Generational Differences: Making Instructional Decisions to Meet Different Learning Styles
Abstract: Creating an impactful learning experience for students embodied in a positive and collaborative atmosphere within the culture of an online institution can be challenging. Generational differences are becoming an increased area of interest because education institutions are comprised of and serve members of multiple generations. Given this, an analysis of the needs and advantages each generation brings to the institution is a necessity. This workshop will focus on highlighting factors unique to each generation and providing instructional approaches to meet the needs of these diverse learners while fostering a collaborative online learning and working atmosphere. A discussion on the differences and commonalities between the generations of students in graduate online classrooms will also be discussed. Attendees will leave the roundtable discussion with instructional strategies to connect with each generation of students and an opportunity to self-evaluate their own generational learning styles.
Presider: Elizabeth Langran, Marymount University