Generations Powerpoint

TEACHING TOOL KIT SERIES TEACHING ACROSS THE GENERATIONS KRISTY DOWERS, DVM, MS, DACVIM TEACHING TOOL KIT SERIES Teaching Across The Generations • Sit in a group of 4-5 • Preferably with people you don’t know • Take a slip of paper and write: • Your birth year • How you like to learn • Introduce yourself: • Name • Department & what you teach • Where you’re from originally • Go to PollEv.com/kristydowers770 or Text KRISTYDOWERS770 to 37607 LEARNING OBJECTIVES • EXPLORE Generation Y’s characteristics • REFLECT ON your own learning/teaching preferences • IDENTIFY TACTICS to bridge the gap between generations DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–71 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–71 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam Baby Boomers II 1955–1965 53–63 “Generation Jones” Watergate, AIDS DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–71 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam Baby Boomers II 1955–1965 53–63 “Generation Jones” Watergate, AIDS Generation X 1966–1980 38–52 “Lost Generation” Latchkey, daycare, divorce, “digital immigrants” DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–71 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam Baby Boomers II 1955–1965 53–63 “Generation Jones” Watergate, AIDS Generation X 1966–1980 38–52 “Lost Generation” Latchkey, daycare, divorce, “digital immigrants” Generation Y 1981–1999 19–37 “Millennials” 9/11, Columbine, VA Tech, “digital natives” DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–71 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam Baby Boomers II 1955–1965 53–63 “Generation Jones” Watergate, AIDS Generation X 1966–1980 38–52 “Lost Generation” Latchkey, daycare, divorce, “digital immigrants” Generation Y 1981–1999 19–37 “Millennials” 9/11, Columbine, VA Tech, “digital natives” Generation Z 2000–present 0–18 “iGen”, “Centennials” Diversity, “digital natives”, social justice DEFINITIONS Which generation are you? Generation Birth Years Current Other Names Big Events Age Baby Boomers I 1946–1954 64–72 “Baby Boomers” Kennedy, MLK, Vietnam Baby Boomers II 1955–1965 53–63 “Generation Jones” Watergate, AIDS Generation X 1966–1980 38–52 “Lost Generation” Latchkey, daycare, divorce, “digital immigrants” Generation Y 1981–1999 19–37 “Millennials” 9/11, Columbine, VA Tech, “digital natives” Generation Z 2000–present 0–18 “iGen”, “Centennials” Diversity, “digital natives”, social justice But this is only one scheme: Boomers [‘46-’64] Gen X [’65–’76] Gen Y [‘77–’94] Gen Z [‘95–’10] GROUP EXERCISE 5 MINUTES • Select a scribe and a spokesperson. • Answer two questions about Gen Y’ers: 1. What are they good at? 2. What is challenging for them? • Share ideas. GENERATION Y Change the World Less prepared to do the hard work? GENERATION Y Immediacy Instant info Instant contacts frustration boredom GENERATION Y Technology-Dependent No textbooks! GENERATION Y Visual and Kinesthetic …not geared to passive learning. GENERATION Y Asynchronous Learners Live in the moment Learn when convenient GENERATION Y Feedback Dependent Child-centered Everyone’s a winner Not all feedback is welcome… GENERATION Y Socially Connected Sort of… GENERATION Y Value Comfortable, Flexible Environment GENERATION Z Differences Watch first… …then do Videos are how they Passion vs. teach money themselves AN ATTITUDE SHIFT… “As we see it, the main barrier to implementing such teaching is likely to be not the learners but the educators; there seems reluctance among many educators to move away from traditional teaching methods … a radical departure from a system that has worked well for a very long time.” Lancaster LC, Stillman D. 2002. When generations collide: Who they are, why they clash, how to solve the generational puzzle at work. New York: HarperCollins. GROUP EXERCISE 5 MINUTES • Back to your groups. • Brainstorm strategies for bridging the gap. • Share one favorite idea. GEN Y CHARACTERISTICS • Believe they can change the world • Immediacy • Technology driven (“screenagers”) • Visual and kinesthetic • Asynchronous learners • Feedback dependent • Connected but isolated • Value comfortable, flexible environment --------- Some gen Z differences ------ • Drawn to video contact • Watch before doing • Passion more important than money WHAT TEACHING TECHNIQUES IN THIS SESSION? • “Icebreakers” • Open-ended inquiry • “Think, pair, share” • Multi-media • Audience response systems • Didactic lecture • Using feedback to shape subsequent lectures • Relevance WRAPPING UP Turn your paper slip over and write: • One technique you will try in your next teaching opportunity. • One question you still have. References: Black A (2010). Gen Y: who they are and how they learn. Educ Horizons; 92-100. Seemiller C, Grace M (2017). Generation Z: Educating and engaging the next generation of students. About Campus; 21-26. .

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