motivating millennials susan loucks and katie metz

MOTIVATING MILLENNIALS

Susan Loucks and Katie Metz

WHO ARE MILLENNIALS?

(Group Discussion)

Who is the Class of 2018?

Beloit College, 2018 Mindset List

When these students see wire-rimmed glasses, they think Harry Potter, not John Lennon

Tupac Shakur, JonBenet Ramsey, and Carl Sagan have never been alive in their lifetime

Hong Kong has always been part of China

They have probably never used Netscape as their web browser

Everybody has always Loved Raymond

U.S. soldiers have always been vaccinated against anthrax

“Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change.“ Pew Social Trends, 2014.

Feel Special

Team Oriented

Confident

Optimistic

Feel Pressured

Strong Desire to Achieve

Peacekeepers

Cultural Acceptance

Tech Savvy

Effective Training for the Millennial Student- Eric P. Werth, Loredana Werth

Defining Characteristics of Millennials

Demystifying the Millennial Student: A Reassessment in Measures of Character and Engagement in Professional Education

• Often select the first, most accessible information (“Google it”)• Value small discussions, simulation games, group projects• Easy access to information can result in impatience and incuriousness

Active Learners

• Parents shower with praise and reward trivial accomplishments• May ask for unnecessary help from teachers to obtain reassurance• Often results in being unprepared for independence

Needy for Feedback

• Respectful of others’ cultural and lifestyle differences• Perceive themselves as having high levels of emotional maturity• Value peer over expert opinions can result in disinclination to “study”

Socially Intelligent

“Millennials are capable of extraordinary multitasking but often do not use it in

ways beneficial to learning.”

Demystifying the Millennial Student: A Reassessment in Measures of Character and Engagement in Professional Education

Predictions for Future Work Skills in 2020

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Social Intelligence

People Skills Outside-the- Box Thinking

Cultural Sensitivity

Quantitative Reasoning

Social Media Skills

Personal Productivity

Institute for the Future for University of Phoenix Research Institute 2011

MOTIVATING MILLENNIALS

How do We Motivate Millennials to Engage in Classroom Discussions?

When asked if class discussions are a useful tool and why, students said …

• They make learning more active

• They result in a deeper understanding of the material

• They promote multiple viewpoints

Engage the Millennial Generation in Class Discussions- College Teaching 2011 Hope College

Professors Set the Tone

• Professor’s attitude

• Professor’s ability to moderate the discussion

• Classroom atmosphere and formality

• Student confidence and preparationEngage the Millennial Generation in Class Discussions- College Teaching 2011 Hope College

How Do We Use Technology to Facilitate Active Learning?

Interactive Web Media

Video Conferencing

Course Management

Systems

Interactive Games

How do you Manage Tablets, Laptops, and Mobile Devices in the Classroom?

What Tools and Strategies Do You Use to Engage Millennials in the Classroom?

Immediate Feedback

Peer Tutors

Case Competitions

Team Collaboration

Impromptu Exercises

Discussion Question Sets

MOTIVATING MILLENNIALS

Susan Loucks and Katie Metzsloucks@indiana.edu; kmetz@indiana.edu