WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?: THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

Shirley R. Bailey

American InterContinental University

ABSTRACT

MILLENNIAL GENERATIONPick a door

1979 to

1994

1982to

2000

1982to

2002

1982to

2003

1980to

2000

WHO ARE

MEMBERS

OF THIS MILLENNIAL GENERATION?

HOW ARE

THEY

DIFFERENT

FROM OTHER GENERATIONS?

On the

flip side

US VS.THEM

The reasons

theyTHEY ACT THE WAY

THEY DO:

MILLENNIALBEHAVIORS

WORKPLACE

CHARACTERISTICS

FORMALLEARNING

I NFORMA

L

LEARNIN G

How is technologyused for

FORMAL

and

INFO MR ALLEARNING

WAYS MILLENNIALSUSE TECHNOLOGY

FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING

• Computers/Internet• Laptops• Web 2.0 technologies• Social networking/social

bookmarking• Cell phones• Smart phones• iPads• Tablets• Smart board• Promethean board

COMPUTERS

INTERNET

LAPTOP USAGE

--- FORMAL or --- INFORMAL

iPADS

SMARTPHONES

CELL PHONES

WEB 2.0

PODCA

STIN

G

TECHNOLOGIES

SOCIAL NETWORKING

TABLETS

SMART

BOARDS

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