Internet Memes and the Millennial Learners

Romelene G. Pacis

Meme/mim/

Rhymes with ream, team, theme, creaman idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a

culture (Merriam-Webster, 2013)

passed on from one generation to another and is the cultural equivalent of gene

coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene in 1976

Examples idea of God importance of the individual as

opposed to group importance belief that the environment can to

some extent be controlled that technologies can create an

electronically interconnected world community (Rouse, 2008)

INTERNET MEME an idea or a concept that is spread

from one person to another specifically through the internet

memes spread through online social networks similarly to the way diseases do through offline populations VIRAL

Viral - widely and wildly disseminated and consumed by the majority of the online population

Characteristics Sarcastic in nature Addresses you, me and everyone else Thrives on the mainstream and the

popular Speaks all languages and dialects Highly graphic

The Millennial Learners

Millennial Learners Sheltered Experiences positives economy Grew up with safety in mind Enjoying technological sophistication Most college-going Most educationally ambitious Rules are followed when understood Best way of getting along is going along Optimistic and confident

Five R’s in Engaging Millennials

Research-based methods Relevance Rationale Relax Rapport

Generate

Memegenerator.net Quickmeme.com

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Thank you for listening!