Digital Misconceptions:

Implications for

Teaching and Learning

Glenn Cockerline Mike NantaisCockerlineG@BrandonU.ca NantaisM@BrandonU.ca

Brandon University Faculty of Education

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Typical CanadianLuxury Hotel

Mounties & Hockey: Canadian Icons

Hoser! eh?

Speaking

Stereotypes

Generalizations ...&

of

millennialsiGenerationdigital natives

NetGen

Gen Y

Who are our students? (demographics)

Academic Background! 91 - B.A. ! 39 - B.Sc.! 25 - B.G.S.! 15 - B.P.E.S.! 10 - B.Mus. (3 Concurrent)! 3 - Other

Age:! Range: 20 – 47 years! Mean: 24.9 years

Gender:! 70% Female

Marital Status:! 60% Single

data from 2009

100% own a computer

97% own a cell phone

83% own an iPod™

83% have downloaded music

67% regularly download music

86% use text messaging

86% use social networking sites

Time spent on:Daily Times (minutes)

127 - computer time @ Home 80 - watching TV 67 - computer time @ School 48 - listening to radio 32 - talking on the phone 31 - listening to iPod 17 - travel time to classes 11 - gaming

Other 25 - text messages per day 9 - hrs of paid work per week

What did we ask?

What did we ask?

1) What were their competencies with ICT?

What did we ask?

1) What were their competencies with ICT?

2) Which computer application did they use?

What did we find ...

Regarding Competencies with ICT ?

Greatest Competence (>3.0 on a 0-4 scale)

ICT Competencies

ICT Competencies

Minimal Competence (<0.99)

*refer to data handout

Generational differences

ICT Competencies

Gender differences

*refer to data handout

ICT Competencies

What did we find ...

Regarding which computer applications students use ?

Applications related to School Life

e-Mail 2.91Word Processing 2.86Google 2.81

Computer Applications

scale: 0 (heavily used) -3 (rarely used)

Social Networking Sites! 2.53Music - Listening! 2.49 Online Banking! 2.14 Music Sharing! 2.01 Photography! 2.00 News Feeds ! 1.96 YouTube! 1.96

Applications related to Personal Interests

Computer Applications

Blogs & Wikis! 0.85Database management! 0.81Social Sharing Sites! 0.69Skype! 0.64Fan Fiction! 0.58Movie Production! 0.48PodCasts 0.44

And what of applications teachers might use?

Computer Applications

Significant Differences by Generation

Computer Applications

Computer Applications

Significant Differences by Gender

Implications for

Teaching and Learning ?

The REAL Manitoba

BTW ...

Thank you!

go to our blog:

http://ictology.blogspot.com/2010/07/digital-native-eh-digital.html

for discussion & links to this slide deck, handouts & more!

Image Creditsslide 3igloo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/4555636256/dogsled: http://www.flickr.com/photos/question_everything/3276784708/Snow vehicle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/4555636290/in/photostream

slide 4ice hotel (out): http://www.flickr.com/photos/magicfoundry/3124551251/ice hotel (reception): http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjaglin/423069981/ice hotel (suite): http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncarey/50130471/

slide 5“Mounties”: original on flickr, remixed by M. Nantais

slide 11clock: microsoft clip-art

remainder of photos & word clouds by M. Nantais