How Millennial Are You?
What is your millennial age? I feel that my millennial age reflects a more positive outcome compared with my student’s millennial ages. I scored a 47 on the millennial quiz. I am what is known as a "millennial" myself, due to being born in 1982, and scoring on the lower end of the millennial stage. Most of my students did score on the higher end of the millennial stage spectrum. I often times experience the gap between our “millennial ages” in my classroom due to the lack of my technology skills and look forward to using this course to narrow that gap. I have already determined that having my students become “bloggers” is a great way to practice writing skills while using social media in order to enhance learning in my classroom. Frand’s ten characteristics of the information-age mind set are as follows:
Computers Aren't Technology: "The phrase "incredibly sophisticated" in the last paragraph is an industrial-age mindset view of the innovations that are emerging on an almost daily basis. When these new devices are introduced, the information-age mindset reaction is "what took so long?" rather than "Wow!" Young people naturally gravitate to these kinds of interactive, input/output devices."
Internet Better Than TV: "One preliminary finding is that during 1998, for the first time since television was introduced fifty years ago, the number of hours young people spend watching TV decreased. This time was transferred to the computer, with its Internet connectivity."
Reality No Longer Real: "Pictures used to be reality...."but now, ironically, we have entered a period of such advanced data-manipulation capability that photography can no longer be trusted."
Doing Rather Than Knowing: "As our students enter the workforce, the ability to deal with complex and often ambiguous information will be more important than simply knowing a lot of facts or having an accumulation of knowledge."
Nintendo Over Logic: "The key to winning in Nintendo is constant, persistent trial-and-error to discover the hidden doors. The fastest way to winning is through losing, since each loss is a learning experience....it's no wonder manuals or instruction sets aren't used by today's students- they aren't needed."
Multitasking Way of Life: "Today there are dozens or hundreds of channels, depending on the provider. If we don't like a Web site, we click to another. Our students have an exposure, albeit very thin, to a breadth of places, ideas, and cultures that previously only the well traveled could boast."
Typing Rather Than Handwriting: "the power of word-processing"
Staying Connected: "Advanced telecommunication connectivity is a natural part of living for information-age students."
Zero Tolerance for Delays: "I want a quick response."
Consumer/Creator Blurring: "In today's parlance, there is no distinction between the owner, the creator, and the user of information. Web protocols are such that if you see something you like, you just cut and past it form the Web page."
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Am I in or out? I love this new technology rich world. There are a few aspects that I don't necessarily agree with 100% but for the most part- I am in. They want us all online. Millions of companies/businesses require all information online and most of these companies/businesses do not have a mailing list. This is the day-and-age we live in. We have to be IN! It is an "information-age mind set" world we are living in.
"Over the next few years these students will become the majority, spreading like a tidal wave across higher education and demanding changes in the way we operate." (Jason Frand)
Frand, J. (2000). The information-age mindset: Changes in students and implications for higher education. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/apps/er/erm00/articles005/erm0051.pdf
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