Q1: Based just on the label "Digital Immigrant", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics?

Functional skills where such a person is able to use the internet for research and communications as well as operation of digital home equipment (dvd players, etc).

Q2: Based solely on the label "Digital Native", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics?

Highly functional where such a person utilizes digital devices consistently throughout each day. The term native implies that a person is completely fluent and comfortable with digital technology.

Q3: Describe how the formal education of a "Digital Immigrant" might differ from a "Digital Native."

Based on what I know about digital immigrants and digital natives, I can describe the formal education of each group in this way:  1. Digital Immigrants: largely traditional instruction where the instructor presents information and students return it without much alteration. Collaborative efforts were tightly controlled by the instructor, and most information was text-based,  Digital Natives: Though some digital natives are experiences traditional kinds of classroom experiences, there is much more emphasis on the effective incorporatation of digital technology into the curriculum. In addition, more collaboration techniques are implemented. Students are encouraged to explore.

Q4: Describe how you think a 19-year-old college Freshman would prefer to receive their course materials.

Interactive Graphical interface leading to text

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.

19 year-old college Freshman: online where live collaboration happens via chat and documents are shared through a repository. F2F meetings would only take place if deamed absolutely necessary by the group.  60 year-old retiree: F2F or phone conference where all group members were working in the same place and time with the same documents.

Q6: Describe how you think a college professor would prefer to generate and present lessons to 19-year-old college freshmen.

I think most college professors still prefer the lecture as a means of presenting material to any age group. However, I think that many college professors are now generating lessons electronically and deploying them online as a supplement to the f2f interaction.

Q7: Can you give an example of when a technology boundary negatively affected your success on a project for work or school?

I haven't had an experience where I was not able to be successful using technology for a class. Any snags I've run into have been solved. In each case, the professor made an adjustment.

Q8: Can you give an example of when you perceived age was a boundary in the success of a project at work or school?

I think that during my graduate work (both M.Ed. and Ph.D.) my age has helped me in so far as maturity is concerned. I think that by virtue of the fact that I'm lived to almost 40, my life experiences have helped to focus me on the goals I've set for myself.

Q9: What is your age?

35-44

Q10: What is your highest educational degree?

M.Ed.

Q11: Please suggest topics and/or opinions in any area you feel is relevant to the topics presented in this questionnaire.