As a UC Davis student, I feel that I have an obligation to suggest some improvements that should be done by the school to accommodate the learning needs of today’s college students. Even though I have only been studying here for less than two months, I could sense that there is a lack of motivation and interest in learning among the students, including myself. There are reasons as to why it is tough for students to have the eagerness to learn in college; one of them is that some of the classroom experiences offered by the school are somehow ineffective for students of today’s generation. In my opinion, the incorporation of educational technology into teaching should be practiced by every teacher to offer students a better learning experience.
Why do the teachers have to change their styles of teaching if it is the students’ fault for not wanting to learn? You might have such thought in your mind. However, you should understand that Millennial …show more content…
Educators could use interactive quizzes to encourage students’ participation in lectures; for instance, by giving students a few multiple-choice questions for them to answer before and after a class (Nevid & Mahon, 2009). I think i-clicker would be an extremely useful tool for this class activity. Besides, allowing students to integrate technology in their assignments is also a good idea to make assignments more interesting, especially for engineering students. For example, chemical engineering students should be allowed to use software to plan the design of a plant. Engineering courses are all about application of scientific principles; therefore, it is hard for the students to express their ideas in words. All in all, to better provide the learning needs of students in today’s generation, students should also be given the opportunity to utilize technology in their
Why do the teachers have to change their styles of teaching if it is the students’ fault for not wanting to learn? You might have such thought in your mind. However, you should understand that Millennial …show more content…
Educators could use interactive quizzes to encourage students’ participation in lectures; for instance, by giving students a few multiple-choice questions for them to answer before and after a class (Nevid & Mahon, 2009). I think i-clicker would be an extremely useful tool for this class activity. Besides, allowing students to integrate technology in their assignments is also a good idea to make assignments more interesting, especially for engineering students. For example, chemical engineering students should be allowed to use software to plan the design of a plant. Engineering courses are all about application of scientific principles; therefore, it is hard for the students to express their ideas in words. All in all, to better provide the learning needs of students in today’s generation, students should also be given the opportunity to utilize technology in their