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Adult Learning That

Makes Sense

4 Hours of Continuing Education Credits

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Class Information:

All cell phones, tablets and computers must be turned off during class.

No audio or video recording is allowed at any time.

Please be in your seat at the prescribed time.

You must attend all of the class to obtain credit for the course.

If you need to request a reprint of your certificate more than 30 days after the class has ended there will be a $10 fee.

Certificates will be emailed within 10 business days. RECP Instructors have full authority to refuse admittance or registration

Module 1: 1.) Three Generations Compared 2.) Generational Overview 3.) Future Expectations

Module 2: 1.) Technology 2.) Social Media 3.) Millennial

Module 3: 1.) Teaching the Millennial Student 2.) Millennial Learning Styles 3.) Managing a Multi- Generational Classroom

Adult Learning That Makes Sense (4 CE Credits)

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Module 1 Agenda: 1.) Three Generations Compared

2.) Generational Overview

3.) Future Expectations

Age Gap

Baby Boomers - Born Between 1946-1964 Ages 68-50

Generation X – Born Between 1965-1979 Ages 49-35

Millennials – Born Between 1980-2000 Ages 14-34

How would you describe each generation?

Generational Celebrities

Baby Boomers – Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Spielberg, Barrack Obama, Bill Gates, Prince

Charles, George Clooney

Generation X – Jeff Bezos, Russell Crowe, Cindy Crawford, Peyton Manning, Nicholas

Cage, Michael Dell

Millennials – Taylor Swift, Serena Williams, Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber,

Ashton Kutcher



Generational Overview

Baby Boomers

Grew up in a time of economic expansion & optimism

Lived in nuclear families, many with stay at home mothers

High achievers, willing to work long hours; “live to work”

Team oriented

Social change advocates – civil rights, anti-war, women’s movement

Generation X

Grew up in a time of economic turmoil, instability and layoffs

First Generation Latchkey Kids

Prioritizes work-life balance; “work to live”

Independent and capable – prefer working independently

Watergate, Challenger shuttle explosion, corporate downsizing

Millennials

First generation to grow up using the Internet

Multi-taskers with short attention spans

Civic minded; “live to contribute something meaningful”

Collaborative

Technology generation, school shootings,

Baby Boomers

JFK shooting

Confident leaders

High expectations

Occupation = Level of Success

Public recognition

Value of experience

Generation X

MTV

Education

Living below their parents

Self-reliant

Ideas evaluated on merit



Millennial Characteristics

Feel Special

Team Oriented

Confident

Optimistic

Feel Pressured

Strong Desire to Achieve

Sheltered

Tech Savvy

Who is the Class of 2014?

Street Corner lingo – Starbucks reference

Adhesive strips have always been available in varying skin tones

American companies have always done business in Vietnam

Toothpaste tubes have always stood on their caps

Russians and Americans have always been living together in space

Second-hand smoke has always been an official carcinogen

Most likely have not seen a carousel of Kodachrome slides

What Makes Your Generation Unique?



Millennials…

Make up 22% of the adult population – 52 million Americans (according to the 2010

Census)

Technology

Social Media

Multi-taskers

Parents are likely to act as friends & authority figures

Influencers

Educated

Optimistic financial future

What Employers are Saying about Millennials

Lack communication and interpersonal skills

Today’s applicants can’t think critically and creatively, solve problems or write well



Expectations from Millennials in 2020?

Social Messages

Entertainment

Being distracted

Lack of deep-thinking capabilities and face-to-face social skills

Module 2 Agenda: 1.) Technology

2.) Social Media

3.) Millennial

Millennials and Technology

“Always Connected”

More likely to download movies & music, watch tv/videos online to podcasts and

internet radio

View cell phones as an informational tool

“Second Screen” generation

8 out of 10 sleep with their cell phones

75% have created a social profile on social media site

Usage by Device



Cell phones, desktop computer & laptop computers rank top 3 of devices

Statistics show the younger the age, the more likely a devise is used

What rules do you have in your classroom regarding technology?

How do you use technology and social media to teach in your classes?

Millennial Learning

Active Learners

Needy for Feedback

Very Good at Multitasking

The Millennial brain may be physically different because of the amount of digital input it has received

since birth!

The Millennial Learner may..

Rebel against traditional styles of teaching

Prefer digital media

Absorb and process information on non-linear ways

Relies on visual cues to profess information

Rely on technology tools for quickness

Need time, support & guidance to take a task to a deeper level and conceptualization

How does the Millennial Learner Succeed in your Classroom?

How does the Millennial Learner Struggle in your Classroom?

Module 3 Agenda: 1.) Teaching the Millennial Student

2.) Millennial Learning Styles

3.) Managing a Multi-Generational Classroom

Teaching the Millennial Student

Use Technology

E-Books

Interactive Games



Class Discussions

Graphics & Videos

Active Learning Strategies

Engage with Material

Apply material and relate it to real life situations

Study groups

Learning partners

Use words such as “think, pair, share”

Examples

Vary teaching strategies

Engage

Write Review Questions

Answer each other’s questions

Class discussions

Set the Tone

Instructor’s attitude

Ability to moderate the Di

Atmosphere

Confidence and Preparation

How do you facilitate active discussions in your classes?

How do we know our students are learning what we are teaching?

Focused Listening

A tool to quickly determine what learners recall as the most important points related to a

topic. This can help the instructor access how well students can describe a point from the

lesson and help students learn to focus attention and recall information.

Important Topic

Time Limit

Group Discussion

Minute Paper



The instructor stops class a few minutes early and asks students to respond briefly to the

following questions:

What was the most important thing you learned during class today?

What important question remains unanswered?

Muddiest Point

The instructor asks the students to jot down a quick response to one question: “What is the

muddiest point in ______?”

Most confusing lesson or topic

Identify muddy points

Response to student feedback

Homework assignments

How do you access if your students are learning what are you are teaching?

Managing a Multi-Generational Classroom

Boomers Prefer

Using the black or white board

Textbooks and lecture

Asking questions

Sequential learning

Practical, job-related examples

Gen X’ers and Millennials prefer:

Visual aids, especially short videos

Computer oriented instruction

Entertainment

Examples derived from pop culture

Participation in choices



Managing a Multi-Generational Classroom

Examples from generation group

Generation mixers

Student-centered classroom

Teaching techniques

What is one change you can make to better meet the needs of the Millennial learner in your

classroom?



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