Teaching Across Generations: Best Practices May 26, 2009 Presented by Gayle Lynn-Nelson, JD, MLS Senior Librarian Relati

1. Teaching Across Generations: Best Practices May 26, 2009 Presented by Gayle Lynn-Nelson, JD, MLS Senior Librarian Relations Consultant LexisNexis®

2. Agenda • Compare characteristics of generations • Compare and contrast – learning/teaching • Select strategies

3. What is a Generation? • Normally a 20-22 year span • Strauss & Howe (1991) definitions • Shared values and beliefs • Certain characteristics • Significant events • Sexual revolution • Columbine • World war II

4. What generations do you work with? • Silent • 1925-1942 • Baby Boomers • 1943-1960 • Generation X • 1961-1981 • Millennials • 1982-2001

5. Who am I? • Movies released • The Omen • The Exorcist • What generation were children of this era? Silent Boomer Gen X Millennial

6. Silent Characteristics • Small generation • GI (previous generation) were role models • Want to humanize the world the GI generation conquered

7. Another Who am I? • Nintendo (video games) symbolizes a trial and error approach to solving problems. Losing is the fastest way to mastering a game because losing represents learning. – Oblinger, p.40 To which generation is this quote referring? Silent Baby Boomers Gen X Millennials

8. Boomer Characteristics • Seen as “new” in every sense • No real sense of generational identity • Focus is on the individual • Grade inflation is high • Overall SAT scores decreased from ’46-60’ • Standard of living is both better and worse than parents

9. Gen X Characteristics • Smaller than both generation before and after • Sometimes called the modern “Lost” generation • Adult oriented from an early age • Raised in an age where death surrounds • First to seek the work/life balance • Mostly in response to Boomer workaholic mentality

10. Millennial Characteristics • Considered very “special” • Optimistic • Conventional • Grade inflation is high – again! • Materialistic • Group oriented

11. Who am I? • This generation shifted from an elder-focused rising adulthood (where they looked to the members of the previous generation as role models) to a youth-focused midlife.-Strauss & Howe, p.281 To which generation is this quote referring? Silent Baby Boomers Gen X Millennials

12. A Word About: Adult Learning Styles

13. “Learning is what most adults will ‘do for a living’ in the 21st century.” Sydney Joseph Perelman, Writer

14. Characteristics of Adult Learning Styles • Auditory -Remembers what they hear, talks while they write, and remembers names easily. • Visual -Remembers what they see, writes everything down, and are good with faces. • Tactile -Touches things to get a sense of them; remembers what was done, and learns by imitation or practice.

16. Applying Learning Styles to Each Generation • Silent • Boomer • Gen X • Millennial

17. Gen X Learner • Fiercely self-reliant • Regular/constant feedback • Interpersonal skills a bit lacking • Impatient/cynical • Technologically capable • Adaptable/informal

18. Boomer Learners • Sensitive to criticism • Lots of professional experience • Provide lots of interaction – “talk” time • Use icebreakers and introduction activities

19. Who am I? • “Plagiarism is the most serious of academic misbehaviors, but the pressure to achieve desired outcomes can blur the ethics for the overly ambitious” -Robert DeBard, 2004, p.43

20. Millennial Learners • Group work • Active learning • Multi-task with ease • Technological experts • Goal/achievement oriented • Structure and mentoring • Money and earning potential

21. Activities to try • Domino Effect • Facts in five • Jeopardy

22. Domino Effect • Stack of 20 – 30 domino type cards • Term on one end • Definition on the other

23. Treasury Bill First Tile Played SEC form required when there is a material event. Often used for important press releases. A firm that buys and sells mutual fund shares and other securities from and to the public. 8-K No Action letter Response letter issued by the SEC to confirm that no action will be taken against an entity.

24. Facts-in-Five

25. Bridge the Gap Jeopardy $100 100 $100 100 $100 100 $100 100 $100 100 $200 200 $200 200 $200 200 $200 200 $200 200 $300 300 $300 300 $300 300 $300 300 $300 300

26. What works for most? • Professional experiences • Change activities • Tap technological savvy/interest • Assign group roles • Foster a team environment

27. Things to be cautious of • Trying to appeal to all generations • Clashes • Not allowing enough time • Ignoring generational differences • Not asking learners to stretch their comfort zone

28. Thank You!

29. Reference Techniques - $100 • The 2 national legal encyclopedias covering US law. • What is CJS and AmJur?

30. Caselaw - $100 • Opinion, title, docket#, court, date, synopsis, judge • What are the elements of a case?

31. Statutes - $100 • Compilation of documents that are produced during the enactment of a law • What is Legislative History?

32. Administrative Resources - $100 • Where proposed & final NJ rules & regulations appear first • What is the NJ Register?

33. Secondary Sources - $100 • How treatises, monographs & other legal publications are updated • What are pocket parts, supplements, or releases?

34. Reference Techniques - $200 • Where you can find legal abbreviations, acronyms and citations • What is Bieber’s?

35. Caselaw - $200 • Indexes to the law, arranging the law by broad subject categories • What is a Digest?

36. Statutes - $200 • Where to find a federal law by the name that was used when it was a bill • What is the Popular Name Table?

37. Administrative Resources - $200 • These government entities make rules and regulations • What are agencies or departments?

38. Secondary Sources - $200 • Commentaries that “restate” US common law in specific areas • What are the Restatements of the Law?

39. Reference Techniques - $300 • Where to find references to law review and journal articles • What is Current Law Index and Index to Legal Periodicals?

40. Caselaw - $300 • This is how I update my caselaw • What is Shepard’s or Keycite?

41. Statutes - $300 • The listing of a summary of a case that discusses a particular statutory section • What is an Annotation?

42. Administrative Resources - $300 • Systematic codified arrangement of administrative rules & regs • What is the CFR or the NJ Administrative Code?

43. Secondary Sources - $300 • A set of legal materials including primary & secondary authorities published in binders • What are looseleafs or looseleaf services?