[Air-L] So-called Digital Natives - interesting newspaper article

[Robert Ackland]

The following article in The Australian newspaper may be of interest to 
members of this list:

"The natives aren't quite so restless"
by Christoper Scanlon
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24939539-25192,00.html

An interesting look at the existence of so-called "digital natives", and 
implications for teaching technology at universities.

An excerpt from the article:

"Despite the hype about digital natives' technological skills, the 
reality is that most students don't come to class with technological 
knowledge pre-installed. The question is, why is there such a divergence 
between claims about digital natives and the realities of the classroom? 
The answer is partly a matter of class, commercial interest and confusion."

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Dr Robert Ackland
Fellow and Masters Coordinator
Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute
The Australian National University

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