Digital native, digital immigrant

A term which is become familiar to many in education and other fields.  But just in case you are not familiar then refer to Marc Prensky.

Anyway, I was musing how the term hasn’t really lived up to the hype. There doesn’t appear to be the differences that were hypothesised between the generations.

But, perhaps the term was coined ahead of its time? If bio-technological enhancements do become commonplace how will we teach this new generation of superhuman? Will the unenhanced, older, generation, have anything to offer? Or will we become redundant?

 

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