Week 9 - A person who threatens theory of digital immigration

A person known to you (could be you, but you don't need to admit it!) who most threatens the notion of native/immigrant in digital culture

It would seem that this question asks for a person that “goes against the grain” in terms of their technological ability and age. As I have said, I don’t really know anybody personally who doesn’t conform to this notion, but I know of organisations that threaten the digital native/immigrant.

There are courses run by and for older people to help them become entrenched in the world of technology. The website that I looked at was:
www3.griffith.edu.au/03/u3a/includes/linked_pages/file_downloader.php?id=312&prop=5&save=1
This was about adult learning courses for the elderly and the positive effects that it could have on, not only their uses of technology, but also their overall wellbeing. Although this is a potential threat to the digital native/immigrant notion, I am dubious as to whether older people will embrace this and fully lose all of their traditional “accents” or simply continue in their struggle with the new world.

I think that on the whole, the threat to the digital natives is the traditional digital immigrants. There are people who see educative technology as damaging to children and who are scared or intimidated by the freedom that new media creates. The massive change in the way that we learn, read, communicate, consume etc. has massively frightened some in to campaigning against new media for children. The close-mindedness of the older generation, it seems, is the only threat to the digital natives.