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Preferencesof Today's
Technology
Learners
Aries S. Pere
Education 10 Instructo
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Obecti!es"
- #ategorize and di$erentiate thegeneration of learners
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Identify the %references of &odernday learners (igital )ati!es*- #o&%are and contrast their
%references to the for&er
generations of learners- +se these %references to co&e u%
,ith teaching strategies that ,ill
bring out the best of these learners
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Who Are We? Who are They?
•
The Silent -eneration• Also called Traditionalists Seniors The -reatest
-eneration
• Li!ed through the -reat (e%ression and /orld /ar II
• orn bet,een 122 and 134
• aby oo&ers• Also called the 5e -eneration the Sand,ich -eneration
• orn bet,een 134 and 160
• -eneration 7•
So&eti&es called the aby ust -eneration• orn bet,een 160 and 180
• 5illennials• Also called the Echos the )e9ters and -eneration :
•
orn bet,een 180 and 2000
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General Characteristics of theSilent Generation
• -re, u% during the(e%ression and ser!edin /orld /ar II
• elie!e in sacri;ce for
the -reater -ood• Often ha!e one
i&&igrant %arent or&ulti%le i&&igrant
grand%arents• 5aintain traditional
!alues• on?
= ?
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enera arac er s cs oBaby Boomers
• orn bet,een 134and 160
• T@ -eneration
• 5aterialistic• =5e? focus• es%onsible for
social changes• T,o household
,orBers• /o&en in the ,orB
force" Su%er,o&an• =Li!e to /orB? >
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enera arac er s cs o en-Xers
• orn bet,een 160
and 180• Often children of
di!orce and non>traditional fa&ily units
•
LatchBey Bids• aised on electronic
&edia• +se of ne,est
technology is a gi!en• Cunction ,ell alone• Tend to be %essi&istic
and sBe%tical ofauthority and
institutions•
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enera arac er s cs oMillenials• So&eti&es younger siblings of -en>7ers• ene;tted fro& %arentsD later life success• Often ha!e at least one i&&igrant %arent• Are racially and ethnically di!erse• Identify ,ith
%arentsD !alues• -ra!itate to,ard
grou% acti!ities•
elie!e itDs coolto be s&art• )e, technology
is a gi!en•
Short attention
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ere are on etimeline?
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So ,hat arethe%references
of thetechnologylearners
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Text s! "is#als
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$inear s! %y&erme'ia
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(n'e&en'ent s! Social$earners
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$earnin) to 'o s! $earnin) to*ass the Test
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+elaye' ,ear's s! (nstantGrati.cation
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,ote Memory s! /#n$earnin)
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To hich )eneration 'o YOU
belon)?
1. 5illennials
2. -en>7
4. aby oo&ers
3. Silent-eneration
enera m& oymen
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enera m& oymenCharacteristics• /orBers fro& the Silent -eneration are
characterized by• Loyalty to the e&%loyer
•
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enera m& oymenCharacteristics• -eneration 7 ,orBers are characterized by
• Technology sBills• Entre%reneurial s%irit• 5obility and Ge9ibility at ,orB• Cocus on %ersonal %rofessional gro,th o!er e&%loyer interests• Percei!ed lacB of loyalty• /ant balance of ,orB and ho&e life• )eed i&&ediate feedbacB• /ill balance end result ,ith desire for HuicB resolution
• 5illennial ,orBers are characterized by• Technology sBills• E9%ectation of di!ersity• E9%ectation of ra%id results•
Cle9ible schedules• /ant balance of ,orB and ho&e life• )eed for inde%endence in decision &aBing• (esire for challenge and gro,th• E9%ect i&&ediate feedbacB
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What Most /ac#lty Are Use' To• Lecture classes
• eading assign&ents in booBs./e generally %refer to %rint outlong docu&ents rather than readthe& on screen
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Pen and %a%er note taBing• /orBing indi!idually rather than
in grou%s
• uiet study or ,orB ti&e
• Cace>to>face interaction ,ith
others• Acce%tance of %rofessional
authority
• Li&ited access to our ti&e as
faculty• E9 ectation that our decisions
What Most St#'ents Are Use'
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What Most St#'ents Are Use'To• #onsu&er orientation
• Assu&%tion that institutions are corru%t anduntrust,orthy
• 5ulti>tasBing• (oing se!eral things at once
• Learning fro& se!eral di$erent sources
• Prag&atic a%%roach to %roble& sol!ing
• uestioning the !eracity of infor&ation
• Entertain&ent orientation
• Instant grati;cation
• Short e!ent horizon
• E9%ectations of e9cellence
• A,areness of %ersonal safety
• )o ci!ility
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Why the'isconnect
beteen US an'T%0M?
Why the 'isconnect beteen US
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Why the 'isconnect beteen USan' T%0M?
Technology
Parenting
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%elico&ter *arents
• Often had childrenlater or had t,o=sets? of children
•
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Why +o They %oer?
• School told the& that they needed to be in!ol!edin their childrenDs schools
• #hild>rearing booBs told the& to be in!ol!ed ,ith
their Bids at all le!els
And if you donDt do all these things then youare a . . .
• 5edia told the& o!er and
o!er to %rotect theirchildren
• 5edia co!ered e!eryincident of har& to children
• -o!ern&ent %assed childsafety la,s
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Whom 'o yo# thin1 is morecomfortable tal1in) to &rofessors?
1. 5illennials
2. -en>7ers
i2 b G '
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+i2erences beteen Gen X an'Millennials
esearch done by 5olly E%stein at E&ory+ni!ersity 200K* re!eals interesting di$erences"
#o&fortable s%eaBing,ith %rofessors"• 60 of 5illennials• M 30 of -en 7ers
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Who is more comfortable as1in)for s&ecial faors?
1. 5illennials
2. -en>7ers
#o&fortable asBing for s%ecialtreat&ent"• 60 of 5illennials
• 2 of -en 7ers
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Who is more incline' to belieethat a#thority .)#res sho#l' set
&arameters for behaior an'ex&ectations?
1. 5illennials
2. -en>7erselie!e that authority ;guresshould set and enforce rules"• K0 5illennials• 30 -en 7ers
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Who feels more comfortable
challen)in) &rofessors on )ra'es?
1. 5illennials
2. -en>7ers
Ceel co&fortable challenging%rofessors on grades"• 60 of 5illennials• 4N of -en 7ers
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Who ants a clearly str#ct#re'aca'emic &ath3 &resente' to
them?
1. 5illennials2. -en>7ers
/ant a clearly structuredacade&ic %ath"• 80 of 5illennials• 60 of -en 7ers
o o e a n an n)a)e
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o o e a n an n)a)eof Them
• Articulate all desired
outco&es• Establish clear e9%ectations
co&&unicate the& earlyand often
• 5aintain technological
so%histication• O$er o%%ortunities for
%ersonal in!ol!e&ent• (esign =real ,orld?
assign&ents• End the =sage on the stage?
a%%roach• Pro!ide trans%arency and
clear co&&unication• Address &ulti%le learning
o%tions•
Cro& -eneration )e9t #o&e to #ollege" 2006 +%dates and E&erging Issues by5arB L. Taylor
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Wor1s Cite'
• #arlson Scott. =The )et -eneration -oes to#ollege.?
• E%stein 5olly. 200K*.
•
5ouchayleh Terry Ste,art. 200*. =The 5ore Things #hange The 5ore They Stay the Sa&e"/orBing /ith -enerational Issues in our Students.?
• >>>. 200K*. =-enerational (i$erences A&ong