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UNIT 2 Understanding the Learners 2.1 Generation of Learners Flashcards

1
Q

Generation of Learners Consists of approximately a _______ span (not all demographers and generation researchers
agree on the exact start/stop dates)

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10 year

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Generation of Learners has a unique set of ______

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values

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Reacts to the generation before them

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Generation of Learners

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Looks at their generation before them as the standard of comparison

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Generation of Learners

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Generation of Learners:

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  • The G.I. Generation (The Greatest Generation / Silent Generation)
  • The Traditionalist
  • The Baby Boomers
  • The Gen X
  • The Millennials
  • The Gen Z
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Born between 1922-1945

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Traditionalist

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value old-time morals,
safety, security, and consistency.

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Traditionalist

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They have more respect for brick-andmortar educational institutions and traditional lecture formats

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Traditionalist

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This generation favors conventional business models in the legal workplace and a top-down chain of command.

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Traditionalist

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Titles are important, and respect is given
based on positional authority.

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Traditionalist

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If a facilitator is viewed as being the “expert,” Traditionalists are less apt not to question credibility.

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Traditionalist

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Prefer to learn in the morning

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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Sage on the stage

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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Q and A

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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14
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Lecture

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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15
Q

Dislike being called on….

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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16
Q

Link learning organizational goals

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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Born between 1946-1964

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Baby Boomers

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Strong work ethic. Baby boomers aren’t afraid to put in a hard day
of work

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Baby Boomers

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This generation is independent and self-assured

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Baby Boomers

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Goal-centric

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Baby Boomers

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21
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likes competition

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Baby Boomers

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Resourceful

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Baby Boomers

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Mentally focused

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Baby Boomers

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Team oriented
Baby Boomers
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Disciplined
Baby Boomers
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learned to put up with lecture formats, build and abide by ground rules to encourage fairness with each other, role play and interact
Baby Boomers
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More likely to live in twoincome household
Baby Boomers
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Have a basic feeling of security
Baby Boomers
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More likely than others to focus on education
Baby Boomers
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Have the higher level of education
Baby Boomers
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88.8% of this generation completed high school
Baby Boomers
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live to WORK
Baby Boomers
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Facilitated, instructor-led | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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Interactive and group learning | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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Need time to practice skills | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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Prefer tactile learning | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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Like books, and hand-outs | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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Link learning to new ways to add value | Training and Learning Styles
Baby Boomers
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is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the Millennials
GEN X
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Demographers and researchers typically use birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s to the early 1980s.
GEN X
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dependent, resourceful, and self-sufficient. They value freedom and responsibility in the workplace.
GEN X
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Many in this generation display a casual disdain for authority and structured work hours
GEN X
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* They dislike being micromanaged and embrace a handsoff management philosophy.
GEN X
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NIck-named the "why" generation
GEN X
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Technology literate
GEN X
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Work ethic = means to an end
GEN X
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Crave attention and want immediate rewards
GEN X
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"Just in time" learners
GEN X
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Focus on outcomes versus techniques | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Make learning experiential, problem – solving | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Control over own learning | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Like parallel thinking | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Go with key points | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Flexibility in scheduling | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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Link learning to their marketability | Training and Learning Styles
GEN X
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also known as Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z
Millennials
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Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years
Millennials
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The most salient characteristic of this generation is its comfort with technology
Millennials
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Prensky (2001) refers to them as digital natives, or people born into a technological world.
Millennials
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Edutainment - Both fun and learning | Training and Learning Styles
Millennials
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Teamwork and technology
Millennials
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Like discovery and mystery of unanswered questions
Millennials
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Mis-takes
Millennials
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Engage to retain info
Millennials
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Link learning to making a future (both making a difference and maming money)
Millennials
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“The ____________ will entirely recast the image of youth, from downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged – with potentially seismic consequences for America.” ---Howe and Strauss, Millenials Rising, 2000
Millenial Generation
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”Find a job you enjoy and you will never work for a day in your life.”
Millennials
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No feeling of “Company Loyalty”
Millennials
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If things are not working out, quit, there is another job out there.
Millennials
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Menu-driven thinking
Millennials
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Digital natives
Millennials
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Work on their own terms
Millennials
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Think globally
Millennials
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Have positive expectations
Millennials
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Want customization
Millennials
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Desire interactivity
Millennials
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Express to express -- not to impress
Millennials
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Multi-taskers
Millennials
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Desire mutual respect
Millennials
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Ready for collaboration
Millennials
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Are looking for a cause
Millennials
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Meaningful work
Millennials
78
celebrate diversity
Millennials
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Acknowledgement for being here
Millennials
80
Looking for an experience
Millennials
81
Goal is to find work and create a life that has meaning
Millennials
82
Traditionalists | Types of Learning
Informational learning
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Baby boomers | Types of Learning
Transformational learning
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Gen X | Types of Learning
Self-Directed learning
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Millenials | Types of Learning
Informal learning
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youngest of the five generations, active in today's economy. They are already the largest generation in the U.S. and will represent 40 percent of the population in 2020
Generation Z
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First students to be born into a world with smartphones, tablets and computers
Generation Z
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They are social entrepreneurs and like their learning to have meaning and purpose
Generation Z
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Don't stand for the status quo
Generation Z
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Born into an information revolution i.e from artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and drones, to virtual assistants
Generation Z
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They like to make and create
Generation Z
90
They want to connect, collaborate and share
Generation Z
91
Their social circle is global
Generation Z
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For Gen Z it's easier to gain an audience, a stage, and the attention of the right people, i.3 Parkland students
Generation Z
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They talk in images and emojis and they prefer Youtube to TV.
Generation Z
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They like information in bite-sized chunks and prefer hands-on learning.
Generation Z

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