The Millennial Generation

Overview
According to Neil Howe and William Strauss' Millennials Rising, the next great generation of students consists of those born after 1980 and graduating high school following the year 2000. This generation, in spite of negatively-framed predictions, has demonstrated many unique characteristics that can make them successful in the academic and economic world of the future.

These characterizations often are of the broad, sweeping generalities variety. The challenge for academics is to understand these characteristics and to translate them into specific pedagogical practices. However, this charge will take some creativity as hard data on which practices work best is slow in coming. 

These are our students; how do we reach them?

Download a copy of some ideas about translating impressions into practice. (from Lilly North presentation 9/17/2005 presentation, Who are our students) Teaching Millennial Students

Related Links

Teaching Information Literacy to Generation Y
Comprehensive bibliography on teaching Millennials

Managing and Motivating Generations
A PDF file from a course on generational differences 

Millennials Rising
The name of a book, however, the reviews offer some insights 

The Center for Generational Studies
Comprehensive consultancy with free on-line bibliographies and fee-based research and articles

Generations at work
Profiles of the millennial generation

Adult learning
30 things you need to know about adult learning

Strauss and Howe's Website on Millennials Rising