Open AccessEDUCATION IN TIMES NET GENERATION: HOW DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS CAN TEACH DIGITAL NATIVES
Author(s) -
Hamilton Viana Chaves,
Osterne ato Maia Filho,
Armando Sérgio Emerenciano de Melo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
holos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1807-1600
pISSN - 1518-1634
DOI - 10.15628/holos.2016.3611
Subject(s) - digital native , immigration , context (archaeology) , informatics , process (computing) , computer science , mathematics education , sociology , data science , engineering ethics , world wide web , psychology , political science , engineering , history , law , archaeology , operating system
Members of the knowledge society, of the network society or of the informatics society are some names that seem to define the current generation. Net generation is a generic nomenclature which covers all the previous terms. Digital immigrants are the subjects whom were born before the advent of digital technologies and who joined to them. Digital natives are the subjects whom were born in the current generation and that would have special qualities, especially regarding the learning process. Considering all this context, a question arises: how the digital immigrants teach the digital natives? This item justifies itself because there is a meeting of generations, in theory, significantly differentiated. Due to this, it would be necessary to identify the appropriate educational forms according to the presented situation. Our teaching experience convinces us that, yes, we should valorize the information’s technologies and communication, understanding that these are means, not ends. It is important to highlight that any tool causes advances and regressions, a fact that serves to guide our teaching practice.