Instructional Strategies for Gen Y and Gen Z Students | Origin: ED135
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Teaching Multigenerational Learners --> Instructional Strategies for Gen Y and Gen Z Students
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I have learned that engaging the different generation in their respective ways will facilitate better learning for them. Also that diversity in the instructional method will accommodate better learning as well. I also think the best approach for me is to feel the students out and see what they respond best to since each person is different regardless of their generation.
When students see how the material applies to real-life situations, it not only makes the learning more engaging but also helps them recognize its value beyond the classroom. This connection can increase motivation and deepen understanding, since they can picture how the knowledge will benefit them in practical, meaningful ways.
To engage both groups effectively, educators should blend traditional methods with innovative technologies, promote active participation, and create meaningful, real-world connections.
Making sure to try to connect what you are teaching to real world situations are important because it can be easier to reach to students' common goal of why they need to learn the subject.
Gen Y and Gen Z need to feel as though their work is relevant to their purpose in life and for the greater of humanity. They need to develop their critical thinking skills and problem solving skills so that they can be equipped for the workforce. It is important as an advisor to make note of this when guiding students through their career paths.
The comment about Gen Y/Z having access to information and data but weak in critical thinking is right-on.
Gen Y and Gen Z need to learn critical thinking skills and professionalism. Current high school curriculums are designed for just memorization for testing. That's not going to work with future employers, especially in the industrial maintenance sector. They need critical thinking skills to troubleshoot the machinery that they will be working on. They need professionalism because they to be able to conduct themselves professionally at their future employers.
Both Gen Y and Z like to see relevency exposed in the classroom. These students may need extra exposure to interpersonal professionalism since they are used to the social rules of online engagement.
Both Gen Z and Gen Y learners like to stay active in their learning, they are both used to growing up with technology that incorporated that into teaching will help them gain knowledge.
While I can see where being aware of the generations and their differences in learning is important, there is a part of me that thinks they need to adapt to the instructor at some point. In the real world nobody will really care what generation they are from and they will be expected to act professionally and get the job done within the framework of the existing structure. I once worked in a position where scheduling was based on seniority. A newer employee complained openly about how unfair this was to newcomers and how it interfered with his personal goals and life. It was very frustrating to listen to after having done my time to get to the point where I had some say in my schedule. They also need to learn to accept the way things are done in a setting while at the same time learning when to offer input on a better way of doing something.
"I hear, and I forget; I see, and I remember; I do and I understand." And understanding leads to change and growth!
I absolutely love this, and it is so true.
I do see so many young people who do not have problem solving skills. And that is part of the clinical experience. Helping them identify a problem and develop a solution is the way to teaching them critical thinking.
I learned that Gen Y & Gen Z need to learn problem-solving skills and critical thinking because that is what most employers are looking for now.
Students must be able to actively engage with the content, and using technology and real-life experiences makes it interesting.
Gen Y and gen Z prefer active learning and they want to get involved into the learning process.
Try to engage all of the learners and not allow some to sit by and not be involved.
It was interesting to read about cell phones and how dependent students are on their cell phones
Very informative. Gen Z & Y are both so technological, I feel that we need to continue to push them outside their comfort zones because there is critical thinking outside technology - important for the future generations
All generations want the same thing: to use the most recent technology while also having the contact delivered in an engaging way.
IT is very obvious that teaching generation Y,Z can help also teach the boomers, and generational technical knowledge which they can learn from their peers.
