Their familiarity with technology and ability to access information around the world sets the bar high for instructors. While they may not differ physically from past generations of learners,mentally the ARE different. They are used to instant gratification in the form of information that is obtainable in seconds.
They may view instructor's discomfort and suspicion of technology as old fashioned and silly. They can dispute facts in an instant by using their cell phone to access the internet. They may be impatient with lecture and tedious note taking.
All these factyors mean that instructors need to design class time to be engaging and informative-and always get your facts right!
Is a reality that educators must face and learn to incorporate in their classroom delivery.
The biggest impact is the role of technology in delivering a lesson...it must be integrated into the plan. The days of PowerPoint presentations and lecturing are replaced with interactive activities that utilize a variety of devices.
Because they are technology advance it gives them better opportunity to excellent and developed superior skills. With technology both science and education and drafting and engineering skills.
By incorpating ideals that that they can indentified with providing and nonstructed education for then.
More hands-on activities, how the activities apply to their life and help them, using life experiences in their learning process
I agree that they must have immediate gratification and learning is a gradual process
This group is used to immediate gratification and the learning process is a continual process. They do not know how to deal with this process.
As an instructor you must use interactive learning.We are past the times of strict lecture, even coupled with a powerpoint presentation. Many colleges are implementing the use of SmartBoards for interactive learning. This appeals greatly to this generation, however, as in my college there are many types of students. Generation X, Baby Boomers, and in some cases Veterans that have to adapt to the new technology. I think integrating the new without eliminating the older methods will be most effective.
They are very technologically advance...they respond better through "texting" and email as opposed to face- to -face. They typically like distance type learning. They are very diverse and very accepting of diversity. THey are truly the generation who expects immediate feedback and expect immediate responses.
