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Transcript of UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT POPULACE. Faculty/Staff Development Day Taft, California 8 January 2010.
UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT POPULACE
MILLENNIALS IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SETTING
Faculty/Staff Development Day
Taft, California
8 January 2010
TAFT COLLEGE
James Forkum, Ph.D.Dean and Athletics Director: Santa Rosa Junior
College
Sherry Forkum, Ph.D.Director of Writing, IT Faculty Liaison, & English
Professor: William Jessup University
Principal Consultants: Generational Differences Consulting
gendiff.com
Presenters:
Understanding the Generational Divide and Significance
Institutional Impacts
Knowledge of Millennial Characteristics (Technology)
Tools and Applications for Practical Use
OBJECTIVES
“6” in the Societal Settings
Know Our Own Generation to Understand Other Generations
Change, Motivation, Recruitment/Retention, Team-Building, and Maintaining/Increasing Growth
Strengthening of Relationships and Increasing Institutional Effectiveness
Why Should You Broaden Your Knowledge of Self and Others?
G. I. Generation – 1901-1924 (ages 86-109)
Silent Generation – 1925-1942 (ages 68-85)
Boomers – 1943-1960 (ages 50-67)
Generation X – 1961-1981 (ages 29-49)
Millennials – 1982-2002 (ages 8-28)
Homeland – 2003 - (ages 7 and under)
GENERATIONAL GROUPINGS
SILENT BOOMER GEN X MILLENNIAL
Size 52 Million 78 Million 70.2 Million (Decreasing)
78-100+ Million
Other Names Traditionalists Me GenerationBaby Boomers
Modern “Lost” Generation
Slacker Generation
Generation YEcho Boomer
Generation Next
Heroes GI Generation Themselves Anti-Heroes Parents
Family Life Earliest marrying and babying generation
Silent womenLarge numbers of
women in the workforce later in the
generational cycle
Religious and/or spiritually oriented
Health orientedWaiting until later in life to have children
Became first “helicopter”
parents
Adult oriented from an early age“Anti-child” movement
Less parental supervision than ever
before (Latch-key)Little peer interaction
in childhoodContinue as “Blackhawk”
parents
“Special” – eagerly anticipated
Lowest parent to child ratio ever
Universally protectedSheltered
Most Child Safety Laws Signed“Spy” Devices
Definitive Characteristics
SILENT BOOMER GEN X MILLENNIAL
Work Large increase in number of people in “helping professions” in 1960s
WorkaholicsCareer focused30+year career
First to seek work/life balanceNot constrained by time and/or place
More discretionary income than any previous groupService and Green oriented
Significant Life Events
DepressionSexual revolution occurred while this generation was in mid-lifeKorean War
VietnamSexual revolutionKent StateJFK
Gulf WarBerlin Wall comes downChallenger explosion
ColumbineSeptember 11Afghanistan & IraqContinued high school and college/university incidences
Notes Generation of jealousies and role reversalsFocused on previous generation while young and subsequent generation in adulthood
Intense attention focused on this group for the entire Boomer lifespanSelf-aware and self-centered (largest number of self-help books)
Mired in an age of death*AIDS*Homicides drug-related deaths increased*Suicidal (at a near record rate of almost 5000/year in mid 1980s)
OptimisticConventionalRacially diversePressuredBody Art – Inked and Pierced
School Life Described in college as: Withdrawn, cautious, unimaginative, unadventurous
Grade inflation at all time highOverall SAT scores decreased from 1946-60Enjoy learning for learning’s sake
Grade inflation decreasedFirst generation to be less educated than parents – by both choice and circumstanceLargest segment of online owners
Grade inflation on riseExpect active learning in classroomStudy less than previous generationsVolunteerism part of graduation requirementsReaders
Continued:
A team that allows choices and openly explores ideas, and whose members value learning, will better accommodate the needs and values of members of different generations.
Constance Patterson, Ph.D.
Something to Think About
Turn to a neighbor and describe one of the generation’s physical characteristics.
Talk about a characteristic of your generation.
Now describe the “physical” characteristics of a Millennial.
Activity
Is this the image you described?
In the Rear View Mirror
Millennials are Digital Natives, Other Generations are Digital Immigrants
Smart PhonesPodcastsTexting/SextingWeb SurfingMySpace/Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
FourSquare (Social Networks)Finger on the pulse of the WorldRight Here/Right Now Generation
TECHNOLOGY NOTES
*Most ethnically and racially diverse – Ages 13-29:
18.5% are Hispanic, 14.2% are Black, 4.3% are Asian, 3.2% are mixed race or other, and 59.8% are white
*Social Networking and Google, etc. are an everyday part of their social and learning lives.
*More inclined to trust in institutions than Gen Xers or Boomers. (Pew Research, December 2009)
The Millennial World
Intuitive Both information and multimediaAlthough, understanding technology and source
quality may be shallowMore visually literate than any other generationMore comfortable in image-rich environment
than with textMove between real and the virtual
instantaneouslyLiteracy goes well beyond text, because of visual
media Text literacy may be less well developed
Digitally Literate
First person learnersLearn by doing rather than by being told what
to doPrefer to express their views and incorporate
their experiences instead of always being toldLearn through discovery, exploring for
themselves or with peersLearning in this manner enables them to retain
the information and use it in creative and meaningful ways
Persistent with trial and error (video games)Active learners instead of passive learners
Experiential
Underage Drinking Marijuana Use (High)(Boomers) Rave Culture (Ecstasy Use) Sexually Promiscuous (Hooking Up) Technology Use Etiquette (Misuse/sexting) Time Management (Sleep Patterns) Poor Communication Skills (Texting=Speaking/Writing) Media Oriented (Self-Image)
Multi-tasking Mass Stimulation Lack of Critical Thinking/Problem Solving as an individual (Groupthink) Plagiarism/Cheating (turnitin.com) Problem Discerning Truth (Wikipedia)
CURRENT NEGATIVE TRENDS AND PROBLEMS
Thrive on Structure
Community Service
Small Group/Cohort Structure
Tradition
Passion
Forkum’s Top 5 Millennial Attributes
Edutainment: Millennials and GenXers expect entertainment
Boomers and Silents will be comfortable with lectures and traditional teaching style
GenXers prefer individual work to group work and will complain when given a lengthy reading assignment
Millennials are readers
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
Ask for Professional Experiences
Change Activities Often
Tap Into the Tech-Savvy of Younger Xers and Millennials
Foster a Team Environment
Assign Group Roles for the First Group/Team Projects
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Trying to Appeal to All Generations in the Same Assignment
Generational Discord Norming Process Time management Sage on the Stage Ignoring Differences Completely Not Raising the Bars
HINDRANCES
Always Tell the Truth Revealing the Reality (“300” perspective)Let Them Know: What They Do Really Does Matter
(positive/negative)Explain the “Why” and What Is In It For ThemLearn Their Language, Communicate In Their Terms-
Teach Them Your Language – Foster CommunicationMake the Competitive Environment FunModel The “Way”Build RelationshipsLink to Family and TraditionChallenge To Find Technological Solutions To
Everyday Issues
Building Blocks to Success
Provide Structure
Provide Leadership and Guidance
Encourage the Millennial’s Self-Assuredness, “Can-Do” Attitude, and Positive Personal Self-Image
Take Advantage of the Millennial’s Comfort Level With Team/Squad Structure
Listen to the Millennial
Millennials Are Up For The Challenge and The Change
Find The Way To Work Together for the Common Good
In The End…
It’s not the First Act of the play that counts, but how you leave the stage at the end of the performance.
Our Challenge to You