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digital natives

teacher

The changing role of instructor – classroom, online, virtual world

Posted on March 7, 2012, in Articles, with 1 Comment

Instructors’ roles change from the classroom to online learning using an LMS to online learning using virtual worlds. The absence and replacement of physically visible social cues change how we communicate in each venue. This article updates a model of.

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wiki

Ready to succeed – using wikis in learning?

Posted on March 4, 2012, in Articles, with 4 Comments

Three researchers at the University of Plymouth, UK analyzed feedback from 35 university students who were required to use a wiki to collaboratively build content related to their subject of study. Wikis enable learners to quickly and easily publish a.

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Digital Native Learning

Digital natives are NOT all technology experts

Posted on February 14, 2012, in Research, with 0 Comments

Practical Applications of Research For decades, thinking about how to educate digital natives (born 1976–2000) has been a hot topic for K-12 and higher education professionals. Now that members of this generation are entering the workforce, we take a hard.

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Learning

Digital natives, digital competence and getting the right candidate into the job.

Posted on February 14, 2012, in Research, with 0 Comments

Practical Applications of Research Digital Natives – conclusive lack of evidence for their universal expertise in technology There’s no shortage of criticism of the research, and opinion commentary loosely based on research, which made logic leaps to get to the.

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