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The Marvelous MillennialsA Novella
on the Las Cruces CampusNMSU
Through the eyes of a Baby BoomerThrough the eyes of a Baby BoomerTerry CookTerry Cook
Born between 1946-1964Born between 1946-1964
Act I: Those Who Came Before
Generation X: Born 1965 – 1982
Baby Boomers: Born 1946 - 1964
Matures, Silents: Born 1900 – 1946
Many people are born on the cusps of two
generations, and do not “fit” their
“generational type”
GEN X
Act II: The Marvelous MillennialsBorn 1982 – 2002
also called “Generation M or Y,” “Echo Boomers,” or the NET Generation
roughly 30% of the American population
children of Baby Boomers or early wave members of Generation X
the most diverse generation in our history – 34% are nonwhite or Latino
World Events/World View
Child focus (Sylvan Learning Centers)
Oklahoma City bombing
Busy, over-planned lives (more than 75% of time spent in structured experiences)
Stress
Malfunction at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant caused a near meltdown
Iranian students took 66 people hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran
US boycotts the Olympics in Moscow
President Regan shot
The Equal Rights Amendment passed (though not ratified)
The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts
The Exxon Valdez spills more than ten million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound
World Events/World View
The Berlin Wall demolished
Persian Gulf War
Four white police officers accused of beating Rodney King were acquitted
Shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado left 13 students and one teacher dead
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 10,000 for the first time
It took more than a month to declare a winner of the presidential election because of ballot ("hanging chad") disputes
Four US planes were hijacked in attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing more that 3000 people leading the US into an ongoing fight against terrorism
The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.
War is waged against Afghanistan and Iraq
Millennials
The Tree of Your Life
Experiences & Their Results, Fruits, Outcomes
Millennials Priorities
I Wonder?
Act IIINow that we know…
What Should We Do To Facilitate Experiences to
Support Their Success?
How do millennial students prefer to learn?
What strategies promote student learning?
How can we engage and motivate today’s students to promote academic success?
Characteristics of Millennials
used to being consulted in decision-making by their parents
typically strong bonds between these students and their parents, particularly with their mothers, and they stay very connected even when they go away to school
expected to excel by their parents
highly scheduled and sheltered in childhood
Characteristics of Millennials
identify with their parents’ values are fascinated by new technologies 1 in 5 have at least one immigrant parent gravitate toward group activities grew up in a time of economic prosperity went to “play groups” and played soccer from the age
of 3 the most protected generation in terms of
government regulations on consumer safety often indulged as a result of changing child-rearing
practices
Diana Oblinger (Understanding the New Students, EDUCAUSE Review, July/August 2003)
Digital NativesToday’s college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, over 10,000 hours playing video games and 20,000 hours watching TV
Now that we know…What Should We Do To Facilitate Experiences
to Support Their Success?
Actively engage them with material we are trying to teach
Find ways to help students create meaning between their life experience and the material
Foster a sense of a learning community
Build rapport with students
Promote student to student connections
Facilitate student participation
Create a safe, welcoming, inclusive classroom atmosphere
Provide High, Clear Expectations
Offer individual feedback
Engage with/through technology where appropriate
Utilize group work: collaborative learning techniques
Incorporate self-reflection
Major Challenge Ahead
Encore
Encore
WHY HAVEN’T YOU FRIENDED ME ON MYSPACE OR POKED ME BACK ON FACEBOOK, AND HOW COME YOU’RE NOT FOLLOWING ME ON TWITTER?
BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T LIKE YOU.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?