Oct 13 2008
Digital Natives and us Immigrants!
Marc Prensky talks about the fact that Digital Immigrants always “retain to some degree, one foot in the past”, “an accent”. He worries: “this is not a joke”, “this is the biggest problem facing education today” – “that Immigrant instructors speak an outdated language and are struggling to teach an entirely new language”.
Well we can only try to work with what we have, and guide even while using their knowledge. Learning is always about learning from each other and teachers are guides, not know-alls! However, it is very disconcerting trying to keep up and it is hard not to feel inadequate in the face of lots of new technology.
