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Hargittai, E. (2010). Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the "Net Generation". Sociological Inquiry.
80(1):92-113.
"People who have grown up with digital media are often assumed to be universally savvy with information and communication technologies. Such assumptions are rarely grounded in empirical evidence, however. This article draws on unique data with information about a diverse group of young adults' Internet uses and skills to suggest that even when controlling for Internet access and experiences, people differ in their online abilities and activities."
"Learning is an accumulation of experiences supported by practice in
context and by interaction with others – who may be your peers, your supervisor,
or your friends. Even your friendly learning professional."
"Maybe LMS vendors would be better off sticking to their knitting and
letting the maelstrom that is the profusion of targeted ‘2.0’ (for want of a
better term) tools that are emerging virtually every day to provide support for
process-based learning."