We have always had a vested interest in the students we have taught at community college and university levels. Over the past eight years we have found a drastic change in our classrooms and academic work environments brought about by the combinations of generations within this new milieu. The generational differences are more pronounced throughout our campuses: students, staff, and faculty.
Seeking improvement in instruction and communication with learners, we have also been made aware of the areas of recruitment and retention of students and employees. Both of us have explored, researched and conducted individual research in ways to enhance the learning and working communities in which we and others are employed.
Hearing frustrations from our colleagues, friends, and acquaintances, we began a consulting service, Advanced Knowledge Consulting, to provide workshops, overviews, and participation in panel discussions to bring about a broader understanding of the Generational Divide existing in the classroom, workplace, and spiritual environments.
Specific targeted areas covered in all our presentations are:
- The importance of Understanding Generational Differences
- Understanding the New Generation and their characteristics
- Understanding Millennials as Learners and Employees
- Recruiting and Retaining Millennials
- Application Ideas for Your Specific Setting
- Recruitment, Team-Building, Change, and Motivation for all Generations
Generations may be divided by the following names and approximate years:
- G.I. Generation - 1901-1924 (ages 84-107)
- Silent Generation - 1925-1942 (ages 66-83)
- Boomers - 1943-1960 (ages 48-65)
- Generation X - 1961-1981 (ages 27-47)
- Millennials - 1982-2002 (ages 6-26)
- Homeland Generation - 2002-Present (ages 6 and under)
(Another generation often considered for discussion is Generation 1.5 - Immigrant Populations)
We prepare and plan every presentation and/or workshop specifically to the needs and requests of our clients. We honestly listen to your needs and address them before and after we are with you.
This article contains information about the use of TM, SMS, IM, and cell phone in the classrooms of Australia. Many teachers are causing controversy Down Under by actually incorporating the use of these technologies into their daily lessons. Professor Frow says "English has literary languages of different kinds, it's got technical languages, it's got professional jargon, it's got sub-cultural languages, it's got dialects, the kind of language that's used in chatrooms. Kids today are exposed to a much bigger range of languages than we were in the pre-digital era." The argument about poor writing skills is also addressed in this article. Click here to visit the site.
