Archive for 'Generations'

The Influence of Technology on Generations

Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by .

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The technology of television shook the world, as one Time Magazine article in 1948 stated, “television showed every sign of being a young monster. In one year, TV’s formless, planless growth has caused seismic-like cracks in the foundations of such industries as radio, movies, sports and book publishing.” Television strongly influenced the young baby boomers [...]

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Presentation on Friday

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by .

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This Friday I will be presenting a webinar about different techniques for teaching when different generations are in the classroom. The webinar is called Reaching and Teaching Across Generations and will be held at 10:00 a.m. MST on Friday, December 11, 2009. Here is the description of the webinar. Today’s classrooms can contain up to [...]

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What’s In Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning?

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by .

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Here is a quick overview of the exciting content in Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning in case you were wondering whether or not it would make a great Holiday gift for that certain someone. See the entire informercial and see if Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning is right for you. If you liked [...]

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Upcoming, Online Presentations

Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by .

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Here are a couple of upcoming online presentations I am doing in the December and January time frame. In December: Reaching and Teaching Across Generations at 10:00 a.m. MST on Friday, December 11, 2009. Here is the description of the webinar. Today’s classrooms can contain up to four different generations of students – each generation [...]

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You Want a Job?…I Give you the F…B…I

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by .

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One area of the United States economy that is hiring is the FBI. In fact, due to retirments of the boomers and attrition…they need more than a few good men/women. They need a lot! This is just the first of many agencies in the Government that are going to need a lot more people because [...]

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Understanding the Generations

Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by .

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A while ago (I am so far behind in “posts I want to make”), Colleen asked me if I had any references or anything about the differences in generations in the workplace so I wanted to provide her with some references and then thought I would share with everyone so…here they are. Of course the [...]

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Nadira Hira Talks about Generation Y

Posted on 15. Mar, 2008 by .

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A few days ago at the Kaplan-EduNeering Life Sciences Knowledge Exchange that well known advocate of Generation Y, Nadira Hira gave an awesome presentation highlighting what organizations need to consider when recruiting, retaining and assimilating Generation Y folks into their organization. Nadira making a point about Generation Y. For anyone who may not know, Nadira [...]

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Teens, Tweens and Social Networking

Posted on 11. Feb, 2008 by .

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Chart shows percentage of teens and tweens and what social networking/Web 2.0 activities they do weekly online. You might have seen this, but in July 2007, the National Schools Board Association published a report stating: Online social networking is now so deeply embedded in the lifestyles of tweens and teens that it rivals television for [...]

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Recruiting Gamer/Net Generation Employees

Posted on 08. Feb, 2008 by .

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Recently, I was contacted by a company curious about whether or not they really need to be “more concerned with recruiting the so-called gamers than other generations.” I answered “yes” and explained to them why it was important to focus in that area. Here is an excerpt from Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning that [...]

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Teaching/Training Across the Generations

Posted on 16. Nov, 2007 by .

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Recently, in two different contexts, I’ve been asked about some methods for teaching when the audience is comprised of different generations who have different preferences for learning. Here are somethings you can do to work across the generations. Acknowledge to the class that their are multiple generations within the class and that each generation may [...]

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