digital native

English

Etymology

Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.[1]

Noun

digital native (plural digital natives)

  1. (technology, sociology) A person who has grown up in an environment replete with digital interactions and ways of communicating, thought to increase difficulty with traditional nondigital teaching methods, work practices, etc.
    Antonym: digital immigrant
    • 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1085:
      This may potentially have a negative impact on the ultimate utility of this feedback method with present-day students who perceive themselves as ‘digital natives’.

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References
  1. Marc Prensky (2001 October) “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”, in On the Horizon‎, volume 9, number 5, MCB University Press: “But the most useful designation I have found for them is Digital Natives. Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet.”

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