Educating the Net-Generation : Dr. Bryan Carter
University of Central Missouri
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Educating the Net-Generation
Generational Trends : Generational Trends Rita M. Murray, Personal Communication, 2004
The Mindset of Today’s Student : The Mindset of Today’s Student List Generated by Beloit College, Class of 2010
Slide4 : The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union
They have known only two presidents.
For most of their lives, major U.S. airlines have been bankrupt.
They are wireless, yet always connected.
A stained blue dress is as famous to their generation as a third-rate burglary was to their parents.
Thanks to pervasive headphones in the back seat, parents have always been able to speak freely in the front.
They grew up with and have outgrown faxing as a means of communication.
"Google" has always been a verb.
Text messaging is their email.
Being techno-savvy has always been inversely proportional to age.
They have always been able to watch wars and revolutions live on television.
They may have fallen asleep playing with their Gameboys in the crib.
Libraries have always been the best centers for computer technology and access to good software.
Digital cameras have always existed.
The Millennials : The Millennials Gravitate toward group activity
Identify with Parents’ values and feel close to their parents
Believe it’s cool to be smart/Hip Hop Generation celebrates anti-intellectualism
Are fascinated with new technologies yet know little about how they work
Are focused on grades and performance, the means to an end, not necessarily for the sake of learning
Are busy with extracurricular activities
Have developed hypertext minds
Are intuitive visual communicators/digitally literate
Learn better through discovery than by being told
Millennial Impact on Higher Education : Millennial Impact on Higher Education Connected
Immediate
Experiential
Immediate
Social/Teams
Structure
Engagement, Experience, Visual, Kinesthetic
Things that Matter
Slide7 : Videoconference
with
Tim Linder
University of Missouri-Columbia
You Must Be a Teacher If... : You Must Be a Teacher If...
Connecting with our Students : Understanding from where they are coming
Communicating with them through ways in which they are familiar
Establishing and maintaining a high level of excitement and enthusiasm about learning and course content Connecting with our Students
Teaching and the Socio-Cultural Disconnect : Teaching and the Socio-Cultural Disconnect Is conventionality always the best?
Teaching moments come from the strangest inspirations
Communicating with Our Students: To go where few teachers have gone before : Communicating with Our Students: To go where few teachers have gone before
Communicating Using the Familiar : Communicating Using the Familiar instant messaging
http://go.icq.com/register
http://my.screenname.aol.com
http://edit.yahoo.com/config
https://register.passport.net
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
(Trillian)
http://www.defaultware.com/proteus/
(Proteus)
More of the Familiar : http://fire.sourceforge.net/
(Fire)
online text chat
Voice Over IP - VoIP: Skype
sms-cell phones - 3G capability
discussion boards More of the Familiar
Communicating Using The Not So Familiar : desktop videoconferencing
iChat AV/AIM
Skype (also for videoconferencing
webloggs
http://wordpress.com
http://www.blogger.com Communicating Using The Not So Familiar
You are not in this Alone : Email Groups and Listsrvs
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.technologygrantnews.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TechnologyCurriculum
To subscribe, send email to: technologycurriculum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com You are not in this Alone
Valuable Resources : FREE LEARNING MATERIALS
LESSON PLANS, FREE SOFTWARE
Source: Technology Grant News, Fall 2003 issue
http://www.technologygrantnews.com
From the Education, Outreach & Training Partnership
http://www.eot.org/resources/lessonplans.html
http://www.eot.org/resources/freesoftware.html
Online lesson plans, educational simulations, and other resources for
science and computing education.
Valuable Resources
More Valuable Resources : International Children's Digital Library
Free K-12 Curriculum Resource
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
Everything from the old ABC Baseball Book (1885) tothe old Alice
in Wonderland books, at a place where kids can read for free online.
International Society for Technology in Education
National Educational Computing Conference
http://center.uoregon.edu/NECC/NECC2003
Research papers, presenter handouts and webcasts from the 2003
Conference will be available for the public for 2 years. (Note: 2004
Conference: June 21-23, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana)
http://www.neccsite.org More Valuable Resources
Fun Projects for you and your Students : International Schools CyberFair 2004: Achieve & Unite! Take action to Improve Lives & Connect Communities
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org
iLife for the Classroom
http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/ Fun Projects for you and your Students
Cool Stuff to Support Learning : Take your students Around the World in 60 Minutes
http://www.panoramas.dk
http://www.360vr.com
http://www.mediavr.com/bronte1.htm Cool Stuff to Support Learning
Broadcast to the World : Using Quicktime Broadcaster you can create your own Internet Broadcast Channel
http://www.apple.com/quicktime
DIY TV Studio
http://www.channelstorm.com
Nicecast - Your Own Internet Radio Station
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/
Multicast vs. Unicast Broadcast to the World
PodCasting: Yes, iPods really can be used for Learning : PodCasting: Yes, iPods really can be used for Learning An inexpensive way to explore accessible tech
Already popular with students
Lectures, study group sessions, interviews and web logs
Anti-Plagiarism : Anti-Plagiarism There are several methods to battle the ever-growing problem
Search Engine Technique
Anti-Plagiarism Service
http://www.turnitin.com
Collaborative Learning Environments : Collaborative Learning Environments ideal environments are a combination of everything discussed today
made up of cross-disciplinary scholars
goal is to make cognitive links between disciplines
addressing a variety of learning styles
Examples of Collaborative Learning Environments : Examples of Collaborative Learning Environments CMSU-Kalmar, Sweden: Race, Class and Gender - American Culture Classes
CMSU Honor’s Class-University of Paris-Sorbonne
GE 101 : GE 101 In your opinions, has this course been successful in the past? why, why not?
What has been the student perceptionof this course? Faculty perception?
Is this course taken seriously by students? Faculty?
Holistic Approach : Holistic Approach Looking at the bigger picture of the purpose of this course may help change the perception
You may have to “sell” this course to students and perhaps some faculty (success here may equate to success elsewhere)
Learning styles discovered here can be transfered to other classes
The Textbook : The Textbook Very well formatted, new look is non-linear like the Web and like how many students think
Divided into 12 chapters
Extended workshop tomorrow designed to:
Break down chapters and discuss main ideas
Offer activity suggestions
Distribute sample syllabus
Course Objectives : Course Objectives To help you successfully transition you to higher education
To help you effectively plan for short and long term goals
To help you refine memorization techniques
To help you become a more effective reader
To help you become a more effective note taker
To help you become a more effective test taker
To help you become a more creative and critical thinker
To help you become a more effective communicator
To help you recognize and value diversity
To help you deal more effectively with technology
To help you pay more attention to your physical and emotional health
To help you begin to consider realistic long term goals
Contact Me if You Have Any Questions : Dr. Bryan Carter
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