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Working with Generation-D : Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Learning and Change

Working with Generation-D : Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Learning and Change. Win Shih University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center Martha Allen Saint Louis University. Review of Generation-D. Born between 1980s – 1990s Other terms to describe

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Working with Generation-D : Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Learning and Change

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  1. Working with Generation-D :Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Learning and Change Win Shih University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center Martha Allen Saint Louis University

  2. Review of Generation-D • Born between 1980s – 1990s • Other terms to describe • Generation Y, Echo, Newmils, Thatcher’s children, Generation Next, Net Gen • Tolerant • Positive • Nurtured by “Helicopter Parents” • Likely to be more conservative than Xers and Boomers Shanghai International Library Forum

  3. Jason Frand’s Information-Age Mindset • Computers aren’t technology • Internet better than television • Reality no longer real • Practical experience vs. knowledge • Nintendo over logic Shanghai International Library Forum

  4. Jason Frand’s Information-Age Mindset cont. • Multitasking way of life • Typing rather than handwriting • Staying connected • Zero tolerance for delays • Consumer and creator are blurring Shanghai International Library Forum

  5. Shanghai International Library Forum

  6. Learning Styles/Preferences • Teamwork Collaborative learning • Experiential Hands-on activities • Structure Rubrics, tutorials examples, deadlines Course Management • Technology WebQuests PowerPoint Shanghai International Library Forum

  7. Library Relevancy • Availability and currency of technology • Support wireless • Bluetooth • Podcasting • Calculator • Thumb drives and headphones • Appropriate software support • Scanners • Appropriate configuration of space • Conducive to group work • Proximity to resources • Flexibility Shanghai International Library Forum

  8. Library Relevancy cont. • Adequate Resources • Cost of database subscriptions • Dynamic nature of electronic journals • Appropriate Customer Service • Traditional reference support • Hardware/software support • Availability of support 24/7 Shanghai International Library Forum

  9. Organizational Culture • Interdisciplinary nature • The personality of any living, vital organization • Core attitudes, assumptions, values, beliefs, behaviors, codes, norm, taboos, artifacts • History, philosophy, technologies Shanghai International Library Forum

  10. Cultural Change and Learning • Liabilities of culture • Shein’s Parallel Learning Systems • Leadership Vision • Change Management Group • Anxiety Management • Parallel Learning • Organizational Education • Dialogue • Continuous Learning Shanghai International Library Forum

  11. Traditional library Location-based resources and services Stability Rigidity Rules and control Generation-D Virtually everything virtual; portability Flexibility; innovation Convenience ; simplicity Personalization Cultural Match or Clash? Shanghai International Library Forum

  12. Saint Louis University Facts • Founded 1818 • University enrollment increasing • 2005 – 11,422 (not FTE) • Full-time faculty – 1,549 • Schools - 11 • Academic programs – 95 • “More Selective” • Ranked 8 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report on “Great Schools, Great Prices” list • Princeton Review Best 361 Colleges, 2006 “Survey Says – Great library” Shanghai International Library Forum

  13. 11 Reference Librarians Average age Years of SLU service Life experience Pius Reference Library Faculty Shanghai International Library Forum

  14. Largest freshman class – 1550 Highest average GPA 3.67 Highest average ACT 27 Students by gender 57% Female 43% Male Student status 80% Full time 20% Part time SLU Student Facts Shanghai International Library Forum

  15. Pius XII Library Services • Remote Access • “Learning Commons” • Email & Chat Reference • Library Instruction • Class • Individual sessions (RAPs) • Reference Student Assistant Technical Help Shanghai International Library Forum

  16. Pius XII Library Services Challenges • General space configuration • Integrate subject guides with specific courses • Promote more “free” sources • Improve Learning Commons Shanghai International Library Forum

  17. Pilot Survey of SLU Freshman Users • Majority rank their individual library skills as “Pretty Good” to “Excellent” • 7 Excellent, 46 Pretty Good • 24 Fair, 7 Pretty Poor • Overwhelming majority have difficulty naming a “library database” • EReserves and MERLIN • “Nexis-Lexis,” Academic?, Business 1 Shanghai International Library Forum

  18. Pilot Survey of SLU Freshman Users cont. • Overwhelming majority read recreationally Shanghai International Library Forum

  19. Pilot Survey of SLU Freshman Users cont. • How students use the library: • Studying • Research • Group work Shanghai International Library Forum

  20. Pilot Survey of SLU Freshman Users cont. • Most students have not yet checked out books from the library • Most students do not frequent commercial bookstores Shanghai International Library Forum

  21. Changes @ Denison Memorial Library • New campus and building • Organizational changes • Personnel changes • Laptop, PDA, wireless network • Ubiquitous access • Transition to online resources Shanghai International Library Forum

  22. Graying Workforce - Denison Library Shanghai International Library Forum

  23. Future Tense Future Committee @ Denison • Library-wide dialog about the future opportunities and challenges • Future Blog • Emerging technologies discussion, demo and reading • Gadget Day Shanghai International Library Forum

  24. Moving Forward • Library as learning common • Librarian as human expert • Experiential learning • Technology-enabled learning environment • Forming partnership Shanghai International Library Forum

  25. Questions & Discussion

  26. Thank You谢谢大家 Martha Allen -艾玛莎 Win Shih - 石文渊

  27. Shanghai International Library Forum

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