scholarly journals Digital Natives or Digital Refugees?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Combes
Keyword(s):  
Generation Y ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Information Landscape

This research forum paper presents the conclusion of a much broader PhD study which examines the information-seeking behaviour of the Net Generation or Generation Y. The overarching premise of this study centres on the belief that a greater understanding of how young adults seek and interact with information and the online environment, is an important first step in developing strategies to prepare them for tertiary education, the workplace and a future that will be characterised by an increasingly complex and constantly evolving information landscape. This paper will present the final analysis of the PhD findings, discuss what this means for the current generation of students and examine where schools and particularly teacher librarians need to focus if we are to cater for future generations.

scholarly journals The Net Generation: Tech-savvy or lost in virtual space?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Combes
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
School Level ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
The Us ◽  
Educational Testing Service ◽  
Teacher Librarians

Recent findings from PEW Internet and American Life studies in the US, the JISC Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future report and the Educational Testing Service 2006 ICT literacy assessment, all indicate that the students from the Y or Net Generation are not as tech-savvy as portrayed by the world’s media and large Internet software providers. If this is the case, then assumptions currently being made about the information-seeking behaviour of today’s students need to be rectified at the school level to ensure that tomorrow’s citizens are not disenfranchised or disempowered as users in a world where Governments are increasingly committed to the provision of essential services and information wholly online. This paper discusses the secondary results of a much larger PhD study on the information seeking behaviour of the Net Generation and the need for schools and particularly teacher librarians, to become more involved in teaching students how to use the electronic environment effectively.

The mystery of the digital natives' existence: Questioning the validity of the Prenskian metaphor

First Monday ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasqualina Sorrentino
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past

Net Generation (Tapscott, 2009, 1998; Oblinger and Oblinger, 2005), Generation Y (Zhao and Liu, 2008; Halse and Mallinson, 2009), Millennials (Howe and Strauss, 2000), Homo Zappiens (Veen, 2003) and i-Generation (Rosen, 2010). The labels used to describe the generation of young people and their relation with technology are numerous. Over the past few years, one of the notions, which might have had more echoes among parents, teachers, and policy-makers is those of “digital natives” introduced in 2001 by Mark Prensky. The metaphor has had enduring influence on how the educational system perceives students and technology. Most scholars do not like it, for various reasons. Among other problems, the term implies that technological abilities are innate rather than taught and learned. The aim of this contribution is not to join the existing debate about the existence of digital native but to examine if there is any empirical evidence to support the use of that metaphor in the first place, questioning its usefulness to depict particular generations of young people.

scholarly journals Search for Information and the Net Generation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Combes
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Complex Activity ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Generation Theory ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Teacher Librarians

Supporters of the Net Generation theory claim that children born after 1985 have an in-depth grasp and almost ‘intuitive’ knowledge of how to use technology, simply because they have never known a world without the Internet and technological change. This theory contradicts traditional information theory which contends that information-seeking behaviour is a complex activity that is affected by cultural, educational and social contexts. Anecdotal evidence from schools and public libraries has long suggested that while young people actively use technology, they do not use it as described by the Net generation theorists. In recent years there has been an emerging body of research on the Net Generation that largely debunks the myth of an intuitive user who is capable of using electronic resources to find information, a fact many teacher librarians have long suspected. This paper explores the initialfindings of research into the information-seeking behaviour of young adults and how they use a range of technologies and electronic resources.

MEDIA LITERASI BAGI DIGITAL NATIVES: PERSPEKTIF GENERASI Z DI JAKARTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Ranny Rastati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Depth Interview

In 2017 the majority of internet users are 19-34 years old or 49.52% (APJI, 2017). Almost half of the internet users in Indonesia are digital natives who were born after 1980: Generation Y (1980-1995) and Generation Z (1996-2009). This research will be focused on Generation Z as the true generation of the internet. Generation Z was born when the internet is available, a contrast to Generation Y who is still experiencing the transition of the internet. The purpose of this research is to find an effective way of providing information about media literacy to Generation Z. Through descriptive qualitative, the study was conducted with in-depth interview and observation toward 12 university students in Jakarta. The results showed that there are four effective ways of providing information about media literacy which is i) videos distributed to social media such as Youtube and Instagram, ii) interesting memes in communicative style, iii) through selebgram or micro-celebrity in Instagram who is consider as a role model and have a positive image, and iv) roadside billboards. Another interesting finding is that male informants tend to like media literacy information through videos and memes, while female informants prefer campaigns conducted by positive image selebgram and billboard. AbstrakPada tahun 2017 pengguna internet di Indonesia mayoritas berusia 19-34 tahun yaitu sebanyak 49,52% (APJI, 2017). Dari data tersebut terlihat bahwa hampir sebagian pengguna internet di Indonesia adalah digital natives atau penutur asli teknologi digital yaitu orang-orang yang lahir setelah tahun 1980: Generasi Y (1980-1995) dan Generasi Z (1996-2009). Penelitian ini akan difokuskan kepada Generasi Z karena mereka dianggap sebagai sebenar-benarnya generasi internet. Generasi Z lahir saat teknologi tersebut sudah tersedia, berbeda dengan Generasi Y yang masih mengalami transisi teknologi hingga menuju internet. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mencari tahu cara yang efektif dalam memberikan informasi mengenai media literasi kepada generasi Z. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan observasi dan wawancara mendalam. Informan berjumlah 12 orang mahasiswa di Jakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada empat cara yang efektif dalam memberikan informasi mengenai media literasi yaitu i) video yang disebarkan ke media sosial seperti Youtube dan Instagram, ii) meme menarik dengan bahasa yang mudah dimengerti, iii) melalui selebgram yang menjadi panutan dan berimage positif, dan iv) papan iklan di pinggir jalan. Temuan menarik lainnya adalah informan laki-laki cenderung menyukai informasi media literasi melalui video dan meme yang disebarkan ke media sosial, sementara perempuan lebih menyukai kampanye yang dilakukan oleh selebgram berimage positif dan papan iklan.

scholarly journals Native or Novice?

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Donna M. Velliaris ◽  
Paul Breen
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
First Year ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Return Home ◽  
Information Landscape

Access to and use of technology by students deemed to be ‘Digital Natives' studying in the Higher Education (HE) sector has been an area of much interest, speculation and publication. This chapter reports on a small-scale exploratory study that aimed to uncover the digital technology access and practices in both everyday life and academic study of ‘new' international first-year ‘pathway' students at the Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology (EIBT). The purpose of this study was to contribute to the debate on digital natives by providing a ‘piece of evidence' on the access to and use of digital technologies by a group of pre-university pathway students. This exploratory study stemmed from the realisation that EIBT lecturers could better meet the needs of the current generation and cohort of 20+ ethnically diverse students, and help them acculturate and transition as lifelong learners who are able to adapt to an evolving information landscape in Australian HE and upon their return home.

Students, Internet, eLearning and Web 2.0

2013 ◽  
pp. 1720-1742
Author(s):  
Rolf Schulmeister
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Internet Services ◽  
Parallel Study ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Media Types ◽  
Use Of Internet

An investigation into the students’ use of internet services, media types and e-learning preferences tried to find out if students today are interested in the use of Web 2.0 methods for learning. More than 2.000 students participated in the survey conducted by the international architecture company DEGW and the author. The data of the survey are compared to the results of a parallel study by HIS GmbH that was answered by 4.400 students. The results of both studies throw a critical light on the popular discussion about the net generation or the so-called digital natives and may lend themselves to a more cautious or careful introduction of Web 2.0 methods in teaching and learning accompanied by instructional and tutorial assistance.

Catering to the Needs of the “Digital Natives” or Educating the “Net Generation”?

2013 ◽  
pp. 1134-1151
Author(s):  
Thomas Ryberg ◽  
Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld ◽  
Chris Jones
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Online Web

In this chapter, the authors explore perspectives on the notion of “digital natives” and present a case in which Web 2.0 technologies were introduced to students. They discuss studies critical of the generational metaphor, and argue that it should not be uncritically assumed that there is a generation of digital natives, but that young people may need to develop skills often associated with the digital natives. The authors present a case reflecting these pedagogical aims, involving an online Web 2.0 learning environment called Ekademia. The findings of the case reflect a gap between the researchers’ intentions and the actual outcomes. In particular, the learning environment failed to provide sufficient scaffolding for the students, who needed more support than was assumed. It is therefore suggested that educational use of social software technologies should have stronger connections to curricular activities, involve a more concerted pedagogical effort, and be supported by a higher degree of institutionalization.

Engaging Millennial in Corporate Governance

2020 ◽  
pp. 221-230
Author(s):  
Rahul Mohare
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
The Awakening ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The World ◽  
High Aspiration

Millennials, born starting from the 1980s, who are also called Nexters, the Net Generation, and Generation Y represent a new workforce in a global market and have high aspiration. Because of their digital, liquid, and collective mindset, they are adapting the way people generate the future. But now we have three generations representing the workforce at the same time . Before them, the world had two other generation groups: Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, and the Baby Boomers who were born between 1946 and 1964 . Following the Strauss-Howe generation theory, each type of generation falls on a certain cycle of social and economic development, namely high, awakening, unraveling, and crisis. As a result, the Baby Boomers were born during the high, Generation X during the awakening, and millennials entered the unraveling period.

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