Lesson 5

PREFERENCES OF THE TECHNOLOGY GENERATION

Text VS Visuals

-          The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visuals compared with text.

Linear VS Hypermedia

-          The new generation follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information.

Independent VS Social Learner

-          New generation are already acquainted with digital tools that adopt to both personal and participate work.

 

Learning to do VS Learning to pass the test

-          The digital learners simply wish to acquire skills knowledge and habits.

Delayed Rewards VS Instant Gratification

-          The digital learners experience more gratification through immediate scores from games, enjoyable conversation from webcam calls, excitement from email and inviting comments from their face book friends.

Rote Memory VS Fun Learning

-          Digital learners prefer fun learning.

Lesson 4

BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP

Generation X

-          Birth years ranging from the early to mid-1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to early 1980s.

Generation Y

-          Also known as starting birth years and ending birth years ranging from the mid-1990s to early 2000s.

Generation Z

-          Birth years ranging from the mid-1990s to early 2000s.

-          Widespread usage of the INTERNET from a young age.

OLDER GENERATION VS YOUNGER GENERATION

·         Manner of dressing

·         Socializing

·         Friendship

·         Marrying

DIFFICULTY TO OVERCOME

·         Caste System

·         Pre-arranged marriages in China

·         Female circumcision in Africa

IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

·         Developed countries vs. Third world countries

·         Traditional vs. Modern

·         Public vs. Private

Future shock is a book written by the futurist ALVIN TOFFLER IN 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term “future shock” as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of “too much change in too short a period of time”

TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL GAP

1.    The need to understand the potentials of ICT.

2.    Technology supported skills need to be taught in school.

IN THE SCHOOL FAILS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENT CHANGES AND NEEDS

1.    The new learners may lose appreciation of the education system.
2.    The increase of drop-out rate every year.