Visual Summary by https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld What is a Digital World? en-us 2018-05-03 10:25:35 UTC 2023-06-02 16:14:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601330 Howell (2017) speaks of the urgency for teachers in the 21stcentury to develop a "digital pedagogy" in order to effectively teach in today’s digital climate. ]]> 2018-05-03 11:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601330 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601406 The development of a digital pedagogy and being comfortable using digital tools effectively in the classroom revolutionises the teaching process and is imperative for more traditional teachers in succeeding in the digital world (Howell, 2017).]]> 2018-05-03 11:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601406 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601474 The digital world, as supported by Howell (2017) is a combination of several pillars of technology and the impact that this technology has on its users and the wider community. ]]> 2018-05-03 11:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601474 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601553 Specifically, the digital world encapsulates the applications and platforms that are used on technologies such as computers and laptops, and different mobile phone devices (Howell, 2017). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601553 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601635 There are challenges that are presented to teachers and educators as to how to convey messages to students in the 21stcentury who are considered “digitally native” (Howell, 2017). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601635 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601691 Digital natives are those students who are born either late in the 20thcentury or in the 21stcentury and are raised, and become familiar, with these new technologies and platforms (Howell, 2017). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601691 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601760 Digital natives are proficient in their use of digital technologies, and due to their heightened understanding of these technologies, they can easily adapt to changes that are made over time (Howell, 2017). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601760 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601815 Furthermore, this new generation of children and students (the digitally native) can freely use new technologies in the digital world without the consequence of misuse (Gulsecen, Ozdemir, Gezer & Akadal, 2014). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601815 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601874 Opposing the idea of a digitally native student is the idea of older, traditional teachers as “digital immigrants” and their need to assimilate and to better understand the use of ICT in the school environment (Howell, 2017). ]]> 2018-05-03 11:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257601874 joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257603618 Fig 1. Digital Interactive Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.classteacher.com/Digital-Interactive-Classroom.php]]> 2018-05-03 12:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257603618 References joshua_vellinga https://padlet.com/joshua_vellinga/teachingandlearninginthedigitalworld/wish/257613680 Gulsecen, S., Ozdemir, S., Gezer, M., & Akadal, E. (2014). The Good Reader of Digital World, Digital Natives: Are They Good Writer Also? Procedia - Social and Behavioural  Sciences. Vol 191. pp 2396-2401


Howell, J. (2017). Teaching With ICT: Digital Pedagogies for Collaboration and Creativity. Victoria, Australia. Oxford University Press.
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