THE DIGITAL GENERATION Esther Keith Jarrod Steinmetz Who

THE DIGITAL GENERATION Esther 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 Photo Credit: Brad Flickinger; http: //www. flickr. com/photos/561554 76@N 08/5326220628/ “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) Photo Credit: Quinn Dombrowski; http: //www. flickr. com/photos/quinnanya/328601

Skeptics “Digital Generation” = over-simplified (Jones et al, 2010) Digital Natives & Immigrants

Skeptics Created because of “elite” up-bringing (Brown et al, 2010) Photo Credit: Genta Masuda http: //www. flickr. com/photos/gnt/3518267115/

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 Photo Credit: Jay Yohe http: //www. flickr. com/photos/yohe/405027936/

Differentiated Instruction Photo Credit: Rich Johnson http: //www. flickr. com/photos/richjohnsonphoto/6256185600

Examples Wikis (Boulos) Blogs Podcasts Video Games E-Books (Siegle) Digital Cameras (Tartar) Video Games can: • Activate prior learning • Provide context • Offer feedback and assessment • Foster transfer of information • Foster experimentation • Encourage social interactions (Oblinger, 2004) Photo Credits: wikipedia. com; B 2 B Blog (b 2 bsocialmediaguide. com), podcast. casaforchildren. org, Fujifilm (digitalcamera. blogspot. com)

Our Response: Don’t assume too much. Expectations on Teachers. Photo Credit: College. Degrees 360 http: //www. flickr. com/photos/83633410@N 07/765829876 8/

Purposeful Integration Preparation for Work Force Interact to Learn

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