Participant 9 response
Q1: Based just on the label "Digital Immigrant", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics? |
basic skills; minimal technical skills; daily operations that may be familiar based on job responsibilities, etc. |
Q2: Based solely on the label "Digital Native", what skills would you imagine such a person having with electronics? |
technical skills; knowledge of the basics and most of the workings beyond that |
Q3: Describe how the formal education of a "Digital Immigrant" might differ from a "Digital Native." |
digital natives have been taught via computers or with the supplement or assistance of computers/technology; immigrants were taught without (or with minimal) computer/technology usage |
Q4: Describe how you think a 19-year-old college Freshman would prefer to receive their course materials. |
via email |
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. |
the 19-year old and the 60-year old would have a generation gap because of the advent of computers and technology; the 19-year old would likely prefer asynchronous modes of communication and the 60-year old likely would not |
Q6: Describe how you think a college professor would prefer to generate and present lessons to 19-year-old college freshmen. |
the college professor would probably have knowledge of how 19-year olds learn, but may or may not teach accordingly - he might post things online in addition to giving hard copies if he were going to accomodate the native learning styles |
Q7: Can you give an example of when a technology boundary negatively affected your success on a project for work or school? |
i've had some luck in working with people who are pretty proficient in technology. i think it's because it is basically required to take courses in our program. email and internet are required, not only for communication purposes but for coursework too - so, no i can't think of a boundary in that respect |
Q8: Can you give an example of when you perceived age was a boundary in the success of a project at work or school? |
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Q9: What is your age? |
Under 25 |
Q10: What is your highest educational degree? |
finishing masters now |
Q11: Please suggest topics and/or opinions in any area you feel is relevant to the topics presented in this questionnaire. |
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