Press, Vol. 9, Dec. 2001)

http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf

http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part2.pdf