Digital native
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who has grown up in an environment replete with digital interactions and ways of communicating, thought to increase difficulty with traditional nondigital teaching methods, work practices, etc.
"This may potentially have a negative impact on the ultimate utility of this feedback method with present-day students who perceive themselves as ‘digital natives’."
Antonyms
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More examples"This may potentially have a negative impact on the ultimate utility of this feedback method with present-day students who perceive themselves as ‘digital natives’."
Etymology
Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.