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Teaching, Learning, and Technology J. Ritchie Boyd Teaching, Learning & Technology Support Specialist Office of the Provost Instructional Technology Project Director Extended University
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Did you Know… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
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Where to find resources –Teaching and Learning Committee Seminars, Presentations, Mentors, Networking, Mini-grants, food (& me). –Extended University/Burns Tech Center Desire2Learn, MSU Online, Videoconferencing, Outreach –The MSU Libraries “Vanna, tell them what they’ve won…” –Your colleagues, department, college Peer feedback, mentoring, local resources and support
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Find links to all of these articles at: http://jrboyd.posterous.com/ Thank You http://jrboyd.posterous.com/ Ritchie Boyd 204 Culbertson 994-4660 jrboyd@montana.edu
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Differing Attitudes Across Generations? Silent Generation (Born 1925-1945) –Also called the Postwar Generation and the Seekers –Too late to be war heroes; too early to be youthful free spirits –Risk-averse technicians, sensitive rock-n-rollers ("Why must I be a teenager in love?"), brooding Method actors and civil rights advocates of a post-Crisis era –Conformity seemed a sure ticket to success Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) –Children of G.I. Generation –Influences:–Suburbia, TV, Vietnam, Watergate, protests, human rights movement, drugs, and rock ‘n roll –Characteristics:–Live to work–Generally optimistic–Influence on policy –Two-thirds of faculty today are baby boomers Generation X (Born 1965-1980) –Influences Sesame Street, MTV, Game Boy, PC, divorce rate tripled, latch-key children –Characteristics –Need a balance between work and life –Clear & consistent expectations –Value contributing to the whole –Skeptical, but flexible and motivated –Adaptive to change and technology One of the defining factors of Generation X is the transitions resulting from the decline of colonial imperialism to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. –16% of today’s faculty –25% of current students Millennials(Born 1980-2002 - aka Generation Y) –Influences–Expanded technology, disasters, gangs, diversity, globalization –Characteristics–Live in the moment–Expect immediacy of technology–Work in teams–Globally concerned– Desire structure and purpose–Constant feedback –60% of today’s students source: http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-generations
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