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Arguments: My main argument with this article is the contradiction which it brings up with the rest of Prensky’s work. The article repeatedly states that depending on the way the mind is stimulated, brain structure can change and this can happen throughout a person’s life, not just in youth and childhood (neuroplasticity). So, is the DI/DN divide as strong as suggested? Surely if certain stimulation (in the form of digital technologies) can change a person’s brain structure throughout life, then people can cross the border and actually become digital natives, not just immigrants. Previously Prensky has suggested that immigrants can learn to use technologies but will retain the accent of an immigrant, but this discussion suggest that use and understanding of dig technologies means people’s brains can actually change to work as native’s do.
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How much GTA do you have to play? How much e-mail? SMS? YouTube navigation? Does it have to be in isolation? Does e-mail cancel out Lara Croft?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it specially digital? How much filing can you do without changing the way your brain works? Reciting the Koran? Singing your favourite song? (out loud? in your head?)