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1、UnderstandingDigitalChildren(DKs)Teaching&LearningintheNewDigitalLandscapeByIanJukes&AnitaDosaj,TheInfoSavvyGroup©TheInfoSavvyGroup,September,2006PreparedfortheSingaporeMOEMassLectureSynopsisChildrentodayaredifferent!Butnotjustbecausetheymatureyearsearlierthanchildrendid
2、evenacoupleofgenerationsago.Notjustbecauseoftheclothestheywearordon’twear.Notjustbecausetheydyetheirhairandstyleitdifferentlythanwedidwhenwewerethatage.Notjustbecausetheyseemtohavemorebodypartsthanwedid–whichtheyseemtowanttopierce,tattoo,and/orexpose.No,today’sInstantMes
3、sengerGenerationhasgrownupinanewdigitallandscape.Formostofthem,there’sneverbeenatimeintheirliveswhencomputers,cellphones,videogames,theInternetandalltheotherdigitalwondersthatincreasinglydefinetheir(andour)worldhaven’tsurroundedthem.Constantexposuretodigitalmediahaschang
4、edthewaytheseDigitalNativesprocess,interactanduseinformation.Asaresult,DNscommunicateinfundamentallydifferentwaysthananypreviousgeneration.Meanwhile,manyofus,theDigitalImmigrants,struggleaswetrytocometotermswiththerapidchange,powerfulnewtechnologiesandchangeinthinkingtha
5、tarenativetotheirworld-afundamentallydifferentworldthantheonewegrewupin.Thispaperexaminesthenewdigitallandscapeandtheprofoundimplicationsthatitholdsforthefutureofeducation.WhatdoesthelatestneuroscienceandpsychologicalresearchtellusabouthowtheInstantMessengerGeneration’sb
6、rainsarebeingre-wired?Whataretheimplicationofthisnewdigitallandscapeforteaching,learningandassessmentofthatlearning?Whatwillitmeantobeeducatedinthelightofthismodern,changed,andcontinuallychangingworld?Howcanwereconcilethesenewdevelopmentswithcurrentinstructionalpractices
7、inanAgeofStandards,AccountabilityandHighStakesTestingforall?Whatstrategiescanweusetoappealtothelearningpreferencesandcommunicationneedsofdigitallearners?Preparetohaveyourassumptionsaboutchildrenandhowtheylearnseverelychallenged.UnderstandingDigitalKids:Teaching&Learningi
8、ntheNewDigitalLandscape©2006TheInfoSavvyGroupUnderstandingDigitalChildren(DKs)Teaching&LearningintheNew
