The Semio-grads
Nice article with (of course) hidden layers of meaning and a lesson. When Ira Glass graduated in 1982 with a degree in Semiotics, his parents took out an ad in the classifieds: Corporate office seeks semiotics grad for high paying position." Funny. More...
Colleges need to have a savvy social-media presence to attract and hold Generation Z’s attention as well as to address their academic, personal, and career needs. To reach students, colleges must develop effective digital tactics both inside and outside the classroom. More...
Today's digital native students still crave a traditional developmental college experience, but institutions must figure out what that looks like in a fast-paced world. Technologies like streaming video have an unparalleled ability to deliver information where and when students want it. More...
Students who will return to college campuses in the coming weeks are from a generation that has experienced an extraordinary course of events over their short lifetimes. More...
Building the Information Society: a Global Challenge in the New Millennium
The laterst version of the Draft Declaration of Principles for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is now available, following discussions last week. It's a fascinating document; you can just see where the interests of certain groups jut into the thread and context of the document as a whole. More...
Techno-News Blog. “They have a stronger work ethic,” says Jean Twenge, a San Diego State University psychology professor whose book “iGen” analyzes the group. More...
Techno-News Blog. Students in Generation Z would rather learn from YouTube videos than from nearly any other form of instruction. YouTube was designated as the preferred mode of learning by 59 percent of Gen Zers in a survey on the topic, compared to in-person group activities with classmates (mentioned by 57 percent), learning applications or games (47 percent) and printed books (also 47 percent). More...
Il s’agit d’une idée simple : loger des jeunes à la recherche d'un logement chez des seniors disposant d'une chambre vacante. En région Centre, 2 associations gèrent ce type de cohabitation : La Maison de l'Habitat et Un toit en partage. Plus...
Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials: Understanding the New Students
Readers of OLDaily will have read much of this article before as the author quotes at length from several key sources, including the National Center for Educational Statistics, 'The Digital Disconnect,' and others. More...
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