Digital Natives: Is there evidence?

digital natives: is there evidence?

students’ use of technology in formal and informal learning full report : http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/detail/projectfinder/projects/pf2969lr

Part 1: Students’ Views

formal learning (course)

Informal learning

socialising

Use of tools on the course
General WWW/
Google scholar
- Finding resources for assignments

Use of tools on the course
VLE
Depends on use by tutor
Downloading handouts

use of tools for informal learning
mobile phones
organising project meetings
discussing assignments
- peer support in preparing for exams
“ no study materials on my phone please”

Instant Messaging
finding each other on campus
communicating timetable changes
arranging to meet
discussing coursework

Social networking (Bebo, MySpace)
socialising
supporting each other
sharing resources
organising learning in groups
mixed socialising and learning

Would you like to use these tools in your courses?

misunderstanding the tool nature
interdisciplinary differences
low concern with who provides tools

Part 2: Staff interviews

support communication and interaction
support flexible learning opportunities
fit to the prevalent pedagogy of PBL
staff’s perceptions: social work

Face2face a strong factor
Stability and interoperability of tools
Infrastructure and mobile devices
staff’s perceptions: engineering

VLE the predominant tool
little experience with Web 2.0
enthusiasm for introduction of social tools
frustration with lack of funding or motivation
tools currently used by staff

not all young people are “digital natives”
pedagogic approach a key factor?
expectations of learning at university
(Litteljohn et al, in press)

Digital Natives: Is there evidence?

by anoush margaryan on Oct 24, 2008

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