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ERIC Number: EJ739999
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1052-5505
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Recognizing the Generational Divide: When X Meets Y at the Tribal College
Wood, Grace
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v17 n4 p24-25 Sum 2006
Like other tribal colleges across the nation, Fort Peck Community College (FPCC, Poplar, MT) has seen its student population get younger. As student demographics change, so do their expectations and needs, according to software game designer Mark Prensky. Faculty should be aware of the options and benefits of using technology to enhance instruction, especially as Generation X (those born 1960 to 1980) and Generation Y (those born 1980 to 2002) students fill their classes. Educational trends across the country show students taking more control of their learning with faculty as facilitators. Even though some faculty members seem to have difficulty with technology, students expect technology as part of their learning. This paper focuses on how "Digital Immigrant" educators (those not born in the digital technology age) will have to change the way they teach to the "Digital Natives" (those born into the digital age). Developing a curriculum that meets the needs of the students--that they can relate to and find useful--remains part of the challenge.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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