Learning Preferences of Gen Y/Millennial Learners

Wali Zahid | ceo, Skill City

29th Annual International SPELT Conference Karachi: 27 October 2013 | Lahore: 2 November 2013
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Whos Wali?
Asian businesses have known Wali for his 20-year work on business leadership and executive coaching Leads the longest-running Train-The-Trainer program | 14th year | 16+ Asian locations | 1,000+ trainers Taught MBA courses at IBA, ZABIST, CBM, UMT, IIU, Dow Board/Advisory @ LCWU, Indus Valley, CBM, PSTD At heart: a disruptor | challenging training efficacy, schooling, performance appraisal, leadership readiness
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Three parts of the talk

1. How technology is shaping lives? 2. Who are Gen Y/Millennial learners? 3. What can you do as an educator?

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Part 1
How technology is shaping lives?
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A glimpse into future

Did you know? Social media version clip Microsoft Future Vision clip

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End of teaching? Edudemic

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Learning, not teaching! Wharton

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End of college degrees: HBR

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GPA & interviews useless: Google

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KAS: Parent-Teacher Meeting

Teachers are the biggest hurdle in student learning, KAS tells parents at Karachi PTM/2013

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Khan: Teacherless classrooms

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Khanacademy.org
Salman Khans teacher-less classroom clip Byproduct: Bill Gates behavior as a learner/ teacher

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MOOCs replacing unis

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Free education globally

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MOOCs rising

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Even UK unis following!

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Part 2
Gen Y / Millennial learners
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Gen Yers / Millennials

Some sad news

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Gen Yers / Millennial kids

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Gen Yers / Millennial workforce

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To them...

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Millennials learning preferences

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Doing is more important than knowing A need for immediacy Trial and error approach to problem solving (PBL) Low boredom threshold Multitasking and parallel processing Visual, nonlinear and virtual learning Collaborative learning Constructivist approach Source: Ashridge UK 2010
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In summary, Gen Yers/Millennials

Teachers, principals, bosses, parents do not matter much knowledge is cheap! Instead, peers influence their decisions! Extremely low attention spans Low boredom threshold Parallel processing: texting/study/talking
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How 15-year-old finds cancer test

Look Inside Intel clip

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Part 3
What can you do as an educator?
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Develop learner readiness

Wali on learner readiness: A learner will only develop a skill if they have the will
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What is will?
Will = desire, hunger, drive, ambition, willingness, your reason for being, mindset

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What is skill?
Skill = ability, competence, capability, something you are known for, niche, skillset

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How a coach develops will & skill

Shaolin Soccer clip

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Walis Will-Skill Matrix v1

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Use 14 ways to acquire knowledge

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Use learning combination lock

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Use all 8 multiple intelligences

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Use active learning methods

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Be mindful of what we retain

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Encourage critical thinking

Think and Ask clip Because (next slide)

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Education w/out critical thinking

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Manage disruptive learners well

How a Social Studies Grade 7 teacher develops project-orientation! Pay It Forward clip

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As a teacher, become likeable!

Every child needs a champion TED clip Kids dont learn from people they dont like!

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And, dont
Dont punish everyone for one persons mistake Clip

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The right thing vs the easy thing!

Rise and shine clip Go for the right grind! This clip will guide you how to create global success and create Olympians!

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Whats your pledge to yourself?

Note on your cellphones, writing pads! We will review the effect at next years Spelt!

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Thank you!
Wali Zahid skillcity@live.com www.skillcity.co +92 300 820 1 88 9 +971 50 2 55 3 88 7 +973 3416 0522
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