Alvaro H. Galvis, D.Ed. Director CETL at WSSU

Source: Gray (2006) http://blog.lib.umn.edu/gray0239/architecture/ Different tools have helped human beings deal with each other and with our environment. Today, interactions with others and the expansion of personal potential are best manifested via technology.

DIGITAL NATIVES DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS Preferences: Receiving info quickly from multiple sources Multitasking and parallel processing Pictures, sounds and video before text Hyperlinked sources Interacting in “real time” User generated content Learning that is instant, relevant and fun Preferences: Controlled release of info from limited sources Single or “focused” tasks Often prefer to get information from text Greater need for private and personal space for introspection Like info presented linearly, logically and sequentially Source: Craig Bettles (2008), Capturing the imagination of the digital native. http://www.altfutures.com/pubs/Cultural_Coast_Forum_3-28.pdf

DIGITAL NATIVES

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS

Preferences:

Receiving info quickly from multiple sources

Multitasking and parallel processing

Pictures, sounds and video before text

Hyperlinked sources

Interacting in “real time”

User generated content

Learning that is instant, relevant and fun

Preferences:

Controlled release of info from limited sources

Single or “focused” tasks

Often prefer to get information from text

Greater need for private and personal space for introspection

Like info presented linearly, logically and sequentially

P roductivity tools L earning environments tools A ccess to cultural, and intellectual capital C ommunication tools E xploration of learning objects tools Source: Galvis, AH (2009) Establishing a PLACE for teaching technologies

Which issues are most important for us to keep in mind as we create technology-based enabling environment for adult learners? What concerns and challenges should we keep at the forefront of our awareness?

Which issues are most important for us to keep in mind as we create technology-based enabling environment for adult learners?

What concerns and challenges should we keep at the forefront of our awareness?

Which strategies and practices do we believe are most effective for helping adult learners thrive in and with the use of technology? What other thoughts does this roundtable session spark regarding how to best nurture adult learners deal with technology?

Which strategies and practices do we believe are most effective for helping adult learners thrive in and with the use of technology?

What other thoughts does this roundtable session spark regarding how to best nurture adult learners deal with technology?