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Feral "Information Literacy" - 0 views

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Information Literacy Digital Native

shared by fleschnerj on 06 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • fleschnerj on 06 Oct 11
     
    Now here's a new take on the "digital native" debate. I once bought into that whole concept, but find myself rethinking it. Perhaps the landscape has just changed so much that I'm on the path of deportation? I love this quote: Digital native is a fantasy invented by the fans of silicon valley to pigeonhole a generation for the sake of selling technology, but the truth is far less convenient. Not only the digital natives, but many people take on a feral state in their interactions with the internet, as it constantly shifts its boundaries, its cities and deserts. Likewise, the library is a place where we ought to allow for the feral. The ACRL information literacy standards are only useful to the domesticated to promote their efficient and purposeful use of the library.
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Why Kids Can't Search - 1 views

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Digital Native Searching Research

shared by fleschnerj on 08 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • fleschnerj on 08 Nov 11
     
    The more I read about digital natives, the more I want to call the idea bunk. (I used to be a big proponent of the concept.)
  • Sara Thompson on 08 Nov 11
     
    Oh the idea is completely bunk. Just had a little rant about that on my blog.
  • fleschnerj on 09 Nov 11
     
    Ah! I must read that. Perhaps an article on the topic? I've been keeping halfway decent records of reference/computer questions. Combine that with anecdotal evidence from you and we might have a nice little read...
Mark Lindner

Open University research explodes myth of 'digital native' - 0 views

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digNative myths academic have_read

shared by Mark Lindner on 16 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • So Prensky was right the first time – there really is digital native generation? No, certainly not – and that’s what’s important about this study. It shows that while those differences exist, they are not lined up on each side of any kind of well-defined discontinuity. The change is gradual, age group to age group. The researchers regard their results as confirming those who have doubted the existence of a coherent ‘net generation’.
  • What the reseachers do find interesting and worthy of further study is the correlation – which is independent of age -- between attitudes to technology and approaches to studying. In short, students who more readily use technology for their studies are more likely than others to be deeply engaged with their work. “Those students who had more positive attitudes to technology were more likely to adopt a deep approach to studying, more likely to adopt a strategic approach to studying and less likely to adopt a surface approach to studying.”
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Google-Trained Minds Can't Deal with Terrible Research Database UI - 0 views

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Searching digital native

shared by fleschnerj on 01 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • fleschnerj on 01 Mar 12
     
    Comments are the best p Students of all ages can have a good deal of trouble doing research online. (And not just students, we'll admit, if we're honest.) The obvious answer to this problem is to train people to do better searches. But the most obvious answer may not be the best one.
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