3) In your blog criticise each website (without giving details that would send a reader directly there) in terms of up-to-dateness, usability and practicing what it preaches.
Website 1.
This 2009 website provides an up to date account of what it means to be classed as a digital native, or digital immigrant. It rephrases Prensky’s ideas simply but enough to grasp a good basic understanding of the definitions. However, it fails to provide enough depth or any issues which the definitions bring up and therefore isn’t particularly useful for anything rather than a basic understanding of the concepts.
Website 2.
Website #2 was written in 2003. Although in others topics this may be relatively up to date, the speed at which technology moves should be noted and suggests that the 6 years since it was written is time for a lot of change and may be rather outdated. That said, the topic of digital immigration hasn’t progressed a great deal since 2003; there are still digital immigrants and digital natives as there were at the time of writing. The website provides a précis and a critique of Pensky’s work. As Pensky is such a large contributor to the field, the article has a great deal of relevance to the topic in general. The author discusses the implications of his criticisms of Pensky’s work and these seem to provide real world proof of his ideas.
Website 3.
This December 2008 online newspaper article is one of the most up-to date I have found and therefore cannot be criticised for the time of writing.
The article takes a journalistic rather than academic approach and although is from a well respected newspaper, it asks more questions of digital immigrants/natives than it answers, in a style of investigative journalism. These questions do, however, raise interesting points to be further researched.
The article provides clear evidence and examples for its discussions, but fails to mention digital immigrants and the implications of this in terms of its discussion.
Website 4.
This is a blog, and I have looked at the entry from May 11th 2008. I would say it is a useful website for background information. The comments and responses to the blog raise some interesting points but it isn’t particularly useful to base any academic work on as the comments/blog are merely speculation with no credit sources or evidence. The blog does, however, provide some alternative views to the DI/DN argument than are commonly held and may be a good place to begin further study on the author’s ideas.
Website 5.
Although another blog, the author of this one has published relevant books and works at the MIT; arguably a better source than the previous blog used. The blog is also more academic and in depth. The author details his dissatisfaction with some of Pensky’s terms and notions and also uses examples of how his arguments are relevant in practice, talking about parents and children.
Week 9 Edit: Links.
1. http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/MED-Magazine/January2009/52-New-Word.htm
2. http://technologysource.org/article/digital_natives_digital_immigrants/ first published at http://www.wisc.edu/depd/html/TSarticles/Digital%20Natives.htm
3. http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/11/opinion/edmorozov.php
4. http://sarahhartley.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/dont-call-me-immigrant-enthusiastic-adopter-will-do/
5. http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/12/reconsidering_digital_immigran.html
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OK, I think that it's a shame you haven't caught up totally, look ahead to week 10 and pace yourself accordingly.
ReplyDeleteYou might have brought in the general questions the unit has already raised? E.g. the blog content's produserism and accuracy, 'truth', gossip, gatekeeping, CofP, etc.
Otherwise you do raise the right sort of questions as encouraged for this task -and you do it succinctly.