Q1: Based just on the label "Digital Immigrant", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics? |
basic skills, such as using MS Office products. Nothing terribly technical. |
Q2: Based solely on the label "Digital Native", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics? |
Fearless when it comes to using the latest and greatest game or online software (such as my space). |
Q3: Describe how the formal education of a "Digital Immigrant" might differ from a "Digital Native." |
Boring class rooms with stand-up instruction to the infusion of interactive electronics to aid in learning. |
Q4: Describe how you think a 19-year-old college Freshman would prefer to receive their course materials. |
online |
Q5: Describe how you think a 19-year-old college Freshman would prefer to collaborate on a group project in a course versus a 60-year-old retiree. |
online in chat rooms (asynchronously or synchronously). The elderly person would prefer to meet for coffee and discuss things in person. |
Q6: Describe how you think a college professor would prefer to generate and present lessons to 19-year-old college freshmen. |
mixed mode of online and f2f. |
Q7: Can you give an example of when a technology boundary negatively affected your success on a project for work or school? |
Having very little access to the instructor or the SME. When you have a question, you usually need an answer before moving on -- if there are huge time delays (days/weeks) then the online application becomes a bad experience. |
Q8: Can you give an example of when you perceived age was a boundary in the success of a project at work or school? |
Yes. When the person could barely type, let alone use the software provided for the project. |
Q9: What is your age? |
45-54 |
Q10: What is your highest educational degree? |
MA |
Q11: Please suggest topics and/or opinions in any area you feel is relevant to the topics presented in this questionnaire. |
Not all "immigrants" are ignorant to technology. There are highly skilled programmers and users of the latest and greatest technological devices. |