The document discusses learning trends among digital natives in the 21st century. It describes how digital natives, born in the late 20th century, have different cognitive skills and learning preferences compared to previous generations. Digital natives are comfortable with technology, prefer visual learning styles using icons and graphics, enjoy multi-tasking and learning through playing games. The document recommends educational approaches for digital natives that incorporate mobile learning, allowing students to learn anywhere and anytime through portable devices.

1. LEARNING IN THE
21ST CENTURY
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

2. What are we talking about?
Electronic Learning
Nomad Learning
Mobile Learning
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

3. Who are we talking about?
Generation X
Age group
Social and economic circumstances
Cognitive circumstances: the learner profile
Generation Y
Age group
Social and economic circumstances
Cognitive circumstances: the learner profile
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

4. Generation X
Digital needs of Generation X
Hybrid learning
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

5. Generation Y
Digital needs of Generation Y
Mobile learning
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

6. What distinguishes us
GenX Digital Native
• Conventional speed • High speed
• Mono speed (everything has to go fast)
• Linear approaches • Multi-tasking
• Strong reading skills • Non-linear approaches
• Stand alone • Iconic skills
• Competitive • Always connected
• Behavioural learning • Collaborative
• Separating learning and • Learning by searching
playing • Learning through playing
• Internalized learning • Externalized learning
(learning for oneself) (sharing with others)
• Lives in reality • Preference for a fantasy
world
Learning in the 21st Century
Source: Veen, Wim, Homo Zappiens: Learning and What the Digital Natives are saying about it
Knowlege: The Digital Mindset, 2006

7. What does the Digital Native do?
Plays electronic games
Communicates in writing
(typing, texting) 24/7
Adept at f2f, he has hundreds of
virtual friends
Learns by trial & error,
not user manuals
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

8. How does the Digital Native learn?
Not only does he learn while playing, but he also enjoys changing the rules
of play!
Source: Veen, Wim, Homo Zappiens: Learning
and Knowlege: The Digital Mindset, 2006
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

9. Who are his friends?
Rather than playing alone, he could have a hundred friends…
throughout the world!
Source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

10. He is a consumer of
mass communication products
Videos Music
Films Radio: Anywhere, anytime
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

11. He finds everything he wants!
The Digital Native does not hesitate to share and make changes to the
works he finds or even to become a co-author!
No need for permission ;-)
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

12. No rest for his friends!
The Digital Native has hundreds of friends throughout the world.
He is available on his mobile and on the Internet 24/7.
Image ource: http://empoweredteensandparents.com/
He is able to have conversations with more than a dozen friends at a
time while never losing track of what is being discussed.
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

13. The Digital Native learns…
Learning in the 21st Century
Source: Veen, Wim, Homo Zappiens: Learning
and Knowlege: The Digital Mindset, 2006 What the Digital Natives are saying about it

14. The Learning Profile
The Digital Native has a cognitive structure which permits him to:
• Quickly understand the content with the help of icons
• Multi-task
• Mentally create blocks of
information in a disconnected
way (surfing the web),
not in a linear way
Image source: http://blog.iqmatrix.com/mind-map/steve-jobs-quotes
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

15. Recommendations
Preference for contents and activities which allow multi-tasking.
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it
Image source: http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/

16. Recommendations
Use of mind map software programs
.
Image source: http://www.ebsi.umontreal.ca
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

17. Being mobile at the museum
Best Practice
Mobile Learning Institute at the Smithsonian
http://newlearninginstitute.org/digital-media-programs/museum-
programs/smithsonian-institution
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

18. Being mobile at the museum
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
http://www.mfa.org/explore/MFA-guide
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

19. Being mobile at the museum
Field Museum
http://fieldmuseum.org/about/specimania
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

20. Being mobile at the museum
Patton students produce museum video
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/features/x1221864670/
Patton-students-produce-museum-video
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

21. Being mobile in the classroom
Connected to class 24 hours a day (video: 2:27)
http://greenville.wzzm13.com/news/education/66458-
connected-class-24-hours-day?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

22. Being mobile in the classroom
Digital technology used throughout schools
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/news/x1882850236
/Digital-technology-used-throughout-schools
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

23. Pedagogical advantages of mobile
technology in museums
• Mobile technology can increase visitor engagement with the
physical environment (Naismith et al. 2005)
• Increase confidence, motivation and involvement of visitors,
students and staff (Burkett 2005)
• Easy access to mobile technology and mobility at a relatively low
cost (Rey, Coen 2011)
• Ability to learn anytime, anywhere (Miller 2012)
• A flexibility within the possible pedagogical applications (various
spatial layouts, groupe work) (Rey, Coen 2011)
• Continuous learning in and outside of the classroom (mobility) (Rey,
Coen 2011)
• Allows technology to be used in a way that naturally ties into
learning activities, guaranteeing a more integrated use of the mobile
technology (Rey, Coen 2011)
Learning in the 21st Century
What the Digital Natives are saying about it

24. TO LEARN MORE….
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