Comments on: Reconsidering “Digital Natives”

By: Tom Hanson

Tom Hanson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:11:22 +0000

At OpenEducation.net we recently took an in-depth look at the net generation as it relates to teaching and learning. The posts may be of interest to your readers:

http://www.openeducation.net/2008/09/22/digital-immigrants-teaching-the-net-generation-much-ado-about-nothing/

http://www.openeducation.net/2008/09/23/net-generation-nonsense-mark-bullen-discusses-teaching-and-learning/

http://www.openeducation.net/2008/09/26/though-net-generation-concerns-overhyped-integrating-technology-the-right-step/

Tom Hanson
Editor
OpenEducation.net

By: Chris Collins

Chris Collins — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:42:21 +0000

That’s why we are making the VCR…so we can watch them later after the boat is made.

By: Church

Church — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:26:36 +0000

Look, the boat is going to get built a *hell* of a lot faster if we don’t have to keep taking breaks to watch programs on the coconut TV he built. OK? OK.

By: Chris Collins

Chris Collins — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:38:36 +0000

Jason,

Maybe they wouldn’t have called you Professor if you hadn’t have the following lessons planned:

Making a Coconut into a TV
Good Design Using Palm Trees
How not to build a Boat, but instead a VCR out of things found on a tropic island.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:50:43 +0000

I think it’s more of a nickname than a title at this point.

Like when my colleagues call me “jerkface!”

By: Jason Tocci

Jason Tocci — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:45:30 +0000

Not technically Dr. Tocci yet, but my students do insist upon calling me “Professor.” Not “Professor Tocci,” just “Professor,” like the guy on Gilligan’s Island. I think it’s more of a nickname than a title at this point.

By: Mike Tarselli

Mike Tarselli — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:18:36 +0000

So, um, Mr. Tocci…are you then DR. TOCCI? If so, prehaps you wouldn’t mind changing your “about” page to reflect same. See, some of us depend on the internet for our everyday world updates!

By: Church

Church — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:06:58 +0000

I picked up a class this semester (for the first time in a while) and I’ve been amazed at the grappling with technology on both sides of the lectern. The school I’m in caters in part to adult students (ahem) so the age distribution is pretty wide. If anything, the older students are more adept with the ancillary tech than the younger ones (obviously, there’s a degree of self-selection going on here.)

The professors are all over the map as well. It’s harder to judge them, however, because the tech they end up administering (class forums, etc.) are weirdly low-end. Off-the-shelf BBS systems like vBulletin have far more capabilities than the ‘class forum’ software that the University has set up. It’s just bizarre.

By: Jason Tocci

Jason Tocci — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:43:47 +0000

You can see the Chronicle for free? One more thing I have learned today—thanks! (Updating the post accordingly.)

By: Siva Vaidhyanathan

Siva Vaidhyanathan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:37:04 +0000

Hi. Thanks for the nice words about my article and thanks for all the helpful anecdotes about teaching.

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