If anyone struggles with the demand for instant feedback I recommend using an online grade portal so the students can login and see their overall and individual assignment grades anytime. Even if your school does not provide this feature, there are some great websites like www.engrade.com. Engrade has really improved relations between my feedback-demanding students and I. They used to come ask me every single day (unable to wait for a weekly progress report), now they have access anytime and we only have to discuss it if they feel there is a discrepancy.

As an educator I must seek to establish a direct communication with my students to enable the optimum delivery of course material. The system of delivery will be chosen based on the needs and perspective of the students. Awareness of generational differences can facilitate the learning process by tailoring teaching methods that will successfully engage the student's inner desire to learn new material and grow in the ability to "critically think".

Sometimes students get a little carried away with the "why?" questioning and it leads away from what my course is focusing on which leads me to start discussing something that is covered in one of their other courses they are currently taking. I have to catch myself and stay close to the topic. Sometimes though, it seems the students are put off by the "you'll get to it in your 103 class" type response, and I have to politely explain that we need to stay on topic in order to cover the material for this class. The why on top of why can lead down a long and deep rabbit hole to a point that has little to do with the original topic. This exact thing happens when researching on the internet.

I think most GEN Y people need to unplug for a bit. If student's can't go 3 or 4 hours without checking their phones, then they really have a problem. Are they really that afraid of being "by themselves" or "alone?" I think there's some merit to being able to unplug and truly focus on a task at hand.

I have found that there is a time and a place for multitasking in the classroom and it is NOT when I'm going over new and complicated material. GEN Yers seem to think they can be on the internet, check their cell phones, glance at Facebook, etc and still understand the complicated information I'm going over. They "hear" it, but they're not processing and retaining the information. I really need their attention 100% when I'm going over step by step how to do something. If they miss a step, things don't work. Then I wind up explaining it all over again and students get frustrated.

Having taught at a career school for several years now, I have noticed that Gen Y seems to be unique in that the majority of the them expect knowledge to be GIVEN to them in class and they seem to scoff at the notion that they should be reading a textbook, researching articles, or have to "learn" something outside of the classroom. They seem to expect the instructor to deliver it all during class; they seem to "check in" and "check out" of their learning when they walk into and out of the classroom. This is partly due to their attitudes and the fact that most of them have WAY TOO MUCH going on in their lives to really devote the proper amount of time to their education (kids, work, church, etc). Keep in mind this is a GENERAL observation and that there are always plenty of exceptions; I see them in every class.

The course is very informative. Information is essential to have when a students has a form of disability and the instructor can manage the student and class content and material without changing the way each student learns.

In the module this question was asked, but I don't think the answer given was an answer at all. It only said that technology connects Yers to others. It said they want to have access and that not to have access is something they fear. BUT it never said WHY they fear that unless I missed something.

I am already enjoying this course.We have a diverse age group here at our trade school,form age 18 to 60. I know this course will be helpful.

How much time should be spent on teaching Digital Immigrants Current or new technology?

How many assignments should courses have tied to Technology and Assignments?

Is it appropriate for Instructors to allow students to use cell phones in the class for math?

Our school has given a student accomodation due to the amount of stress the student is under in her personal life outside of her school life. She is taking medication for the stress and without the medication the student cannot perform. She brought in a Doctor's note and we have been asked to give the student more time to accomplish her clinical tasks and one-on-one time with an instructor. How prescriptive can the health care specialist be in regard to identifying the disorder so we can structure the accomodations?

Should 90% of the teaching to Generation Y learners be technology based?

I have lectured my students on various curriculum subject issues. it's so funny because some one will respond & say...Wow Prof, you are correct. I let them know that I am correct. But I am always amazed that they can locate the information FAST. So I have found that prof/teachers can NOT make any errors...if we do the students will let us know & FAST too.

For most students, social media is a common interaction tool. In this lesson we learned that students can be engaged using social media networks like Facebook and Linkedin. Our school has a strict, no communication policy with regards to social media. Is anyone else finding this to be true with your institutions? Any success stories?

I recently was leading a class with a student who has displayed signs of ODD both in and out of the class room. This student was involved in a verbal argument with an other student. I'll likely be working with this student again in the coming semester and I am very hesitant about accepting a teaching assignment with this student. Any thought about how to proceed without jeprodizing my adjunct position?

I recently was leading a class with a student who has displayed signs of ODD both in and out of the class room. This student was involved in a verbal argument with an other student. I'll likely be working with this student again in the coming semester and I am very hesitant about accepting a teaching assignment with this student. Any thought about how to proceed without jeprodizing my adjunct position?

Verbal communication is a difficulty for many Gen Y students. We often use role-play to help them script responses to interacting with a freelance business client. Anyone else find another method to help facilitate verbal communication?

I give a research project in every one of classes. They can use any technology tool available to them but must list their resources. That way if the baby boomers are afraid of new technology, they can use books and library.