Generation Y

Presented ByMoumita Zulfiker Mou

MT 153215

What is Gen Y?• Generation Y came after Generation X.• Generation Y covers people born between 1981

to 1999 (Lancaster and Stillman,2002)• They are usually the children of Baby Boomers

and people in early Gen X.• It has given different names, including Net Gen,

Millennials and Echo Boomers, or jokingly Generation Why.

• Generation Y has been shaped by the technological revolution that occurred throughout their youth.

Who are they?

What are Gen Y’s characteristics?• Tech-savvy• Easily bored• Open minded• Self centered• Narcissistic• Confident • Achievement oriented• Lazy• Creative problems solver

Teaching strategies for tech-savvy students

• Need encouragement and guidance by technology– Powerpoint– WebQuests– Webpage– Online grading system– Multimedia Presentation– Email– Blog or Wiki– Videos– Social networks

Classroom of tech-savvy students

Teaching strategies to balance personal and work lives

• Share life experience• Minimize students being bored• Engage students with tasks• Ask questions about their interest• Give opportunity to share about themselves

Teaching strategies for kinesthetic and visual learners

Teaching strategies for feedback-dependent learners

• Need to know students’ desire• Error correction without blame• Encourage to discover their mistake• Give feedback through internet• Use technology

Teaching strategies for dealing with academic dishonesty

• Develop honor code• Teach students what plagiarism is so they can

avoid doing it• Communicate policies, procedures and

sanctions on cheating• Take control of the test situation

Teaching strategies for including entertainment and games

• Encourage students to take an active role• Need to play digital games• Give entertainment by class activities• Promote learning ability by their demands• Increase participation by giving awards

Teaching strategies to customize task

• Give digital task• Multitasking process• Ask students about their interest• Give instructions by electronic devices• Give opportunity to use technology as they

like

Teaching strategies for the redefinition of respect

• Expect lacking respect• Open discussion on listening to each other• Consider the importance of parents, family,

friends and teachers

Teaching Strategies for encouraging purpose and passion

• Investigate topic by discovering students knowledge

• Include contextual topic• Engage students for learning from different

sources

Teaching strategies to encourage reading

• Use visual reading materials• Use webpage for reading • Suggest Extensive reading

At last , it can be said that for teaching Gen Y students the teacher needs to know the nature of Gen Y and also adopts their teaching strategies.