Using a course management system (CMS) or a learning management system (LMS) to structure and organize a classroom outside the constrains of a physical classroom is not a new idea. It is one that recently has been in the background of information I have been sifting through. Many different educational bloggers have been proclaiming the usefulness as well as the benefits for the untraditional student. I have begun to realize several benefits for the student as well as the teacher. This could be used as a virtual extension of my classroom. I would essentially be teaching 24/7/365.
Showing posts with label digital native. Show all posts
Showing posts with label digital native. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Digital native or Digital immigrant?
This week we focused on the debate over digital natives and digital immigrants. Dr. David Thornburg and Hall Davidson discuss the differences and what characteristics each have. Digital natives would be people who grew up with technology all around them, they have been immersed in technology from the beginning. Digital immigrants would be older generations who are not as accustomed to technology and it is still very new to them. I also watched a video about millennial and neomillennial learning styles from Dr. Chris Dede. I was very interested in his thoughts about how these types of learners are developing.
Here is my discussion post with my opinion about the debate.......
Before watching the debate between Dr. David Thornburg and Hall Davidson, I felt that students were born with many different learning styles. Listening to Dr. Chris Dede speaking about the millennial and neomillennial learning styles had me thinking more about how our brain is originally wired and how learning styles develop.
In the debate over digital natives and digital immigrants, I agree with Thornburg in his point about how age should not determine whether someone is a digital native or a digital immigrant. I believe it depends on a person’s experiences with technology and where their interests lay. I am one of the younger teachers who had an Apple IIe in my classroom, and a few years later a computer in the home. I grew up with TV’s and games available with many restrictions. I am in the under 40 club of teachers. Many of my coworkers who are the same age, are not interested in technology. Technology is a challenge to them and they are not interested in using it unless they see ways that it can easily fit into their teaching style. It is always a debate with them about new technology available and how it can be used. Often times, they will let me show them things and how I’ve used it, and even the successes of my students, and yet they are still hesitant about bringing it into their classroom. They are curious about it, but not comfortable enough to utilize it. There are also staff members who are above the 40 mark who have absolutely no interest in technology, yet try it, and those who go above and beyond to input technology into their classroom. The technology coordinator for our building is over 40 years old and she is enthusiastic about technology and how it can benefit students. She is always the cheerleader for trying new things in the classroom.
When Dr. Thornburg began discussing how “education is still frozen in a precomputer world” and how methodology is still a paper-based mindset, I wanted to scream. This has been a frustration of mine in the last few years. To move out of this paper-based classroom is incredibly frustrating with limitations from administration and parents. There are so many things I would like to try to work on with my students, but I do not know how much I will be able to accomplish because of these limitations. I will continue to encourage and challenge all of my students and their various learning styles, whether it is digitally, paper based or (hopefully) both.
Here is my discussion post with my opinion about the debate.......
Before watching the debate between Dr. David Thornburg and Hall Davidson, I felt that students were born with many different learning styles. Listening to Dr. Chris Dede speaking about the millennial and neomillennial learning styles had me thinking more about how our brain is originally wired and how learning styles develop.
In the debate over digital natives and digital immigrants, I agree with Thornburg in his point about how age should not determine whether someone is a digital native or a digital immigrant. I believe it depends on a person’s experiences with technology and where their interests lay. I am one of the younger teachers who had an Apple IIe in my classroom, and a few years later a computer in the home. I grew up with TV’s and games available with many restrictions. I am in the under 40 club of teachers. Many of my coworkers who are the same age, are not interested in technology. Technology is a challenge to them and they are not interested in using it unless they see ways that it can easily fit into their teaching style. It is always a debate with them about new technology available and how it can be used. Often times, they will let me show them things and how I’ve used it, and even the successes of my students, and yet they are still hesitant about bringing it into their classroom. They are curious about it, but not comfortable enough to utilize it. There are also staff members who are above the 40 mark who have absolutely no interest in technology, yet try it, and those who go above and beyond to input technology into their classroom. The technology coordinator for our building is over 40 years old and she is enthusiastic about technology and how it can benefit students. She is always the cheerleader for trying new things in the classroom. When Dr. Thornburg began discussing how “education is still frozen in a precomputer world” and how methodology is still a paper-based mindset, I wanted to scream. This has been a frustration of mine in the last few years. To move out of this paper-based classroom is incredibly frustrating with limitations from administration and parents. There are so many things I would like to try to work on with my students, but I do not know how much I will be able to accomplish because of these limitations. I will continue to encourage and challenge all of my students and their various learning styles, whether it is digitally, paper based or (hopefully) both.
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