Definition
Millennials’’ were defined as
those individuals who turned
18 in the year 2000 and
entered college or the adult
workforce
Generation
Ж Silent : (1928 -1945). Lives were shaped
by the Great Depression, the strength of the superpowers, and
Wo rld War II
Ж Baby boomers: (1946-1964). Significant political
and social revolution.
Ж Generation X: (1965-1982). Growth and stability.
Islamic revolution. Cultural freedom.
Ж Millennial: (1982----). Born since 1982.
Generation impossible.
Tip 1: Educate yourself about
the concept of generation
differences
Tip 2: cultural and
environmental forces
Ж Online technology since birth
Ж Novel models of communication
Ж weakening of global economy
No hero society
Tip 3: Do not compare
Tip 4: Guidance and focus on
learning
Tip 5: Philosophy of life
Tip 6: learn use of technology
Social networking, webinars, IPods, tablet, ……..
Tip 7: Modern and appealing
presentation
Fun, Game, Interactive, Game base learning,
Team based learning, PBL, IPL, concept map
Tip 8: help and support
“helicopter parents”
Anxious in new learning environment
Less patient, acceptance of help without sense of
stigma
Tip 9: Modern curiosity and
exploration
Discovery learning, cultural learning, webinar, critical thinking, clinical
reasoning, PBL, internet based education
Tip 10: Team working and
collaboration
Better team worker and much easier with teams
Tip 11: Be fair and
straightforward
Equality, rule based society, judgment,
narcissistic
Tip 12:Identify the limits of
multitasking
Tricks
Ask students to describe one routine day in education
Ask students to describe their routine technologies they use in
education
Highlight areas of overlap
We are different do not compare, do not assume
Avoid tasks that easily can be searched by internet
Introduce yourself, focus on how, what and why
Explain how you balance life and teaching
Learn yourself in technology
Improve your presentation
Improve your feedback and support
Encourage team working
Equality
Fun, interactivity, TBL, PBL, Discovery learning, GBL, critical
thinking
References:
1) DAVID H. ROBERTS, LORI R. NEWMAN & RICHARD M.
SCHWARTZSTEIN. Tweleve tips for education of millennial
learning. Medical teacher. 2012: early online
2) Berk RA. 2009. Teaching strategies for the net generation.
Transformative dialogues: Teach Learn J 3(2):1–24.
3) Borges NJ, Manuel RS, Elam CL, Jones BJ. 2010.
Differences in motives between Millennial and Generation X .
Med Educ 44(6):570–6.
4) Cook DA, Garside S, Levinson AJ, Dupras DM, Montori VM.
2010. What do we mean by web-based learning? Med Educ
44(8):765–74