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Innovate: Why Professor Johnny Can't Read: Understanding the Net Generation's Texts

The authors argue that Net Gen students are used to hyperlinked, nonlinear content, so they don't necessarily approach learning with the same kind of linear approach most of their professors do. The premise here focuses on how this affects writing, organizing information, and sense-making. They argue that multimedia projects can demonstrate the same depth of thinking as a traditional linear text. Registration required.

Tags: netgeneration, learning, writing, education, highered, flickr, digitalliteracy on 2008-08-12 and saved by 13 people -All Annotations (1) -About

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As a result, while N-Gens interact with the world through multimedia, online social networking, and routine multitasking, their professors tend to approach learning linearly, one task at a time, and as an individual activity that is centered largely around printed text (Hartman, Dzubian, and Brophy-Ellison 2007).
However, these digital texts do not necessarily lack style, coherence, or organization; they simply present meaning in ways unfamiliar to the instructor. For example, a collection of images on Flickr with authorial comments and tags certainly does not resemble the traditional essay, but the time spent on such a project, the motivation for undertaking it, and its ability to communicate meaning can certainly be equal to the investment and motivation required by the traditional essay—and the photos may actually provide more meaningful communication for their intended audience.
Texts that do not look like books or essays and that are structured in unfamiliar ways may leave educators with the perception that the authors of these texts lack necessary literacy skills. Are these students missing something, or are they coming to us with skills as researchers, readers, writers, and critical thinkers that have been developed in a context that faculty members may not understand and appreciate? The striking differences between the linear, print-based texts of instructors and the interactive, fluctuating, hyperlinked texts of the N-Gen student may keep instructors from fully appreciating the thought processes behind these texts. Learning how to teach the wired student requires a two-pronged effort: to understand how N-Gen student understand and process texts and to create a pedagogy that leverages the learning skills of this type of learner.

Web-based Learning Design: Planning for Diversity

2002 summary of research on how diversity affects online learning, focusing especially on Hispanics. Includes differences in communication due to culture, including differences between different Hispanic populations (i.e., Mexico isn't the same as Guatemala). Also notes that Hispanics are often on the wrong side of the digital divide and may have less prior experience with technology, therefore exhibiting fewer characteristics of the net generation.

Tags: diversity, FST, instructionaldesign, e-learning, highered, digitaldivide, netgeneration, communication on 2008-06-30 and saved by 3 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia

Marc Prensky on uses of technology in the classroom, moving from simply dabbling to doing "new things in new ways."

Tags: education, technology, teaching, k-12, changemanagement, netgeneration on 2008-06-19 and saved by 66 people -All Annotations (125) -About

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The Only Net-Gen Nonsense : Ruminate

Response to the "Net Gen Nonsense" blog and George Siemens' arguments that it's the environment changing rather than the learners. Chris Lott argues that learners have changed in response to the changing environment; the characteristics of these learners are more important than whether the changes are biological or environmental in origin. Interesting analogy to eating in times of abundance and scarcity.

Tags: netgeneration, education, change on 2008-06-09 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Digital Vaults: Social networking for primary sources «

Description of the National Archives Digital Vault and how it may help digitial natives find primary sources in a more accessible way. I'm not sure whether the digital native/immigrant difference is as important as the simple fact that the Digitial Vault is more visually appealing and interactive. I think it helps show patterns and connections between primary sources more effectively, which can be helpful for people of any age.

Tags: primarysources, history, netgeneration, patterns on 2008-04-12 and saved by 9 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Do Generational Differences Matter in Instructional Design?

Literature review of research in generational differences in learning and whether it matters for instructional design. Overall, the authors conclude that there are some generational differences in the workplace, but that the generalities don't warrant making assumptions about any particular individual. The current research also doesn't do enough to account for socioeconomic differences.

Tags: instructionaldesign, learning, netgeneration, research on 2008-01-22 and saved by 6 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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elearnspace: Do Generational Differences Matter in Instructional Design

George Siemens raises an interesting question--are the differences really in generations or in technology-based experiences? What should our focus as instructional designers be--differentiating learning based on generations, or helping learners prepare for solving problems when the solution isn't known in advance?

Tags: e-learning, instructionaldesign, netgeneration, technology on 2008-01-22 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Instructional Technology Resources: Digital Denizens

Instead of Prensky's simple dichotomy of digital native vs. digital immigrant, this author provides additional categories depending on technology use and attitudes rather than age. Includes a quiz for determining where you fit (I'm a digital addict).

Tags: education, netgeneration, technology on 2008-01-08 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Snapshot: Personal Electronic Devices Owned by Students

Eduventures research on technology use by 18-24 year old college students. Almost all students own a cell phone, 79% own a laptop, and 73% own a media player. Students spend up to 5 hours a day online, about half of that for school. Email was the most popular communication tool.

Tags: communication, highered, netgeneration, research, technology on 2008-01-08 and saved by 6 people -All Annotations (0) -About