digital native

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

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digital native digital natives

Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.

digital immigrant non-digital native

non-digital native

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