I think most educators have come to understand that younger learners are different. These so called "millenials" have grown up with different tools, different social structures (largely marked by diversity and globalization), a different sense of security (they've witnessed the Berlin Wall fall...and large-scale terrorism), and a different climate of information development and access. Life Online: When Everyone Connects to Everyone and Everything Connects to Everything (via Stephen) explores some of the tools and trends of millenials. The presentation lists 8 key implications for educators.
Posted by gsiemens at December 14, 2005 04:53 PM