andragogic strategies to teaching multiple student generations in one classroom

Andragogic Strategies Teaching Multiple Student Generations in One Classroom

Eugene KaufmanLead Faculty, Area Chair, Faculty MentorUniversity of Phoenix

@ACBSPAccredited #ACBSP2015

Let’s get started!

If you are a Baby BoomerPlease take out your notebook and pen

If you are a Gen X’er

Please turn on your tablet or laptop, and open the note taking

app

If you are a Millennial

You probably came with just your iPhone, so borrow some paper and a pen from a Baby

Boomer.(They probably

brought extra for you, just in case!)


Defining the generations

Baby Boomers: 1940 to 1964

Generation X: 1965 to 1979

Millennials: 1980 to 2004

Alpha: 2005 to 2030


Judging the generations

In 30 seconds, describe the following generation

using single words:

• Baby Boomers (1940 to 1964)


Baby Boomers

Old PushyUnforgiving

Knowledgeable

Stingy

Kind

Sweet

TrustingTrustworthy

Needy

Uneducated

Overly-reliant

Stiff

Stuck-up

Wealthy

LovingSelf-indulging

Untrustworthy

Obsolete

Righteous

Uncaring

Quiet

Pretentious

Technophobes

Loyal

Conservatives




using single words:

• Generation X (1965 to 1979)


Generation X

Lone-wolvesDetermined

Loners

Money-hungryAggressive

Overreaching

Overbearing

High-achieversDemanding

Tactless

Ruthless

Educated

Demanding

Overconfident

Liberal

WhinyRespectful

Family-oriented

Prozac-happy

Techno-savvy

Smart

Self-caring

Rich

Poor




using single words:

• Millennials (1980 to 2004)


Millennials

Lost Techno-junkies

Incapable

Ultra-educated

Smart

Community

Twitter

Facebook

Social

Privacy

Unsocial

Scared

Spoiled

No-backboned

Conscientious

Lazy

Unproven

Un-driven

Disloyal

Untrustworthy

Young

Untested

Liberal

Caring

Tree-huggers


What makes a generation?

Generation

Historical, current,

and social events

Previous generational

values & attitudes

Influences to the human

capacity


Introducing… the Baby Boomer Students

• End of Great Depression• WWII• Rise of USSR• Cuban Missile Crisis• March on Washington• President Kennedy assassinated

Major historical events (1940-1964)


Generational Values

Don’t trust authority (especially Uncle Sam!)

Equal rights means undoing the social wrongs

Overcome difficulties by being an optimist

Work hard and be responsible

Help (only) those who wish to help themselves


In the Classroom

Work Ethics

• Driven• Hard working

Technology

• Learned

Authority

• To be tested, then respected

Entitlement comes with

• Experience

Key to workplace success

• Visibility

Work/Life Balance

• Work priority

Fun fact: Over 2 million Baby Boomers went back to college between 1997 and 2006, an increase of 20% (US News & World Report, 2007)

•Long hours, if needed•Loyalty to team•Hard work is paramount to successful life•Respect•Contribution•Ability to shine•Overcoming challenges

Values

•Career can be an exciting adventure•Career leads to fulfilling retirement

Work after graduationas a

function of life

In the Classroom

Introducing… the Generation X Student

•Los Angeles (Watts) riots•Vietnam War•Mom goes to work•Dual income families•Latchkey kids•Divorce rate explosion•Single parent explosion•Hard-drug use explosion•End of Cold War

Major social events(1965

- 1979)


Generational Values

Education is key to success

High job expectations

Loyalty to people, not organizations

Control over all elements of life

Ignore leaders

Self-reliance, high ethical standards

Cynicism

Self-starters / Independent

Suspicious of Baby Boomers

Work EthicsWork smart,

not hard

Technology Literate

AuthorityTo be always

tested

Entitlement comes with:

Merit

Workplace success depends on: Productivity

Work/Life Balance

Vital (work to live)

Fun fact: Students age 35 or older represented 17.9% of college graduates in 2011 (US Census Bureau, 2013)

In the Classroom


Values

Work/life balance

Self reliance

Structure

Project orientation

Outcome over process

Flexibility

Competence above all

Work after graduation as a function of life

Just a job

A challenge

Something that needs to be done in order to enjoy important things

in life

In the Classroom

Introducing… the Millennial Students

•MTV•PC goes mainstream•Internet goes mainstream•9/11, school shootings•Children of divorce or single parents•Facebook and social media•iPhone and the ultra-connectivity•First children with schedules and daycare•Road towards the Great Recession

Major social events(1980 - 2004)


Generational Values

Work/life/social balance

Civic duty to the human race

High moral values

Tolerance

Education as key to self awareness

Sociability

Confident and optimistic

Spiritual

Globalism

Work Ethics Entrepreneurial and multitasking

Technology Total integration

Authority Source for guidance

Fun fact: 34.7% of Millennials have graduated college (US Census Bureau, 2013).

In the Classroom

Entitlement comes with:

Contribution to the core

Workplace success depends on:

Contribution value

Work/Life Balance Natural

Fun fact: Millennials represent 33% of the workforce (Gallup, 2013).

In the Classroom

Values

Self confidence

Flexibility in all aspects of work

Tolerance

Diversity of ideas

Experimentation

Collaboration

Training and growth

Mentors

Family over work

Work after graduation as a function of life

What you do between your

days off

What you do to pay the

bills

In the Classroom

Faculty Classroom Management Style

Baby Boomers

Lead through consensus

Don’t like being challenged

Authority matters

Generation X Lead through

knowledge

Challenge me and be ready to be challenged

Everyone is equal; I just happen to know more

Millennials

Lead through ability

All that I know will be used to mentor others

We are friends, not adversaries


Student Subordination Style

Baby Boomers Respect me

Don’t criticize me

Recognize my skill and hard work

Don’t like change

Generation X Respect what

I do

Correct me

Reward my skill and hard work

Change is good

Millennials

Respect who I want to be

Mentor me

Support my skill and hard work

Change is the natural state


Student Collaboration Style

Baby Boomers Teamwork

Follow directions

Leaders lead and followers follow

Individuals make the team work

Generation X

Individuals working together

Directions are suggestions

Leaders are the followers

Teams work best when everyone works independently

Millennials Collaboration

Want continuous feedback

Leaders are there to inspire

Individualism destroys team success


Basic Principles of Andragogy

Need to know

Predefined self-concept

Prior experience

Limitations to learning

Knowledge must be relevant

Motivation is external


Andragogic Strategies for Administrators

Train faculty to have “generational awareness”

Have faculty self-assess their own Classroom Management Style

Make sure course assignments are relevant to all generations of student


Andragogic Strategies for Faculty

After establishing student teams, play the Team Member Expectations Game

Make your students aware of the benefits of being part of a multigenerational and/or multicultural team


Questions?

* References emailed available upon request


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