I think the DN-DI divide is just to create an awareness and the metaphor is to make a distinction between those with ICT skills and those without but as Lyna put it to us during the presentation, it is not a clear cut line as there are still some so-called DN students who display non-ICT skills.
Recently, Prensky (2009) proposed the concept of 'digital wisdom'. According to Prensky, this wisdom comes from and in the use of technology. It is not confined to certain generations and he quoted President Obama as an example of a DI who has digital wisdom. (I guess this came about with his use of IT in his campaign and all.)
So the next question would be how to link or bridge this divide so that the DIs could move along this learning continuum to get to where the DNs are and perhaps achieve digital wisdom along the way........What say the rest of my fellow DIs out there?
Hi Ras,
ReplyDeleteI am reading a book entitled, “The Rebooting of a Teacher’s Mind” by Brenda Dyck. The author describes her exposure to the complexity and the extent of the digital divide in United States. I wonder about the depth and breadth of the digital divide in the Third World or the developing countries… Indeed, building bridges is necessary and it takes a collaborative effort on the part of the country leaders, curriculum developers and educators alike. The process of diminishing the divide, however, will take time.