H. Sapiens digitale: dagli immigrati digitali e nativi digitali alla saggezza digitale

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Marc Prensky

Abstract

Questa è la traduzione di un articolo di Marc Prensky, il creatore della famosa metafora che distingue fra nativi e immigrati digitali. Qui, a distanza di circa dieci anni dalla nascita di quella metafora, Prensky sottolinea come la differenza fra nativi e immigrati digitali tenderà progressivamente a perdere significato mentre sarà necessario fare riferimento ad altri concetti per leggere la continua evoluzione del rapporto fra l’uomo e le tecnologie digitali. In questo articolo viene introdotto il concetto di digital wisdom (saggezza digitale), una qualità dell’uomo che può emergere grazie al potenziamento che le naturali capacità umane ricevono dall’utilizzazione appropriata e creativa delle tecnologie digitali.

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