Teaching Millennials: A Bibliography
Freshman are coming to UB in 2007! This will mark quite a change for the University for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is that 18-20 year old students will suddenly constitute a much larger portion of our student body. Numerous articles have been written about these new students, their experiences growing up and how they learn. These new students - referred to by many monikers such as the "Net Generation", Millennials, and "Echo Boomers" - are said to have grown up with the Internet, are used to being always connected, have short attention spans and expect to have more interaction in classes. Fortunately, finding information on approaches to teaching this generation of students is much easier than labeling it. Below is a list of books, articles and web sites that provide information and ideas for teaching these new students.
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Abram, Stephen and Judy Luther. “Born with the Chip” Library Journal. New York: May 1, 2004. Vol. 129, Iss. 8; p. 34.
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The Key To Competitiveness: Understanding the Next Generation Learner. 2004.
- Carlson, Scott. "The Net Generation in the Classroom." The Chronicle of Higher Education 7 Oct 2006 52.7, A34.
(also see the responses here: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i12/12a05501.htm)
- Coomes, Michael D. and DeBard, Robert, eds. Serving the Millennial Generation. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2004.
- Eisner, Susan P. "The Class Talk Show: A Pedagogical Tool." S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal 69.1 (2004):34-.
Suggests using a talk show format (“Not the confrontational Jerry Springer kind, but the Oprah supportive type”) as a class exercise and explains how the proposed exercise fits in with learning styles of current students.
- Elam, C., Stratton, T., & Gibson, D. (2007). Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students. Journal of College Admission.
- Johnson, Doug. "A Vision for the Net Generation Media Center. Media Matters." Learning and leading with technology 33.2 (2005):25-.
Provides a good summary and commentary on Educating the Net Generation (see below).
- "How the New Generation of Well-Wired Multitaskers Is Changing Campus Culture". The Chronicle of Higher Education 5 Jan 2007 53.18, B10.
- Hilton, James. “The Future for Higher Education: Sunrise or Perfect Storm?” Educause Review 41.2 March/April 2006 59-71.
- Howe, Neil, William Strauss, and R.J. Matson. Millennials Rising. New York: Vintage Books, 2000.
- The Millennials : Americans born 1977 to 1994. Ithaca, N.Y. : New Strategist Publications, 2006.
- Oblinger, Diana G. “Learners, Learning, and Technology: The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.” EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 40, no. 5 (September-October 2005): 66–75.
An overview of how to meld learning theory with learning technology. This article points out that today’s learners expect to use technology for collaboration.
- Oblinger, Diana G and Oblinger, James L. eds. Educating the Net Generation. Educase: 2005.
Each chapter of this E-Book looks at teaching “Millennials” from a different perspective. Various chapters present information on how college age students use of technology in their everyday life and their expectations of how it will be used for learning. Chapter 5, “The Students Perspective,” provides insight into frustrations one student experienced when trying to do things that seemed normal to her but were not supported by the university. Numerous chapters look into how to use technology effectively as a teaching tool, and warn that just using technology does not make a good class.
- For more articles by Diana Oblinger, follow this link.
- Prensky, Mark. "'Engage me or Enrage Me' - What Today's Learners Demand." EDUCAUSE review 40.5 (2005):60.
- Turner, Patrick. "Teaching the Millennial Generation." The Futurist 40.3 (2006):7
A brief overview of the main themes concerning how millenials learn.
- Windham, Carrie. "Father Google & Mother IM: Confessions of a Net-Gen Learner." EDUCAUSE review 40.5 (2005):42-.
Other Resources:
Net Generation Learner -
Website run by Educause containing links to numerous reports on the NetGeneration.
Sweeney, Richard T., University Librarian. New Jersey Insitute ot Technology
Mr. Sweeney's has been conducting research of Millenials and their influence on higher education. His website contains articles, handouts and bibiographies on this topic.
http://www.library.njit.edu/staff-folders/sweeney/index.htm
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