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13 May 09

Strange Attractor » Blog Archive » Unpacking the concept of the ‘digital native’

At first I embraced the "digital native" concept, but experience has shown me that age has almost nothing to do with digital literacy.

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The key point here is that we’re talking not about a generation but about a level of understanding, and that understanding can be achieved, in my opinion, by anyone with an open mind, some imagination and access to the web, regardless of age or background.
Not only is this not the case, as many a ’silver surfer’ will attest, but it’s an actively damaging assumption that can be seen worming its way into hiring, training and web development policies. When I hear business people saying “We need to hire more digital natives”, it is said with the assumption that anyone straight out of university will have the appropriate knowledge and skills, and dismisses the idea that older people could fit the role more tightly.

17 Oct 08

Are You a 'Digital Native?' | Newsweek Tech and Business | Newsweek.com

Using the web changes our plastic brains, (just like reading changes the wiring in our brains and reading has changed our culture radically). Been sayng this for years, based on my readings on reading. Glad to see the impact of web usage on our brains has been researched and documented. Especially glad that it's good for seniors' brains;->

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