Digital Media and Child Development

or why Digital Natives think different

Fachhochschule Frankfurt Studium Generale Sara Strütt 982979 MAP (Fb 2)

Negative Associations

  “Is the Internet hurting children?“ ”Addicted to Computers? Children in the Maelstrom of Modern Media” (translation of a German book title) “Do video games cause ADHD - or vice versa?”    

 

Audio

Images

Video

What is Digital Media?

AUDIO IMAGES VIDEO

in a computer-readable format

- on a local device (CD, DVD, hard drive) - remote location (website)

 

What is a ‚Child‘?

[…] every human being below the age of 18 years unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.

 

What is a ‘Child‘?

1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 17 18

infancy children youth

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13  

Personal Computer

2012: 96 %  

One or more computers with internet access   Own

Computer  

21 %  

14 %  2000: 27 %  

Frequency of Use (2012)

49 %

 

37 %  

14 %  

(almost) every day

once or several times a week

infrequent

49 %

25 % 26 %  

2000   2000   2000  

age 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13  

10  28  

45  

82  

28  

59  

82  

131  

COMPUTER (incl. Internet)  

GAMES  

Use of Digital Media (in min)

How Internet works

random and constant access  

information  

information  information  

information  

music  social media  

chat   video post  

information   information  

information  

frien

d 1

frien

d 2

…  

navigating active and self-determined  

What effects does this have?

-  random and constant access to wisdom longterm-memory seems not necessary

-  parallel processing of information short attention spans

-  active gaming/surfing vs. passive school lesson

How School works

access through teacher  

lesson 1  lesson 2   lesson 3   lesson 4  exam  

passive  access through long-term memory  

Digital Media vs. School lesson

-  active -  self-determined

-  parallel perception -  linked information

-  fast success

-  passive -  guided

-  linear perception -  long-term memory

required

-  slow success

Digital Natives think different…

“Different kinds of experiences lead to different brain structures.“

-  Digital Immigrants: trained for passive, linear

learning

-  Digital Natives: trained for active, parallel processing

Digital Natives think different…

-  Education system made by Digital Immigrants

Discrepancy between the 2 learning processes

RESULT: -  distrust towards Digital Media by Digital Immigrants -  Digital Natives struggle in school

Learning revolution

Learning through Digital Media works for Digital Natives

but it’s the opposite of traditional education

Proposes: Combination of Entertainment and

Learning Games Digital Game-Based Learning

… but feel the same. What do you think is each ones favorite occupation?

meeting friends 52 %  

40 %  33 %  

playing outside 38 %  

2000  2012  

Thank you for your attention!

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