Students Today
Profile of UWSP's 2009 Freshman Class
http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/chancellor/policyplanning/surveys/freshSurvey.aspx
UWSP Online Journal
of Student Achievement
http://www.uwsp.edu/grantsup/studentresearch/
The Millennial Generation
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. Follow this
link
for information about this generation of
students.
Beloit College's Mindset List for the Class
of 2013
http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2013.php
Podcast - Who is the millennial student and
what can faculty members do to improve learning?
Featuring: Dr. Diana Oblinger, Vice President
of Educause
Interviewer: Maureen Wideman, Innovation Centre, UOIT
Play it / hear it -
MP3 file - 1 MB OR
Play it / hear it -
WAV file - 4
An essential component of facilitating
learning is understanding learners ……
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0342.pdf
The Net Generation Goes to College
Tech-savvy 'Millennials' have lots of gadgets,
like to multitask, and expect to control what, when, and how they learn.
Should colleges cater to them?
Change your teaching style. Make blogs, iPods, and video games part of
your pedagogy. And learn to accept divided attention spans. A new generation
of students has arrived -- and sorry, but they might not want to hear you
lecture for an hour. Read more…
http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i07/07a03401.htm
NEXT Generation: Educational Technology vs.
The Lecture
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0340.pdf