Teaching Generation Y

Slide 1: Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 2: who am I? Alex Miller / Spinner Mills e-Learning Support Officer where am I? http://www.flairandsquare.com Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007 http://ltt.nciwiki.com.au

Slide 3: Ask yourself…. Where have all the students gone? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 4: Who are Generation X & Y? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 5: What are their characteristics? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 6: How were they brought up? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 7: Where have they come from? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 8: How might this affect their approach to learning? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 9: What are their tools? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 10: Where do they communicate? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 11: How do they network? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 12: Where do they network? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 13: How do they learn? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 14: Where do they research? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 15: About 21 million teens use the Internet and half of them say they go online every day Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 16: 97% of girls 15-17 have used instant messaging Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 17: 81% of teens play games online, which is 52% higher than 4 years ago Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 18: What makes games so engaging? Engrossing Problem Solving Collaboration Feedback Strategic Thinking Fun Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 19: 76% of online teens get news online, 38% higher than 4 years ago Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 20: Welcome to generation myspace. Education2.0 - social networking Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 21: How do you teach? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 22: How do you engage them? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 23: What tools do you use? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 24: What tools can you use? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 25: Do you encourage them to innovate and create? Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 26: e-Learning has the power to transform teaching and learning Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 27: You have the power to give them the skills and tools to work in the 21st century Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 28: Teach them how to find, make sense of, and use relevant information Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 29: Give them the ability to find and use information with critical discrimination in order to build knowledge. Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 30: You can help them understand the power of images and sounds Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 31: Help them recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media. Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007

Slide 32: learn together, network together, grow together Connecting with Gen X & Y Students Version 1.0 September 2007