M E A N I N G S O F GLOBAL FILIPINO TEACHERS NURTURING MILLENNIAL LEARNERS Paraluman R. Giron, Ed.D.
“Millennials” is a modern and current label or brand of a younger people of the so-called “Generation Y”
What are the equivalent names or meanings of Generation Y, can you guess?
Equivalent names or meanings of Gen Y • Nexters • Generation Next • Baby Boom Echo Generation • Echo Boomers • Digital Natives • Generation Me • Sunshine Generation (in Canada)
TWO KINDS OF CURRENT MILLENNIAL LEARNERS 1. MILLENNIAL STUDENT (2017) ages 17 to 36 2. MILLENNIAL TEACHER (2017) ages 25 to 36
A millennial teacher made this word cloud about millennials. Can you spot the wrong spelling of a word?
Well, I say… They are younger people. People are people. Period.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MILLENNIAL LEARNERS NURTURING MILLENNIAL LEARNERS 1. SPECIAL treated as special and important; big sense of entitlement ; milestones in life with celebration and praise; most of the time they expect frequent positive feedback; with native feeling and idealism to solve problems of the world that older ones failed to solve; learning style is differentiated 2. SHELTERED protected as children ; grew up at a time of many safety measures (car seatbelts, emergency situation signs and drills, school lockdowns); rarely left unsupervised; as college students, common expectation for them from adults is to protect and nurture them; learning style is heavy guidance/reliance on instruction 3. SOPHISTICATED mostly updated and upgraded for those who can afford; technology- assisted/enabled ; appreciative of fabulous and savvy in trends and practices; confidently goal-oriented and motivated, hence assertive and believe they are “right”; easily dazzled by complex algorithms and yet prefers simple solutions to problems; learning modality preference is technology-enhanced
CHARACTERISTICS OF MILLENNIAL LEARNERS (continued) NURTURING MILLENNIAL LEARNERS 4 . TEAM-ORIENTED untypically individualists who are community-oriented ; may be willing to sacrifice their own identity to be part of a group; prefers egalitarian leadership, not hierarchies; while they are group-oriented within their own cohort, they may exclude other generations; dislikes selfishness; learning style oriented towards service learning and volunteerism 5. ACHIEVER with focus on getting good grades , hard work, involvement in extracurricular activities, etc. is resulting in higher achievement levels; sees college as the key to a high paying job and success , and may miss the bigger picture of what a college education is all about; pressured to decide early on a career – and have been put on a career track orientation since grade school; focus is more on achievement rather than personal development ; if the Boomer generation made their mark in the humanities and arts, the Millennials prefer math and science fields 6. PRESSURED in elementary and high school, have had more hours of homework and less free time for pure spontaneous play; may struggle in handling free time and time management; they’ve been pushed hard to achieve and felt pressured to succeed thus thinks others should be flexible with them; they think multi-tasking is smart and saves time without being fully aware of the quality of results; learning style dependent on structured activity 7. CONVENTIONAL ordinarily appearing and sounding disrespectful but still trusts in authority to the point of not questioning authority; they fear being considered non-conformist ; their clothing, music, and cultural markings will be very mainstream and not punk; they still support and believe in social rules, and are more in line with their parents’ values than most other generations have been; effective learning style may be values-based
“Gen X”
“Gen Y”
Generation Y or “Millennials” CONSTANTLY CONNECTED, YET DISTRACTED.
What some mature people or non- millennials say about millennials…
“They are never alone!”
“They are connected and conversant even at the dinner table.”
“They can easily spot a weirdo in the MRT train.”
“They have long buried Literature With Google, FaceBook, YouTube, Wikipedia,
“They have grown roots into the game!”
“Some of them think they evolved from monkey to man, making meaning of mandates divine!”
“They are prisoners in the 21 st century, trying to be free and flexible always for a fee.”
In Philippine Education, it is now likely that there are more (25-35 year-old) millennial teachers manning the classrooms today
What some managers say about millennials working today…
What some millennial learners say about millennials learning…
How about you? What do you know and what can you say about millennials? Let’s play a game about millennial lingo, slang or language! Click on the yellow background to play the game.
NURTURING MILLENNIAL LEARNERS - engaging them thru the 5R1H Strategy Christy Price, EdD, a psychology professor, became interested in Millennial learners when she noticed a gap between students’ expectation for success and the effort they put forth in the classroom (Price, 2009). Price then conducted a qualitative analysis of narratives provided by more than a hundred Millennial learners to get a more accurate picture of what makes them tick. In the recent online seminar Price shared some of what she’s learned regarding the characteristics of Millennials’ ideal learning environments, their preferences regarding assignments and assessment, and the characteristics of their ideal professor. She then outlined the instructional implications of her findings with these five R’s for engaging Millennial students. – Mary Bart , 16 November 2011 1. Research-based 2. Relevance 3. Rational 4. Relaxed 5. Rapport 6. Humanistic
LANGUAGE & READING DYNAMISM AND DIFFERENTIATION FOR THE PRESENT CHALLENGES IN NURTURING MILLENNIAL LEARNERS IMPLICATIONS TO LANGUAGE TEACHING & READING EDUCATION 1. RESEARCH-BASED Research suggests Millennials prefer a variety of active learning methods. When they are not interested in something, their attention quickly shifts elsewhere. Interestingly, many of the components of their ideal learning environment – less lecture, use of multimedia, collaborating with peers – are some of the same techniques research has shown to be effective, Price said. 2. RELEVANCE Millennials have grown up being able to Google anything they want to know, therefore they do not typically value information for information’s sake. As a result, the professor’s role is shifting from disseminating information to helping s tudents apply the information. One of the greatest challenges for teachers is to connect course content to the current culture and make learning outcomes and activities relevant, Price said. 3. RATIONAL Unlike Boomers who were raised in a more authoritarian manner in which they more readily accept the chain of command, Millennials were raised in a non-authoritarian manner and are more likely to comply with course policies when teachers provide them with a rationale for specific policies and assignments. 4. RELAXED Millennials prefer a less formal learning environment in which they can informally interact with the professor and one another. In interviews with students, the term “laid back” was used repeatedly. 5. RAPPORT Millennials are extremely relational. They are more central to their parents’ lives than previous generations and are used to having the adults in their lives show great interest in them. They appreciate it when teachers show that same interest, and they seem to be more willing to pursue learning outcomes when instructors connect with them on a personal level. 6. HUMANISTIC – Need for strong spiritual mooring. Sources: Price , C. (2009). Why Don’t My Students Think I’m Groovy? The Teaching Professor, 23 (1), 7.; Price, C. Five Strategies to Engage Today’s Students. Magna Online Seminar. 1 Nov. 2011.
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