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Internet Memes and the Millennial Learners
Romelene G. Pacis
Meme/mim/
Rhymes with ream, team, theme, creaman idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a
culture (Merriam-Webster, 2013)
passed on from one generation to another and is the cultural equivalent of gene
coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene in 1976
Examples idea of God importance of the individual as
opposed to group importance belief that the environment can to
some extent be controlled that technologies can create an
electronically interconnected world community (Rouse, 2008)
INTERNET MEME an idea or a concept that is spread
from one person to another specifically through the internet
memes spread through online social networks similarly to the way diseases do through offline populations VIRAL
Viral - widely and wildly disseminated and consumed by the majority of the online population
Characteristics Sarcastic in nature Addresses you, me and everyone else Thrives on the mainstream and the
popular Speaks all languages and dialects Highly graphic
The Millennial Learners
Millennial Learners Sheltered Experiences positives economy Grew up with safety in mind Enjoying technological sophistication Most college-going Most educationally ambitious Rules are followed when understood Best way of getting along is going along Optimistic and confident
Five R’s in Engaging Millennials
Research-based methods Relevance Rationale Relax Rapport
Generate
Memegenerator.net Quickmeme.com
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http://alison.com/courses/Introduction-to-Autodesk-Character-Studio Bart, M. (2011). The five r’s of engaging millennial students. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/the-five-rs-of-engaging-millennial-students/ Kirkland, R. & Sheehan, O. (n.d.). Millennial teaching and learning. Retrieved from
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/Workshops%20for%20RPAC/06_10/MillennialLearners.pdf Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (2013). Meme. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme Mobilemartha. (2011). Take the two minute challenge. Beyond the classroom walls. Retrieved from
http://beyonddclassroomwalls.wordpress.com/ Pineda, M. & Bernhardson, L. (2012). The great learning experience project: An attempt to understand learning
from the views of the millennial learners. A presentation. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/Lennarth/pels-the-great-learning-experience-project
Quickmeme. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.quickmeme.com/popular/ Rouse, M. (2008). What is meme? WhatIs.com. Retrieved from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/meme Rouse, M. (2009). What is internet meme? WhatIs.com. Retrieved from
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Internet-meme Taykexin. (2012). Meme it like you mean it: Toshiba satellite star campaign. Retrieved from
http://kexintay.blogspot.com/2012/08/meme-it-like-you-mean-it-toshiba.html www.tumblr.com www.knowyourmeme.com
Thank you for listening!