Notes
Slide Show
Outline
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Connecting with the Net Generation
 Learning Styles & Technology
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Presentation Overview
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The Net Generation: Who are They?
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The Net Generation: Who are They?
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Net Generation Expectations of Higher Ed
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Technological Influences on Education & Contemporary Skills
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Digital Era Standards for Higher Education
Address NetGen Needs & Skills
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Technologies of Learning Timeline
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Major Shifts of Learning
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Emerging Model of Learning / Teaching Based on Interactivity
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Emerging Model of Learning / Teaching Based on Interactivity
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NetGen Cognition & Technology
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NetGen Cognition & Technology
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Digital Immediate Gratification (DIG)
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NetGen Learning Styles
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NetGen Instruction
Based on Learning Theory
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Process of Learning
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NetGen Instruction
Based on Learning Theory
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Process of Learning
Social Learning Theory
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Process of Learning
Where do Educators Fit In?
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Process of Learning
Where do Educators Fit In?

  • “We don’t have to replace Jimi Hendrix with Kurt Cobain.” “We just have to make him meaningful to our guests.”
  • “Hendrix was Cobain’s idol.  When a server can share that with guests, a father and son can suddenly relate to the same display.”
  •       -Corporate Training Manager, Hard Rock Café
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Process of Learning
Where do Educators Fit In?
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NetGen Instruction
Based on Game Theory
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NetGen Instruction
Based on Edutainment
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NetGen Instruction
Utilizing PRS
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Conclusion
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Questions?
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Bibliography
  • Merritt, Stephen. “Generation Y: A Perspective on America’s Next Generation and their Impact on Higher Education.” NASIG 2001: A Serials Odyssey.
  • Prensky, Mark. “Twitch Speed.”
  • Tapscott, Donald. “Educating the Net Generation.” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Feb. 1999
  • Tapscott, Donald. Growing Up Digital : The Rise of the Net Generation. 1998