A facilitated discussion on how our current group of learners and the next are forming social groups. Through this dialogue new information on the upcoming Generation Z learners will be shared with a focus on how Generation Y is handling the complexities of social, personal and professional relationships. Finally the session concludes with a look at 4 tips to connecting with this complex generation.

2. HOW GENERATION “Y” AND “Z”
BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
hosted by:
Jeremy McQuigge, Student Transition Coordinator

3. “WITHOUT A SENSE OF CARING, THERE CAN BE NO SENSE
OF COMMUNITY.”
-Anthony J. D'Angelo

4. Presentation Outline
1. Frame of Reference 6. New information from
2. Persistence Noel-Levitz
3. Facts on Gen Y 7. Connecting to Self
4. Facts on Gen Z 8. Three Technology Trends
5. Student Development to Watch
Theory

5. Frame of Reference
• I am a Millennial/Gen-Y/Echo Boomer (1982-1995)
• February 22, 1985
• Eldest of 6 children who are all Gen Ys
• Student Transition Coordinator, Academic Partnerships
• Ontario Coordinator & Canadian Network Chair,
National Orientation Directors Association

6. Persistence
Pronunciation: /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
noun
[mass noun]
the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of
difficulty or opposition:
Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try
the continued or prolonged existence of something:
the persistence of huge environmental problems
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0621940#m_en_gb0621940

7. IF YOU THINK YOUR TEACHER IS TOUGH, WAIT UNTIL YOU
GET A BOSS. HE DOESN'T HAVE TENURE.
- Bill Gates

8. Fast Facts on Gen Y
• Born 1982–1995
• At Algonquin 81% of population
(est.)
• Needs to know the why or value of a
task, course, etc.
• Hyper-confident but hyper-confused
about the options
• Strong sense of civic duty
• Adept with modern technology
• Prefer teamwork or collaboration
• 70 million Generation Y employees

9. Fast Facts on Gen Z
• Born 1995 – 2011
• More individualistic / Self directed then
Gen Y
• Parents are advisors to this generation
• Comfortable with and even dependent on
technology
• Constantly multitasking
• More socially responsible
• ALWAYS CONNECTED

10. 7 Vectors of Student Development
1. Developing competence
2. Managing emotions
3. Moving through autonomy toward interdependence
4. Developing mature interpersonal relationships
5. Establishing identity
6. Developing purpose
7. Developing integrity

11. FINDINGS FROM NOEL-LEVITZ
LEAST EFFECTIVE RETENTION METHODS:
• Social networking to engage students in online communities
• Interviews or surveys with students who are withdrawing, before they
leave
• Using established communication procedures to regularly
communicate persistence, retention, and completion rate data
throughout the campus

12. FINDINGS FROM NOEL-LEVITZ
MOST EFFECTIVE RETENTION METHODS:
• Programs designed specifically for first-year students
• Providing each continuing student a written academic plan/roadmap
of remaining courses needed
• Academic advising program

13. Connecting to Self Online
Gaming
1. “value teamwork and seek the
input and affirmation of others”
2. “pursuing amateur activities to FYE
Blogging
Course
professional standards”
3. An ever changing set of sub-
Student
cultural groupings
4. The trick is focusing on the
individual to reach the group Volunteer
Family
Group

14. 3 Trends to watch to build engagement in your classroom
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

15. #1 Gamification
the application of game design
thinking to non-game applications
to make them more fun and
engaging.
1. Generationally students are
turning to gaming as a way to
deal with stress / mental health
issues
2. There is an opportunity to be
recognized as being competent
at something, even possibly a
hero
3. It’s an optimal platform for
mass engagement management
4. Supports modular, mobile
learning

16. #2 Inverted Classroom
Flips the traditional teaching
methods, delivering instruction
online outside of class and moving
“homework” into the classroom.
1. Supports differentiated
instruction
2. Creates modular learning
3. Demands a certain “level” of
mastery before advancing
4. Let’s professors do what they
are best at – ASSIMILATION!

17. #3 Learning Analytics
is the measurement, collection,
analysis and reporting of data about
learners and their contexts, for
purposes of understanding and
optimizing learning and the
environments in which it occurs
43 experts peg its adoption as four
to five years away
Educators could develop a more
detailed, and timely, picture of a
student’s understanding of course
material
*concerns: profiling and collection

18. THERE IS NO GREATNESS IN PASSIVENESS, SO
CONNECT AND ENGAGE
Final Thought From Me

19. Jeremy McQuigge
Contact Info
Student Transition Coordinator
Office of Academic Partnerships
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Ave. Ottawa
Ontario Canada K2G 1V8
mcquigj@algonquincollege.com
Blog: www.jmcquigge.ca
Twitter: www.twitter.com/JeremyMcQuigge
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