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Scoop.it!
Let us agree, therefore, that regardless of age or situation, the learning process is one in which any learner can utilize formal, informal and social means to actually learn. It has nothing to do with generational divides. If we were to re-categorize the foolish Prensky and Tapscott terms of Net Generation, Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants into a classification that encompasses all ages and takes into account the realities of access and participation levels, we might use the following:
Ana Cristina Pratas's insight:
The four classifications outlined above are connoted by a combination of one’s access level through digital means as well as their own personal level of participation. The higher degree of access to digital learning methods, coupled by the participatory level of the individual, equates to their position in the‘Digital Learning Quadrants’. These definitions are not age discriminatory. They are based solely on the learner’s willingness to participate and to what degree they choose to (or can) access digital technologies that might aid in the learning process. It also takes into account the fact many individuals in the world have no access to learn through technology whatsoever. And yes, learning CAN occur without technology; I’m merely having a ‘go’ at the myths surrounding the terms Digital Natives, Net Generation and Digital Immigrants. 
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Insightful 2x2 that nicely melds level of access x participation. Raises the question about which services meet the needs of each quadrant.
Deep understanding of context is never easy thing to grasp. Fluent use of tools does not produce wisdom alone.