Ask most adults what a "digital native" is and they'll tell you: a kid who grew up with technology and therefore knows how to use it. Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., would like to respectfully push back on that."They might know how to use AI to do TikTok or whatever," said Ferdig, Summit Professor of Learning Technologies in Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering, told Kent State Today. "But to actually understand how to use it for their learning, or how to use it ethically, or how to use it to get a job or be successful in their job – those are things they're not quite ready for."...
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