Informative Synthesis on Millennials
Nicholas, Arlene J; Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & Kilburn and Wilson, Maureen offer a variety of opinions on Millennials, who they are, their vast knowledge on technology and online courses and the importance of receiving timely feedback. The opinions of these authors vary and at times contradict each due to some of the surveys that were conducted, they agree on other subjects even though their papers have nothing to do with each other. The reader will read and be able to understand who the Millennials are, how they are viewed by each author, how they utilize technology, and whether they prefer to do online courses and the importance of timely Feedback.
Millennials, who are they?
When it comes to the Millennial generation, many people have different opinions on who they are, their overprotective upbringing, and their future expectations. According to Arlene E. Nicholas author of Preferred Learning Methods of the Millennial generation, believes that Millennials “who have been called entitled and empowered due to their inclusion in decision making since childhood” because of how they were raised by overprotective parents. They have a short attention span due to their parents’ obsession on keeping them occupied and planning every …show more content…
They can use multiple devices at the same time and feel at ease using them. The author of Teaching, learning and Millennial Students, Maureen E. Wilson (2004) states that not all Millennials are technology smart and ask colleges and universities to develop a plan to assist them. She encourages the faculty to integrate the plan into their curriculum. Millennials are being required to take at “least one online course at least once a year.” Wilson (2004) A negative example of technology abuse is that some students use the internet to cheat and expect to not get caught, therefore, the faculty needs to persuade them about the negative consequences of plagiarizing
Nicholas, Arlene J; Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & Kilburn and Wilson, Maureen offer a variety of opinions on Millennials, who they are, their vast knowledge on technology and online courses and the importance of receiving timely feedback. The opinions of these authors vary and at times contradict each due to some of the surveys that were conducted, they agree on other subjects even though their papers have nothing to do with each other. The reader will read and be able to understand who the Millennials are, how they are viewed by each author, how they utilize technology, and whether they prefer to do online courses and the importance of timely Feedback.
Millennials, who are they?
When it comes to the Millennial generation, many people have different opinions on who they are, their overprotective upbringing, and their future expectations. According to Arlene E. Nicholas author of Preferred Learning Methods of the Millennial generation, believes that Millennials “who have been called entitled and empowered due to their inclusion in decision making since childhood” because of how they were raised by overprotective parents. They have a short attention span due to their parents’ obsession on keeping them occupied and planning every …show more content…
They can use multiple devices at the same time and feel at ease using them. The author of Teaching, learning and Millennial Students, Maureen E. Wilson (2004) states that not all Millennials are technology smart and ask colleges and universities to develop a plan to assist them. She encourages the faculty to integrate the plan into their curriculum. Millennials are being required to take at “least one online course at least once a year.” Wilson (2004) A negative example of technology abuse is that some students use the internet to cheat and expect to not get caught, therefore, the faculty needs to persuade them about the negative consequences of plagiarizing