Marc Prensky
Marc Prensky ( Japanese マ ー ク ・ プ レ ン ス キ ー ; born March 15, 1946 in New York City ) is an American author, teacher and manager. He coined the term digital native and created works on digital forms of education, including a. on digital game-based learning .
Life
Prensky graduated from Oberlin College (1966), Yale University (1968), and Harvard Business School (1980). At the beginning of his professional activity he worked as a teacher and entrepreneur. He is currently working as an author and consultant.
Services
Prensky deals with the question of what modern forms of education can look like in the digital age. In 2001 he coined the terms digital native and digital immigrant with his essay "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants".
Works
Essays
- Marc Prensky: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants . (PDF; 135 kB) In: On The Horizon , MCB University Press, Vol. 9, No. October 5, 2001, ISSN 1074-8121 .
- Marc Prensky: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants , Part II: Do They Really Think Differently? (PDF; 252 kB) In: On The Horizon , MCB University Press, Vol. 9, No. December 6, 2001, ISSN 1074-8121 .
- Many more of his essays are freely accessible on his website.
Books
- Digital Game-Based Learning (2001)
- Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning (2006)
- Teaching Digital Natives - Partnering for Real Learning (2010)
- From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning (2012)
- Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom (2012)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ official website http://www.marcprensky.com/
- ↑ PBS documentation on digital natives , 2009
- ^ Understanding of history via computer games , Federal Agency for Civic Education, 2005
- ↑ Essays by Prensky ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prensky, Marc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author, teacher, and manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |