Social Media &
Career Development
Technology
for Millennials
NCDA Conference 2013
Hollandcodes.com

Background
• Certified Global Career Development Facilitator
(GCDF) (Certification Number: GCDF08136-US)
• Distance Credentialed Facilitator (DCF)
(Certification Number: DCF 00081)
• Career Services Advisor
– Specialized in Career Development resources
for 14 years
– Employed at university and community college
Career Services departments
• Creator of the 3 web sites and 2 blogs
• Developer of numerous articles, Powerpoint
presentations, ebooks, and 2 iPad/ iPod
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Millennial Generation
Technologically
sophisticated:
• Digital natives
• Native speakers
• Nets - Internet
generation
• iGeneration
• Nintendo digital
generation
Optimistic:
• Generation Y
• Sunshine generation,
an inclusive and
hopeful generation
Confident: Motivated,
goal-oriented, confident
in themselves & the
future
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Millennial Generation 2
Generation C:
• Connected
• Communicating
• Content-centric
• Computerized
• Community-
oriented, always
clicking
Multitasking:
• Information handling
and communicating
with hand-held
gadgets while doing
daily activities
simultaneously
More information about Millennials –
http://www.hollandcodes.com/ncda-2013.html
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Learning Strategies for
Millennials
• Relevance
• Relaxed
• Rationale
• Rapport
• Research-based
methods
• Techno-savvy
• Experiential and
Exploratory
Learners
• Flexibility /
Convenience
Effective learning methods should be
the following factors -
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Digital Learning and
Career Development
• Digital learning is any instructional tool
or resource that effectively uses
technology to help someone complete
self-awareness, self-assessment,
career exploration, and college major
exploration activities.
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Examples of Digital
Learning
Types of digital learning are -
• Courses
• Video lectures
• Digital career tests, activity sheets,
and worksheets
• Learning Management System (or
LMS)
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Learning Management
System
Learning Management System (or LMS)
is –
• A software package, that manages
and deliveries of information, content,
and resources to students
• Web-based to facilitate “anytime,
anywhere” access to learning tools
and resources
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Career Development
Digital Learning Tools
Hollandcodes.com uses the Canvas
Learning management system to deliver
career development resources and tools
to clients of all ages.
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Social Media
Media technology promotes social
networking, using already existing
contacts to meet new people as potential
social or business links.
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Examples of Social Media
Examples of social media are -
• Resource One: Blogs
• Resource Two: Constant Contact
• Resource Three: Delicious
• Resource Four: Evernote - note taking
and archiving software
• Resource Five: Facebook
Get complete social media list.
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Digital Courses
View preview courses -
• Career Decision Making (High School
to Adults)
• Holland Codes for Kids
• Destiny Development (for Americans
from Africa)
• Purpose Development
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More Information
For additional facts about Holland
Codes, career tests, social media, and
digital courses, visit Hollandcodes.com
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