1. The Millennial Learner

2. Which of the following means the most to you?  Elvis joins the Army.  Jimi Hendrix dies  MTV debuts.  Princess Diana dies.  None of the above.

3. Class of 2012 BELOIT COLLEGE'S MINDSET LIST  Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their Quidditch team.  GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.  Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.  Caller ID has always been available on phones. Check out more facts herehere

4. Who is the millennial generation? 1980 to 2003 Most affluent and ethnically diverse generation in American history.  Teenage Millennials are mostly children of Boomers. “Echo-Boomers”  Pre-teen Millennials are mostly children of Gen-Xers.

5. What has influenced them? Scheduled, structured lives Multiculturalism Globalism Terrorism Heroism Patriotism Parent Advocacy Focus on children and family In the Blue box below, brainstorm some of the influential factors on the what has influenced your learning. Then click on the mouse to see what research has to influence millennial learners.

6. What are they like? Technological sophistication Multi-sensory Civic minded Confident Street smart Diversity is natural Prefer groups to individual tasks

7. What are some elements you remember of your school experience? Below type in your technology experiences and your learning experiences with technology. Technology Teaching Practices

8. Millennial Learners Producer mentality Very limited Computer Access Tolerant of Non- engaging Pedagogical Techniques Consumer Mentality Ever-present Computer Access Impatient with Non-Engaging Pedagogical Techniques 1970’s Learners

9. Millennial Learners Accept diversity Pragmatic/Practical Reject rules Mistrust institutions PC Use technology Latch-key kids Celebrate diversity Optimistic/Realistic Rewrite the rules Irrelevance of institutions Internet Assume technology Nurtured Gen X Learners

11. 1970’s Instruction Teacher Centered Institution Learner Centered Institution Millennial Instruction

12. Why the Millennial Learner Needs Engagement ADD/ADHD Study skills

13. Pedagogical Strategies that Engage the Learner Collaborative Learning, Peer-Led Learning, Supplemental Instruction Problem Based Learning, Case Based Learning Service-Learning

14. Average Retention for Learning Activities (Source: National Training Laboratories, Bethel, ME) 20% Audio-Visual 30% Demonstration 50% Discussion Group 75% Practice by Doing 90% Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 5% Lecture 10% Reading

16. Interesting Millennia Follow-ups Millennial Generation Blog YouTube about way students learn YouTube 60 Minutes Video Clip 60 Minutes

17. Resources http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/mgt08044.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Y http://www.abaanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/nosearch/mgt08044_print.html http://www.mondaymemo.net/010702feature.htm http://www.generationsatwork.com/articles/millenials.htm