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The Millennials

Dr. Robert HillEDD 8061

Fischler School of Education & Human ServicesNova Southeastern University

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Facilitating learning involves understanding who our students are.

Different age groups seem to learn differently. Differences in learning based on age is one of many variables, certainly along with learning styles, that teaching faculty need to understand in order to be effective.

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In Millennials rising: The next great generation, Howe and Strauss (2000) describe the unique attributes of the generation entering college at this time. Similar studies have been done for previous generations. Although these are by definition generalizations, it is helpful to become familiar with this research so that you can better plan for your student populations.

60 Minutes piece - The Millennials are Coming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5IfsNqJcmA (9:43)

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60 Minutes StoryHERE COME THE MILLENNIALS - They are in their late teens to early twenties and have been coddled by their parents to the point of being ill prepared for a demanding workplace. Morley Safer reports on the generation called "millennials." Katy Textor is the producer.

Somebody better start investing in Gold Stars for these bright stars rising.

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Born between around 1982 and the late 1990s, they grew up with technology at their fingertips. While similar to Xers, they are known to be more optimistic, fun seeking, and flexible, but they are also the most coddled of all.

These students, known as “Millenials,” “Generation M,” or “Echo Boomers,” were born in or after 1982 and represent 70-80 million people or nearly 30 percent of the American population. They are also the most diverse generation in our history = 34 percent of them are minorities

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What Are Their Characteristics?

CollaborativeSocialDesire group activityDiverse group that values their diversity ResilientMulti-task, multi-processEasily access and share information

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More characteristicsThese students grew up in a time of economic

prosperityThey are the most protected generation in

terms of government regulations on consumer safety.

They are used to being indulged They are expected to excelWhen they were growing up, they were highly

scheduled and sheltered.Multitasking is a way of life for this generation.

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ONE WORKPLACE, FOUR GENERATIONS

With four generations working side by side in today's academic workplace, it helps to understand who is in the office next door. Here are some generalizations that, while they may not accurately describe every baby boomer or Gen Xer on a campus, can be used as a rough generational guide. Or perhaps an excuse to break the ice with a co-worker who might share a fondness for Super Mario Brothers or attendance at Woodstock.

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Traditionalistsaka: the Silent Generation, veteransBorn: between about 1925 and 1946Cultural influences: Great Depression, World War II, Korean War, postwar boom era, GI BillWorkplace values: loyalty, recognition, hierarchy, resistance to change

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Baby Boomersaka: the Sandwich Generation (since many take care of both children and aging parents)Born: between about 1946 and 1964Cultural influences: popularization of television, assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Beatles, first moon walk, Vietnam War, antiwar protests, sexual revolutionWorkplace values: dedication, face time, team spirit

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Generation Xaka: the Slacker Generation, the Me GenerationBorn: between about 1964 and 1982Cultural influences: fall of the Soviet Union, women's-liberation movement, MTV, grunge, rise of home video games and personal computers, birth of the Internet, dot-com boom and bustWorkplace values: work-life balance, autonomy, flexibility, informality

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Generation Yaka: The MillennialsBorn: between about 1982 and the late 1990sCultural influences: Internet era, September 11 terrorist attacks, cellphones, Columbine High School massacre, FacebookWorkplace values: feedback, recognition, fulfillment, advanced technology, fun

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How Do They Learn?

Visually and kinesthetically (see and do)Small collaborative groupsThrough technologyStructured environmentVariety in learning tasks and strategies for

learning them

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Gravitate toward group activityIdentify with the parents’ values & feel close

to their parentsSpend more time doing homework and

housework and less time watching TVBelieve “it’s cool to be smart”Fascinated by new technologiesAre racially & ethnically diverseOften (one in five) have at least one

immigrant parent

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How Do We Teach Net Gen?Multiple Technology Literacies

Text, images, and multi-mediaInformation navigationLearning situated in action through discovery

and the use of judgment

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Use technology tools to address Net Gen learning needs:

Email Alternative AssessmentsVideo Clips

Blogs Web QuestsCases

Power Points WikisGraphic Organizers Videos

Simulations

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“Helicopter Parents”One who hovers over his or her child in

college and swoop into his/her academic affairs. Many say these baby boomer parents write their children’s entrance essays into college or go to interviews with them.

These parents are stating that they have a vested interest, not only in their children, but in their education and life after high school to try to give them the best start. They are, in a way, protecting their investment in their child ’s future by getting them of to a good start.

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The question isWhen does this good start end and

the children have to stand on their own two feet?

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