Bridging the Boomer/Gamer Knowledge Gap in the Library

Bridging the Boomer/Gamer Knowledge Gap: The Library as a way across! Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., CFPIM, CIRM Assistant Director Institute for Interactive Technologies Bloomsburg University

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Personnel Learning Objective

Use the menu button to turn on Then a menu will appear Send User Data Presentation Test/Homework Change Channel Use yes Button to Scroll to “Presentation” Then Press the menu button again. Then “Presentation Mode” will appear.

Have you ever used a Audience Response System Before
No
Yes
Yes, but not an electronic version

What Demographic are you?
Generation Y (1981-2000)
Generation X (1965-1980)
Boomer Generation (1946-1964)
Silent/Veteran Generation (1922-1945)
Other

How often do you play video games?
Never!
Played once or a few times with a young relative…
Play once a week…
I am a Level 60 Warlock…(or the equivalent)

When is the last time you sent a text message?
Never sent one
Send one once (sorta by accident)
A couple times a week
AYSOS…TXTING now

When you were a kid, did you every use Encyclopedia Britannica for a book report ?
Why…I’ve never been so insulted in my life. NO!
No, I did not.
Well, maybe once accidently.
Yes, yes I did (blush).

Which Dr. Seuss book is 50 years old this year?
Green Eggs and Ham
The Cat in the Hat
The Lorax
Horton Hears a Who

How many words are in Green Eggs and Ham?
10
50
100
200

Agenda
Understand the gap between boomers and gamers (millennials, Gen-Y).
Assist teachers in using technology appropriately to enhance the learning experience and increase academic achievement.
Five strategies to bridge the boomer/gamer gap

Digital Immigrants Digital Natives Boomers Generation X Gamer 3.0 Millennials Neo-Millennials Nexters Greatest Generation Gen-Y GAP Gamer 4.0 Gamer 2.0 Gamer 1.0

1946-2008

What was the “killer app” for the boomer generation?
Computers
Microwaves
Jet Airplanes
Color Television Programming

What was the average age of retirement in 2006?
74 years old
70 years old
65 years old
62 years old
49 years old

Average age of retirement:
1910-74
1940-70
1970-65
2000-62
2006-59

Individualistic
Driven
Loyal
Idealistic
Skeptical
Hierarchical
Formal Learners
Boomers

How would you describe those two kids?
Lazy
Wasting Time
Learning
Anti-Social
Collaborating

Lazy Wasting Time Rotting Brain Anti- Social

Kids ages 8-10 play video games for about one hour every day. Digital divisions. Report by the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life . US Department of Commerce 87% of 8- to 17-year old children play video games at home. Male teenagers play 13 hours of console video games a week .

Females play 5 hours a week of console games. They make up the majority of PC gamers at 63%. Almost 43% of the gamers are female.

70 percent of the players of The Sims are women under age 25 Unfortunately, this game highlights a sexist stereotype Hottest selling kid’s PC game from May 2004 to July 2006 was Princess Fashion Boutique

Nathan, stop listening to music, turn off the computer, turn off the TV… and start studying. I am Studying!

Define the term “Snail Mail”
United States Ground Mail
Overnight mail
Email
Packages

Instant and Text Messaging Snail mail: “something you use to talk to ‘old people,’ institutions, or to send complex instructions to large groups.” In other words “Email” Lenhart, Maddden, Hitlin (2005) Teens and Technology: Youth are Leading the Transition to a Fully Wired and Mobile Nation. Pew Internet and American Life Project.

32 MB 4 MB DRAM 333 MHz Increasing Power of Gadgets Capability Block II Apollo Guidance Computer AGC PlayStation Portable PSP Memory 36,864 words of ROM Storage 2,048 words of RAM Clock Speed 2.048 MHz

Name something you send away for from a cereal box.
Decoder Ring
T-Shirt
Computer Microphone
Cell Phone

Found at bat-blog.com

84%, of all teenagers own at least one personal media device:
Desktop/laptop Computer
Cell Phone
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
-Pew Internet Foundation
44% have two 15% of 2-5 Year olds have a Cell phone -NPD Group

Gamer 1.0 4 2 3

Gamer 1.0 4 3 Where is my opponent going to go next? In what direction should I try to move the ball? How will the ball bounce off the wall?

Gamer 2.0

Gamer 2.0 Should I shoot the aliens on the end or in the middle or all the bottom aliens first? How long do I have to shoot before an alien shoots at me? What is the pattern these aliens are following?

What actions should I take based on this information?

Gamer 3.0

Where do I explore first? What activities are of the most value? What must I do to achieve my goal?

70 percent of the players of The Sims are Women under age 25 What variables do I balance to keep my person happy? How should I manage my time?

Gamer 4.0

Gamer 4.0 What activities give me the most return for my efforts? Can I trust this person who wants to team with me to accomplish a goal?

What can we create together?

What leadership strategy should I use?

What level of Gamer are you?
Gamer 1.0
Gamer 2.0
Gamer 3.0
Gamer 4.0

Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004) Problem Solvers Confident Resilient Multi- tasking Informal Learners Social

Learning as an Event!

Say Dadda

Solutions
Teach Right Use of Media
Think Outside of PowerPoint
Borrow from Other Media
Provide a Challenge
Tell a Story
Leverage Gadgets
Form Learning Communities
Leverage Learner Created Content
Leverage games
Feedback
Mix it Up in the classroom

What is your approach to Wikipedia?
Banned
Encourage Students to Use It
Teach Students to Use it Carefully
Some Other Approach

Which is More Accurate Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica?
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia
Equal in Accuracy

Solution #1: Teach the right use of media

Solution #2: Think Outside of PowerPoint

Solution #3: Borrow from Other Media Think Radio talk-show, not college lecture

Use a documentary format

Consider using the “En Media Res” technique

Solution #4: Provide a Challenge

Can this group solve the challenge? Do they know what tools to use?

http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/05/accidental-learning-and-power-of.html Solution #5: Tell a Story

http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/05/accidental-learning-and-power-of.html Researchers have found that the human brain has a natural affinity for narrative construction.

http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/05/accidental-learning-and-power-of.html Researchers have found that the human brain has a natural affinity for narrative construction. Yep, people tend to remember facts more accurately if they encounter them in a story rather than in a list.

http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/05/accidental-learning-and-power-of.html Researchers have found that the human brain has a natural affinity for narrative construction. Yep, People tend to remember facts more accurately if they encounter them in a story rather than in a list. And they rate legal arguments as more convincing when built into narrative tales rather than on legal precedent.

Bourne Conspiracy Video Game

Defense Intelligent Agency Training

America’s Army

Stories and worlds capture the imagination

Strategy #6: Form Learning Communities

Which Social Networking Software Do You Use the Most?
None
LinkedIn
MySpace
Ning
Facebook
What is this “Social Network” subject of which you speak?

Trends Creators Critics Collectors Joiners Spectators Inactives 12-17 18-21 22-26 27-40 41-50 51-61 62+ 12-17 18-21 22-26 27-40 41-50 51-61 62+ Joiners Creators

Extend Conversations www.karlkapp.blogspot.com

Connect with Other Professionals

http://tinyurl.com/top50lib

Strategy#7: Learner Created Content Create Youtube Moments.

Strategy #10: Leverage Games

Strategy # 11: Feedback

Solution #12: Mix it up in the Classroom

Provide many feedback opportunities
Move from activity to activity
Use games and feedback devices
Break out sessions

Include models and manipulatives in your collection

Use Small Group Exercises and Breakout Groups

Let Learner’s Teach

Solutions
Teach Right Use of Media
Think Outside of PowerPoint
Borrow from Other Media
Provide a Challenge
Tell a Story
Leverage Gadgets
Form Learning Communities
Leverage Learner Created Content
Leverage games
Feedback
Mix it Up in the classroom

5 Top Five-Individual Top Five-Group Top Five-Workshop

You thought this workshop and information was…
Eye opening
Applicable to my situation
Nothing new
Boring
Can’t be done in my organization
Oh, it is over already…I could really have napped a little longer

Questions and Resources
www.karlkapp.blogspot.com
Recommended books
Samples and Examples
Whitepaper available
http://www.e-learningguru.com/wpapers/vendor/Kapp_GGG.pdf
ASTD Learning Circuits
Teaching Facts with Fun, Online Games
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