Knowing your learners
Children, especially adolescents have extraordinary capacity for innovation and talent (Robinson, 2007). But how can we as educators avoid squandering these? According to Willis (2011) we can avoid lecturing that which was used traditionally and has been shown to lose the attention of modern learners when used extensively. But distinguishing between the needs of Generation Y (Millennials) and Generation Z is an important point as, on average, teachers were educated in a system designed for Millennial's while on average, students in the system now are categorised as Gen Z. There are some key differences in the way students between these two groups learn are listed in the infographic below.
Figure 1.
Millennials vs Gen Z infographic:
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It is important to know these differences and understand how these affect teaching so we can shape learning as a result. We should adopt technologies that support creative education for the learners in our classrooms. In planning to do so, the SAMR model discussed on the next page supports highly effective formulation and development of teaching.
References
ACER. (2019). Millennials vs Generation Z: How education is evolving.
Robinson, K. (2007). Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson.
Willis, J. (2011). Big thinkers: Judy Willis on the science of thinking [Video]. Edutopia. YouTube.
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