literacies: (academic, information, tech)

Starting questions/topics:

How tech-savvy are the Digital Natives?
Do we over- or under-estimate their information and technical literacy?
Is there a difference between tech confidence and tech competence?
What are the implications for information technology and academic literacy?
Will there be a continuity between old and new forms of information literacy?
Do students feel as though they are 'powering down' (see this article from Vision) when they enter the school gates/university campus?
What assumptions do we make about the literacies that digital natives have?
If digital natives were born after 1982 then how can staff in this age group have input?
Is age the only/best definition of being a digital native?
what literacies to today's school students have that Universities need to plan for?
If digital natives use technology outside of University/school, does that necessarily mean they think it has a place in education?

reading and other source material

Johnson, Larry. 2006. "The sea change before us." Educause Review March/April 2006.

Oblinger, Diana G. and James L. Oblinger (eds). 2005. "Educating the Net Generation." Educause e-book

If you would like to suggest some reading or other source material for this session, email us at Learning Futures.

Lisa Cluett