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Chapter 38
Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments
individuals who were born before the existence of digital technology and adopted it to some extent later.
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Designing and Developing the Virtual English Adventure in Second Life
Youngkyun Baek (Boise State University, USA) and Hoe Kyeung Kim (Cleveland State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-762-3.ch038
Abstract
This chapter describes the process of design and development of the Virtual English Adventure in Second Life. The in-depth description and explanation of designing and developing the tasks and activities involved in the Virtual English Adventure project provides the scale and amount of time and effort required to utilize a virtual tool for educational purposes. The Virtual English Adventure is particularly designed for English teaching and learning. The virtual world configurations, such as level tests, teleporting, missions, e-learning, interaction, gaming, and learning-facilitators, are related to both learning theories and language teaching pedagogy. Based on our own experiences, there are some important recommendations for instructional designers and researchers to consider when they design and develop the educational use of a virtual world.
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Chapter 138
The Evolution of Online Composition Pedagogy
Generation/people (of teachers, etc.) unaccustomed to computer technology.
Published in Chapter: The Evolution of Online Composition Pedagogy; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 7
Transforming Preservice Teacher TPACK by Transforming Faculty Digital Agency: Case Studies From the Provost's Inaugural Digital Learning Initiative Fellows
As defined by Marc Prensky in 2001, digital immigrants would be considered end-users born prior to 1980.
Published in Chapter: Transforming Preservice Teacher TPACK by Transforming Faculty Digital Agency: Case Studies From the Provost's Inaugural Digital Learning Initiative Fellows; From: Handbook of Research on TPACK in the Digital Age
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Chapter 9
Stimuli for the Use of Digital Influencers in the Culture Sector: An Analysis of the Portuguese Context
A digital immigrant is a person born before the widespread adoption of computers and has had to adopt digital technology later in life. In other words, is a person who was born before it was common to use things such as personal computers and mobile phones.
Published in Chapter: Stimuli for the Use of Digital Influencers in the Culture Sector: An Analysis of the Portuguese Context; From: Using Influencer Marketing as a Digital Business Strategy
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Chapter 17
Historical Evolution of Adult Education in America: The Impact of Institutions, Change, and Acculturation
Individuals not born in the “digital world” but who have adapted to the evolving informational technologies. Conversely, ‘digital natives’ grew up with modern information technology and adapt to new technologies much more rapidly and intuitively.
Published in Chapter: Historical Evolution of Adult Education in America: The Impact of Institutions, Change, and Acculturation; From: Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tools for Lifelong Learning
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Chapter 2
New Media Technologies and Childhood Education for Development Purposes in Africa
Individuals who were born before the spread of digital technology and were not exposed to them in their early ages. Generally, people who were born prior to 1985 are considered to be digital immigrants.
Published in Chapter: New Media Technologies and Childhood Education for Development Purposes in Africa; From: Media and Its Role in Protecting the Rights of Children in Africa
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Chapter 13
Effective Educational Leadership in the Digital Age: An Examination of Professional Qualities and Best Practices
Refers to educational leaders who were born before the digital natives as digital immigrants who have adopted many parts of the technology in use.
Published in Chapter: Effective Educational Leadership in the Digital Age: An Examination of Professional Qualities and Best Practices; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education
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Chapter 10
Beyond Button Smashing: Utilizing Minecraft and Other Video Games as Synchronous Learning Tools for Science Learning
A term coined by Marc Prensky referring to those who were not born into the world of digital technologies, but rather introduced to them at some point in their lives and had to change or adapt to them.
Published in Chapter: Beyond Button Smashing: Utilizing Minecraft and Other Video Games as Synchronous Learning Tools for Science Learning; From: Educational Technology and Resources for Synchronous Learning in Higher Education
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Chapter 21
Mobile Phone Use during Class at a Japanese Women's College
“Digital immigrants” are the generations preceding digital natives. For digital immigrants, meeting in person, land-line phone calls, paper letters, and fax were the main methods of communication before they became able to conveniently use the Internet. In other words, digital immigrants are a generation who first used traditional media and gradually adopted new information/communications technologies and services as they became available. AU59: Reference appears to be out of alphabetical order. Please check AU60: eXtyles Bibliographic Reference Processing failed to fully style the reference "The History of Mobile Phones in Japan, 1989". Please check the copyediting.
Published in Chapter: Mobile Phone Use during Class at a Japanese Women's College; From: Handbook of Research on Media Literacy in the Digital Age
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Chapter 14
Digital Literacies in Teaching and Learning of Teachers
Concept created by Marc Prensky, who opposed the digital natives, aims to define individuals who, although not born into the digital world by need or interest dive in it, adopting their new technologies and tools, applying to their learning and adapting to the demands of the new virtual environments.
Published in Chapter: Digital Literacies in Teaching and Learning of Teachers; From: Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas
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Chapter 62
Interaction Speed as Nonverbal Cues in Text Messaging via Smartphone
Digital immigrants are the generations preceding digital natives, who initially used traditional media before gradually adopting new ICTs and services as they became available.
Published in Chapter: Interaction Speed as Nonverbal Cues in Text Messaging via Smartphone; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition
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Chapter 130
Multimodal Literacy
An individual born before the widespread growth of digital technologies.
Published in Chapter: Multimodal Literacy; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 12
Technology and Digital Content: Promoting Learner-Centered Pedagogy
People not born into the digital world but have adopted many or most aspects of the new technology.
Published in Chapter: Technology and Digital Content: Promoting Learner-Centered Pedagogy; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education
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Chapter 178
Digital Game-Based Learning in Higher Education
Refers to individuals who have needed to adapt to the digital environment after they were born. Examples include individuals who have needed to learn about the Internet or e-mail later on in their lives.
Published in Chapter: Digital Game-Based Learning in Higher Education; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 3
Digital Citizenship and E-Government Integration: The Case of North Cyprus
Person who has born before the widespread usage of digital technology.
Published in Chapter: Digital Citizenship and E-Government Integration: The Case of North Cyprus; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Citizenship and Management During Crises
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Chapter 9
Rethinking E-Learning and Digital Natives
The generation which was born when the technology wasn’t fast and didn’t grow up with technology.
Published in Chapter: Rethinking E-Learning and Digital Natives; From: Handbook of Research on Children's Consumption of Digital Media
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Chapter 12
Individual Differences, Learning Opportunities and Learning Outcomes, Digital Equity: Bridging the Gap – Creating Learning Opportunities for All Students
Individuals, born before 1980, who grew up in a world without technology and as a result lack confidence and familiarity when using technology ( Prensky, 2001a )
Published in Chapter: Individual Differences, Learning Opportunities and Learning Outcomes, Digital Equity: Bridging the Gap – Creating Learning Opportunities for All Students; From: Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age
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Chapter 13
No More War Stories: Transitioning From Journalist to Instructor in This Modern Age
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Chapter 8
Cyberbullying: Educators and Parents
Those that, although they use new technologies, move much worse in their world.
Published in Chapter: Cyberbullying: Educators and Parents; From: Cyberbullying and the Critical Importance of Educational Resources for Prevention and Intervention
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Chapter 9
An Argumentative Study on Digital Advertising Literacy
A concept created by Marc Prensky for individuals born before the 1980s and unable to adapt to technological advances as quickly as digital natives.
Published in Chapter: An Argumentative Study on Digital Advertising Literacy; From: Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Literacy in the Digital Age
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Chapter 5
Pre-Service Teachers and Technology Integration: International Cases and Generational Attitudes toward Technology in Education
Individuals born prior to 1980; generally presumed to be able to learn to use digital technologies but with less facility, intuition, and preference than members of younger generations.
Published in Chapter: Pre-Service Teachers and Technology Integration: International Cases and Generational Attitudes toward Technology in Education; From: Handbook of Research on Global Issues in Next-Generation Teacher Education
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Chapter 10
App Smashing to Bolster Preservice Teachers' Digital Teaching Repertoires: “Don't Stop Doing This”
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Chapter 19
Towards a Model of a Didactics of eLearning: An Application to Education for Sustainable Development
Are those who make use of the digital language but with “accent”, showing some difficulty in understanding and expressing themselves digitally.
Published in Chapter: Towards a Model of a Didactics of eLearning: An Application to Education for Sustainable Development; From: Handbook of Research on Engaging Digital Natives in Higher Education Settings
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Chapter 8
Associations Between Dependency on LINE Text Messaging and Occurrence of Negative Emotions in LINE Group Chats
Digital immigrants are the generations preceding digital natives, who initially used traditional media before gradually adopting new information/communications technologies and services as they became available.
Published in Chapter: Associations Between Dependency on LINE Text Messaging and Occurrence of Negative Emotions in LINE Group Chats; From: The Psychology and Dynamics Behind Social Media Interactions
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