1. 2018 NORTH AMERICAN MCT SUMMIT
February 26 – 28, 2018
Bellevue, WA

2. The Digital Transformation of Learning:
Your bright future and how to prepare for it

3. Who I am
Gary Grudzinskas

4. It is good that we know… How to transfer knowledge
Subject matter that pays
Subject matter that changes
Subject matter that is applicable

5. Why you need to learn new skills
The learning industry is being disrupted by new technology
Learners are autonomous
New ways transfer knowledge
Statistics about millennials
Changes in the last few years
How things will be different in the next few years.

6. The learners are in control What they learn How they learn it
When they learn it
Autonomous learners

7. The learners are in control What they learn How they learn it
When they learn it
Autonomous learners

8. The Learners Multitaskers Connected Tech-Savvy
They can juggle many responsibilities at once
Shorter attention spanThey can listen to you and check their text messages and plan where to get vegan food
Word will spread if they like or dislike learning experience they got from you
They are much more tech-savvy than all other generations. It comes natural to them
Milenials statistics
What this means for us.
We have to be better
By 2025, Millennials alone will make up that 75 percent of the workforce
Just tell me what I want to know
Multitaskers
Millennials are multitasking pros and can juggle many responsibilities at once. This also means that we are easily distracted and find social media and texting hard to resist.
They can listen to you and check their text messages and plan where to get vegan food.
Millennials know everything there is to know about social media because we are living it. We are constantly perusing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.  - it’s how we share and get information.
If you are boring other people may know about it
There’s no doubt that the majority of Millennials are although Generation Z may soon surpass us (yikes!).
Have you seen them on their phones?
Millennials   Yes, it sounds a little needy…and it is. But, many Millennials grew up with constant praise from their Baby Boomer parents. It’s what they know
Short an to the point
Collaborative
Millennials are extremely team-oriented and enjoy collaborating and building friendships with colleagues.
They like to work in groups and know what other people are doing
The term Millennials generally refers to the generation of people born between the early 1980s and 1990s, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Some people also include children born in the early 2000s
1664
Wheres gen X
self-entitled narcissists or open-minded do-gooders
more of an emphasis on the self than in previous generations

9. The Learners Instant Gratification Recognition Collaborative
They need to feel like what they are doing is important and that they are on the right track
Recognition
They like to be acknowledged for accomplishments
Collaborative
They are team-oriented and enjoy collaborating and building friendships
They like to work in groups and know what other people are doing
Milenials statistics
What this means for us.
We have to be better
By 2025, Millennials alone will make up that 75 percent of the workforce
Just tell me what I want to know
Multitaskers
Millennials are multitasking pros and can juggle many responsibilities at once. This also means that we are easily distracted and find social media and texting hard to resist.
They can listen to you and check their text messages and plan where to get vegan food.
Millennials know everything there is to know about social media because we are living it. We are constantly perusing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.  - it’s how we share and get information.
If you are boring other people may know about it
There’s no doubt that the majority of Millennials are although Generation Z may soon surpass us (yikes!).
Have you seen them on their phones?
Millennials   Yes, it sounds a little needy…and it is. But, many Millennials grew up with constant praise from their Baby Boomer parents. It’s what they know
Short an to the point
Millennials are extremely team-oriented and enjoy collaborating and building friendships with colleagues.
The term Millennials generally refers to the generation of people born between the early 1980s and 1990s, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Some people also include children born in the early 2000s
1664
Wheres gen X
self-entitled narcissists or open-minded do-gooders
more of an emphasis on the self than in previous generations

10. What they learn Just the information they want to know
Applicable > Theory
Need to find it fast
Context…..Meh.

11. Microlearning
Delivering content to learners in small, very specific bursts
Short-term learning activities
Highly engaging and interactive
Delivered to the learner at their request
Continuously updated and improved
Microlearning is a way of teaching and delivering content to learners in small, very specific bursts. The learners are in control of what and when they’re learning. Why has Microlearning has blown up recently? (Pardon the pun) To answer this question, you have to take a look at who comprises a majority of learners.. The average attention span of the Millennial generation is 90 seconds.
short video clips to pop quizzes
adapt the way we create and deliver our video-based eLearning

12. Microlearning examples
Short video clips
Pop quizzes and assessments
Twitter, FaceBook, Tumblr, Pinterest, et al.
Games like Minecraft

13. When they learn On their own schedule When they need to Short bursts
Anytime online classe

14. How they learn Multimedia Smart phones and tablets
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Various modes
Online
ILT
Classrooom switch
70% of Millennials visit YouTube monthly. They simply prefer video over other mediums.

15. So what do you do now? Be more flexible about how you teach
Respect the millennial’s strengths
Enhance your skillset
Shorten the way you create and deliver content
Be brief and concise

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