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In this episode I explore two rather persistent, and often damaging, metaphors, namely that of Digital Natives and Uber (or other technology companies) for Education.

Links:

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants

Is It Age or IT: First Steps Toward Understanding the Net Generation

The “digital natives” debate: A critical review of the evidence.

The net generation and digital natives: Implications for higher education

Self organising systems for mass computer literacy: Findings from the “hole in the wall” experiments

Hope-in-the-Wall? A digital promise for free learning

The Uberization of Education

Wanted: Uber-Ized Education

Unbundling and rebundling higher education in an age of inequality.

World’s 1st blockchain university to begin teaching in 2019

Disgruntled drivers and “cultural challenges”: Uber admits to its biggest risk factors

Uber’s nightmare has just begun

Metaphors of Ed Tech book

Edtechie.net