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Objectives
1. To develop techniques to work effectively with “new generation” of students
2. To use rubrics as part of your assessment plan
3. To employ techniques that promote academic integrity
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To Maximize the Session
Participate(ask questions, give opinions, express concerns)
Collaborate(share ideas, work together, offer suggestions)
Respect(listen to each other, respect differing opinions)
Commitment(participate actively)
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Fun(relax and enjoy our morning together)
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The Next Generation
University College of the North
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Generation Y
Nexters
Baby Boom Echo
Echo Boomers
Digital Natives
Generation Next
Generation Me
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Millennials
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Table 1 Generations in Canada, 2011 Description
Generation Age
Population
number percentage
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011.
1918 and before 93 years and over 91,195 0.3
Parents of baby boomers (1919 to 1940)
71 to 92 years
3,074,045 9.2
World War II generation (1941 to 1945)
66 to 70 years
1,444,035 4.3
Baby boomers (1946 to 1965) 46 to 65 years
9,564,210 28.6
Baby busters (1966 to 1971) 40 to 45 years
2,823,840 8.4
Children of baby boomers (1972 to 1992)
19 to 39 years
9,142,005 27.3
Generation Z (1993 to 2011) 18 years and less
7,337,350 21.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011.http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-311-x/2011003/tbl/tbl3_2-1-eng.cfm
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How Millennial are you?
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You have waited in line for cupcakes.
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You have taken a “selfie” while waiting in line for cupcakes
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You “Brangelina” your couple friends
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You can text while doing a sun salutation
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You use “friend” as a verb.
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You know what “YOLO” means
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Your “daily matches” are not tennis related
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You have used wikipedia as a primary source
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You have a tattoo
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You have a piercing in a place other than your earlobe
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0-20%: #EpicFail.You probably don’t know what that means. Let’s just say it’s not so swell, Daddy-o.
30-50%: Like the Fresh Prince said, sometimes parents just don’t understandYou appear to have some millennial tendencies, but it likely embarrasses people when you rap.
60-70%: Baller, but not quite shot callerNot every millennial believes cupcakes are worth waiting in line for. At least you don’t pay for a landline anymore.
80-100%: OMG WTF YOU ARE RIDONKS MILLENNIALNailed it.
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Who are the Millennials?
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ROUGHLY1982 ROUGHLY 2004
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Who are Millennials as students in your classes?
• Common characteristics or traits• Strengths• Challenges• Similar or different to students of other “generations”
Discuss with a partner or in a small group. Be prepared to share part of your discussion with the large group.
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“The problem is my age. It relentlessly advances while the faces staring back at me in the classroom remain the same, fixed between late adolescence and early adulthood. In short, I grow old while my students do not. And the increasing gap between our ages causes me some concern, pedagogically speaking.”
- Joan Flaherty, Faculty Focus Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications, March 18, 2013
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Millennials go to College (2003)
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Neil Howe and William Strauss
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Seven General Characteristics of Millennials
Feel that they are specialShelteredTeam orientedConfidentPressuredStrong desire to achieveConventional
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Generation Me: Why Today’s young Americans are more confident, assertive, entitled and more miserable than ever
before
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by Jean Twenge
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Why don’t my students think I’m groovy: The new “r”s for engaging millennial learners
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Christy Price
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ENGAGEMENT
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“ I failed a quiz because I didn’t realize he was teaching – I just
thought he was talking.”
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Research-based Methods
The first “R”
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RelevanceThe second “R”
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A tale of two Anatomy instructors
Students must learn the facts. There isn’t any other way to teach except to stand in front of them and give them those facts. The primary objective of this course is to memorize large chunks of information.Bain, K. (2004). What the Best College Teacher Do
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A tale of two Anatomy instructors
My role is to help students learn to use the information to solve medical problems. I explain how things work and attempt to clarify concepts, but we also grapple with problems and cases.
Bain, K. (2004). What the Best College Teacher Do
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RationaleThe Third “R”
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RelaxedThe Fourth “R”
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Significant learning is most likely to occur within the context of a significant relationship
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RapportThe Fifth “R”
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Five “R”s for the Millennial
1. Research-based teaching2. Relevance3. Rationale – methods &
assessments4. Relaxed learning environment5. Rapport
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McGill Tips for Engaging LearnersVIU pages 29-32Brock University Teaching Methods and Strategies
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Inside - Outside
