Digital Natives - Digital Immigrants
I'm not sure if I agree with the full extent of where this guy is going with his questioning (I don't think we are going to become cyber-people in the future), but I think he makes some great points about digital immigrants becoming digital natives regardless of their age!
Abby,
ReplyDeleteThis was such an interesting concept I read about this week! Moreover, I spoke with my 21 year old nanny and 73 year old mother-in-law about it and they also had mix feelings. Surprisingly, the 21 year old said she believed that I (undergrad finished in 2005) probably learned and retained so much more than she is. She commented that it's so easy to just google answers, find spark notes, etc. Nothing is retained because it's found in an instance and lost in an instance. I enjoyed watching the video.
Hey Nicole,
DeleteAs a 29 year old, I kind of agree with the 21 year old. I am really good at navigating the internet, but it is pretty easy to just find the answers on the fly instead of keeping it all locked up in the brain. In our current digital environment I guess it's not a bad thing, but I'm sure there is something lacking. I'm curious about your experience, do you find it hard to utilize the web? Or do you think you are more like the guy in this video, an immigrant that became a native by practicing the different tools?
Hi Nicole and Abby,
DeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts.
This is something that comes up in the health sciences colleges that I teach in. I am curious what you think. How do you feel about your healthcare provider looking things up? Is it ok if a doctor looks up the dosing for a medication? Or sends a message to pharmacist asking about drug interactions? Is it ok if they use a computer algorithm to diagnose you? If we are ok with that, is there a limit to how much of their time should be spent looking things up? Does it provide more time for relationship building and communication with the patient? Or less?
I think that health care is evolving, as are the providers, along the lines mentioned in the video to more technology. However, I don't know about going as far as in the video. I think there is still a choice to make in how and when we interact with technology. A lot of my health science students really missed the human perspectives in their learning this year. I think I would have as well. Thanks for your posts.
This is such a good question!! In reality, I know that everyone can't remember everything, and especially in the medical field.. there is so much to remember and keep updated on as new research comes out. I definitely feel like doctors should use their resources to help in treating patients so that they can be more present and active with you. There are specialists that have really specific skillsets to be able to step in and give focus to their area of expertise. I absolutely think doctors should contact pharmacists and use computers to make sure things are calculated correctly.
DeleteI'm not sure about how much time things should take, I think the more we are okay with these things and start to implement them, the processes would become more streamlined and happen much faster to make sure that patients are given the time and attention they need.
I definitely would have missed the in-person experience this past year and I don't think there will ever be a substitute for it!
Hi Abby, Thanks for sharing this video, brings up some interesting points! The idea of a post-human state is very interesting and something to think about as technology and medicine continue to advance. There are a lot of movies and shows that have come out addressing this possibility. Made for Love on Netflix is a show about a chip that is installed in a woman's brain to connect her on a digital level with her husband. I'm not sure I would want my significant other to have access to my thoughts, but it's an interesting question if something like this can occur (spoiler alert: she didn't like the idea either)! I also saw a news story recently called, "Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By 'Mindwriting' With Brain Signals". It was about a man who through technology gained the ability to type words with his brain. After hearing about that, I don't feel the idea of merging technology is too far fetched or even too far away!
ReplyDeleteWow! The 'mindwriting' sounds so interesting!! I always imagined something like that would exist, or some kind of telecommunication, but it's wild to see a real example of it. I will have to look that up.
DeleteI could see the digital connection to the significant other having some pros and cons. No more missed expectations, haha but I agree with you that I don't think its something I would actually want! I don't think most people would be down for something like that.
Great find! Saving for my own future use. :)
ReplyDeleteAbby, thanks for sharing this video and perspective. I wasn't born a digital native, but I was years ahead of this guy's access to devices, etc. I have always found it fascinating and often feel like I was born too soon - but then I would have missed all those Grateful Dead concerts!
ReplyDeleteSkim, skim, skim is what I find myself doing when researching. This is an interesting article about how we do this: https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/lessons-eye-tracking-studies/. However, when I land on something that I think will give me what I am looking for, or not looking for, I have to read it in its entirety, no skimming. Sometimes I feel like I am using the web as an extension of my memory or knowledge base. I can't remember everything that I explore, but I can remember that I did explore it, how and why I found it fascinating, and can find it again to explain or share my journey.
Thanks for sharing this article! This is a really interesting read on how we look at webpages. I am totally with you on that, I can always remember if I read something and can always find it by searching a few key words. I like that, an extension of your memory or knowledge base. That could be another take on the more digital future..
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