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.