The iPod Generation:

1. The iPod Generation: Globalizing Science Coursesin the Online Environment Presider: LeeAnne Edmonds Presenters: NahelAwadallah Amy Noel Sampson Community College

2. Generational Differences Research & Literature • Not Standardized • Variations & Differences • Names & Terminology • Span of Years • Generalized • Common Values, Behaviors, & History • Conflicting Opinions

4. The Lost Generation(1883–1900) • Was named by Ernest Hemingway • Known as “World War I Generation” • Known as the “Generation of Fire” • A generation that was seeking stability • Adhere to specific value system and are willing to enforce it

5. The Greatest Generation(1901–1924) • Named by journalist Tom Brokaw • World war II Generation • Tom stated that “the soldiers fought not for the fame and recognition, but because it was the right thing to do.” • Those who stayed home and who returned from the war contributed significantly to industrialization.

6. The Silent Generation(1925–1942) • Named after the cover story of Time dated Nov. 5th, 1951. • It stated their characteristics as “grave and fatalistic, conventional, possessing confused morals, expecting disappointment but desiring faith, and for women, desiring both a career and a family.”

7. The Baby Boomers (1943–1960) • Describe individuals that were born post world war II baby boom between 1946 and 1964. • Having fun by having many babies. • Substantial population growth. • Seventy-six million American children were born between 1945 and 1964. • Known as the “sandwich generation” because they have to take care of their children and elderly parents. • They are the first to have television. • Rock & roll generation. • Contributed to the expansion of individual freedoms.

8. Generation X (1961–1981) • Family values are changing. • Teen agers are sleeping together before marriage. • Did not have as many babies. • Not as religious. • Tolerate authority up to a certain extent. • More focused on money than anything. • More females in the work place. • Individualism becoming important. “what is in it for me”. • Influenced by social changes and problems such as high divorce rate, HIV and drugs.

9. Generation Y (1982–2001) • Higher living costs • More ambitious • Brand conscious • Tend to move jobs more often than previous generations. • High divorce rate • Working parents • Peer oriented • IPod generation

10. Generation Z (2001– present) If you think we have problems now, wait for “Generation Z” GOD HELP US For now lets worry about the iPOD generation

11. The iPod Generation1990 - 2000

12. Characteristics of the iPod Generation • “Digital Natives” of the Technology Age • Process Information Rapidly • Learn Interactively • Share Knowledge Informally • Group Centric • Constant Connectivity • Require High Levels of Feedback • Value Education

13. Are They Really That Different? • Use Increasingly Sophisticated Technology • Shorter Attention Spans • Quicker Reaction & Response • Read More Than Any Other Generation • Difficulty Reasoning & Reflecting • Still Undergoing Brain Development • Face More Challenges Than Ever Before

14. Is Our Educational SystemDesigned For Them? • View Lectures as Boring & Uninteresting • Become Easily Disengaged • Used to Learning in a Highly Interactive Way • Need Instant Feedback & Evaluation • Want to Work Smarter Not Harder • Prefer to Seek Information at Their Own Pace • Information Technology Skills May Exceed Those of Their Teachers

15. The Impact of Globalization • Related to Economics & Business • Implications for Education, Health Care, & Information Technology Sharing • The U.S. is no longer Predominant in terms of Research, Science, & Technology • Next Generation Needs a Competitive Edge • Gen-Y is the First Generation in Decades that may not Surpass Previous Ones

16. Benefits of e-Learning • Greater Mobility & Convenience • Increases Course Availability • Lowers the Cost of Instruction & Tuition • No Time Constraints for Students/Faculty • Increases Opportunities for Collaboration • Increases Access to Wide Variety of Expertise • Allows Students to Work at Their Own Pace • Creates a Global Learning Community

17. Challenges of Online Courses • Interactive Laboratory Exercises • Understanding Difficult Topics • Group Work and Interaction • Instructor/Student Communication • Class Integrity: Attendance and Exams • Retention Rate

18. Laboratory Ideas • Campus/Hybrid – Face-to-Face or Online with Labs on Campus • Simulations – Do not provide practical laboratory skills or measurement, instrumentation, and analysis. • Commercial Lab Kits – LabPaqs dispel the myth of online lab science

19. Examples Of Exercises • EXERCISE 1: Using the Microscope • EXERCISE 2: Histology • EXERCISE 3: Classification of Body Membranes • EXERCISE 4: Overview of the Skeletal System • EXERCISE 5: The Axial and Appendicular Skeleton • EXERCISE 6: Joints and Body Movements • EXERCISE 7: Organization of Muscle Tissue • EXERCISE 8: Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System • EXERCISE 9: Muscle Physiology • EXERCISE 10: Organization of Nervous Tissue • EXERCISE 11: Gross Anatomy of the Central Nervous System • EXERCISE 12: Reflex and Sensory Physiology

20. Conclusions • Generational Differences are not Definitive • Observations About Online Learning • Technology can be Used to Enhance Instruction • Distance Education and Face-to-Face Instruction can be Equally Effective • Access to Information does not Equal Knowledge

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