Vision+of+a+Student


 * Why we need to transform? **


 * [] A Vision of Student’s Today **

** 1.) **** Increased Access to information or connectedness leads to greater awareness, hyperawareness, ** ** a. **** differing perceptions of information **  i. information is plentiful   ii. ** no need for sage or holder of information ** ** iii. **** They don’t believe in getting information from the sage on the stage, since they HAVE access now to all the information in the world ** ** iv. ** As UCF RITE research stated, students are looking for facilitators of learning  v. More opportunities for peer learning -- Learning not from teacher, but from “others” from “each other”  vi. Help students find the information -- Teacher’s – don’t have to do it all yourself, don’t re-invent the wheel, a lecture on Giddens already exists on YouTube (and he made it) – Help students find the source and evaluate it, critically analyze it  vii. hording info, sage on the stage --I won the teaching award, good luck figuring out what I do – Open pedagogy – share our pedagogy

b. ** Information overload **  i. Need help critically analyzing information, organizating and sorting information

** 2.) **** Students are less concerned with making money, prestige, and more concerned about the dollar spent. ** Awareness of costs – tuition, textbooks, education, students  Making $$ - - not a concern – PEW Survey supports this where the concerns of millenials, although not religious, is to be a good parent, stay married, and help others….

** 3.) **** Awareness of economic times ** College degree /= job

** 4.) **** They are overwhelmd by the world’s problems since they are more aware of them – they want to solve them, so they want courses with real life problem skills. ** Learning that relates to live, creative, individuals

** 5.) **** Time is valuable ** ** a. ** Value of time --26.5 hours per day, Seat time   <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">b. w ** ant effective and efficient processes **  <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">c. Forgoing tenture (chronicle article), don’t need “seat time” in the office (12 hour days) because they are more efficient -- Communication Dept – concerned about young tenure track faculty commitment -- Faculty have changing interests – focus on quality of research not quantity (Chronicle) article; who cares about tenure, $, prestige? Older generation – because of e-mail and teaching online we must work late hours, course and a half, my discipline is different because we need grants – not one person from the younger generation responded


 * Our connected present and future demands our transformation. **


 * In the competitive marketplace of education, we must harness these connections… **