Instructional Technology
Conference 2007

Title: What are the digital natives doing before they get to college? Or how they have been
engaged learners.

Name: Jean K. Bennett
Audience Level: All

Audience: general

Length: 1 hour

Abstract:
Marc Prensky coined the phrase “Digital Native” in 2001. He theorizes that today’s
learners need to be engaged learners or they are enraged learners. What’s a college or
professor to do? These digital natives are entering colleges and universities with
advanced technology skills and want to engage them.
Join me for a presentation of student technology produced projects from the K-12
environment and brainstorm ways for technology projects to be incorporated in college
classrooms.

Description:
Jean Bennett has 18 years experience as a technology integration specialist in the Pk-12
environment before coming to the college campus this year. She will share her ideas and
student produced technology products with you.
You will have the opportunity to brainstorm ways to provide technology engaged learners
in your environment with sound pedagogical practices.

Session Type: Lecture/Presentation (or Panel Discussion)

Contact information/affiliation:
Jean K. Bennett
Multimedia Instructional Technologist
Ursinus College
Myrin 307-E
P.O. Box 1000
Collegeville, PA 19426-1000
610-409-3000 x 2755
jbennett@ursinus.edu