Power Point discuss Generation Y and the Baby Boomers. their similarities and learning styles.

1. HRD 647- INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN
DR. LARSON
FAITH STUBBS-FORBES

2. QUESTION:
DESCRIBES HOW GENERATION Y AND
MILLENNIALS PREFER TO LEARN AS CONTRASTED
WITH BABY BOOMERS. WHAT DOES THE
RESEARCH SAY ABOUT THEIR LEARNING STYLES?
HOW SHOULD YOU DESIGN LEARNING OR
TRAINING CONTENT FOR THESE TWO DISTINCT
GROUPS?

3. WHO ARE THE BABY
BOOMERS?:
A BABY BOOMER HAVE BEEN BORN ROUGHLY BETWEEN 1945 AND
1965.
BABY BOOMERS WERE BORN WHEN THE TELEPHONE AND TELEVISION
WERE THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
HOUSEHOLDS.
BABY BOOMER ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 54 – 72.

4. WHO ARE GENERATION Y?
THIS GENERATION OF PEOPLE WAS BORN DURING THE 1980S AND
THE EARLY 1990S. THE FIRST GENERATION OF SO-CALLED ‘DIGITAL
NATIVES’ .

5. OBJECTIVES:
• After viewing this Power Point presentation one will be able:
• Identify generation Y and baby boomers.
• Distinguish different learning styles that both generation Y and
baby boomers have.
• Design a training with these two(2) groups.

6. GENERATION Y & BABY BOOMERS
LEARNING HABITS:
• Generation Y:
• Like working together
• Collaborative learning style
• this generation often spend
hours communicating with
various people via the internet
using, social media tools,
mobile phones, Skype and
instant messaging
• Baby Boomers:
• Prefer teamwork environment
• Face to face contact telephone
conversations and e-mail.

7. WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY ABOUT
THEIR LEARNING STYLES?
• Baby Boomers:
• Baby Boomers were taught in a
direct fashion. They read books
from cover-to-cover.
• They were taught by a lecturer/
teacher.
• They were taught using overhead
projector, tape recorder, VRC
machine, charts, pictures,
blackboards.
• Generation Y:
• Millennials were taught in a more
constructivist atmosphere.
• Technology was essential
• Millennials worked and research in
a network atmosphere.
• They were taught using social
media, I-pads, and tablets. They
devices are now their blackboards.

8. 4 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
WHEN YOU DESIGN
LEARNING FOR GENERATION
Y:
1. MAXIMUM DURATION FOR VIDEOS 10 MINUTES
2. TRANSCRIPTS WITH MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 600 WORDS
3. GENERATE A POINTS SYSTEM
4. ASSESSMENT OF THE GOALS AND THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE

9. 3 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
WHEN YOU DESIGN
LEARNING FOR BABY
BOOMERS:
1. E-LEARNING SHOULD BE USER FRIENDLY KEEPING IN MIND THAT THIS
GENERATION DID NOT GROW UP USING COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, OR
I-PADS.
2. PETITION TO YOUR BABY BOOMER STUDENTS, MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO
CONVERSE WITH YOU.
3. BABY BOOMERS ARE TEAM-PLAYERS, SO ELEARNING COURSES NEED TO HAVE
ONLINE GROUP PARTNERSHIP EVENTS.

10. CONCLUSION
FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION REMAINS THE SUPREME WAY OF
COMMUNICATING FOR ALL GENERATIONS. IN TODAY’S WORLD, THIS
SEEMS TO BECOME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. TECHNOLOGY IS
INDEED IS TAKING OVER. RATHER THAN NOT COLLABORATING AT ALL,
BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIME , PEOPLE NOW COULD INTERCONNECT VIA
DIGITAL MEDIA. IT IS INDEED THE 21ST CENTURY ERA.

11. REFERENCES:
HTTPS://WWW.MICROASSIST.COM/LEARNING-DISPATCH/ARELEARNING-
DIFFERENCES-BETWEEN-GENERATIONS-A-MYTH/
HTTPS://EC.EUROPA.EU/EPALE/EN/POLICY-IN-THE-EU
HTTPS://WWW.SHIFTELEARNING.COM/BLOG/WHAT-IF-YOUR-ELEARNING-
AUDIENCE-ARE-BABY-BOOMERS
HTTPS://APPSAMURAI.COM/GENERATIONAL-MARKETING-COMPARISON-
BETWEEN-MILLENNIALS-GEN-X-AND-BABY-BOOMERS/
HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSDICTIONARY.COM/DEFINITION/GENERATION-Y.HTML
HTTPS://WWW.TANDFONLINE.COM/DOI/FULL/10.1080/02673843.2016.126702
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