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Wikis and Webcasts and iPods, Oh My!Tools to Train the New Learner
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The Veterans, also called the G.I. Generation, Matures and Radio Babies, are dividedinto two groups:1)G.I. Generation: Born between 1901 and 1925. The G.I. Generation fought twoworld wars and survived the Great Depression. Civic virtue is important to thisgroup and is expressed by participation in churches, clubs, and communityactivities.2)Silent Generation: Born between 1926 and 1945. Some of them were too youngto remember to remember the Depression; others were too young to fight inWorld War II. Nonetheless, they were influenced by the patriotism and self-sacrifice that typified their time. They have a strong allegiance to law, order andfaith – pillars of a stable society.
B
ABY
B
OOMERS
Born between 1945 and 1964 (ages 43–62). Boomers are considered loyal andhardworking; they stay until the job is done. They prefer autonomy and will workthings out persistently, even if wrong. Boomers are well-educated and lifelonglearners, which translated into higher income levels than their parents.
G
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X
Born between 1965 and 1981 (ages 26–42). They value flexibility and balance intheir work-life relationships. Gen X tends to feel a sense of insecurity due to therapidly changing world that they have observed and due to their position as wedgedbetween two larger birth cohorts. They form virtual families “where they are.”Personal experience is critical; respect is hard-won.
M
ILLENNIALS
The newest members of the workforce are the Millenials, also known as Generation Y, the Text Generation, iPod Generation and Generation Next. They were bornbetween 1982 and 2003 with many of them just graduating from college andentering the workforce. They grew up with technology and never knew a timewithout cell phones and Internet. In a world of sound bites and 24-hour newssources,
the Millennials think in bullet points and are ravenous researchers.
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Source: Washburn, E. “Are You Ready for Generation X? Changing World View – the FiveGenerations,”
Physician Executive
, January – February 2000.
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VeteransBoomersGeneration XMillennials
Formal/conservativeValue to team vs.self StraightforwardLearn privatelyBig picture, thendetailRespect forexperience Tie to real-worldClear and logicalfactsLifelong learnersWell-educatedInteractive,participatoryNon-authoritarianNetworking,teamworkMake ’em feelimportantReal-timeapplicationBe democraticEdutainmentClear expectationsBe efficient Tie to realityUse visual aidsUp-to-datetechnologyBreak frequentlyRole plays are good Teamwork TechnologyExperientialLearningcommunitiesClear structureFun and gamesRelevantShort attention span
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Self-InitiatedContinuous Just-in-Time Just EnoughInteractiveBlended ApproachInformation SharingCollaborative
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Source: Coates, J. Generational Learning Styles. LERN Books: River Falls, WI. 2007.
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Web 2.0
From Wikipedia
:
“
Web 2.0
is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technologyand web design that aims to facilitate
creativity
,
informationsharing
, and, most notably,
collaboration
among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O-Reilly Media Web 2.0conference in 2004.Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not referto an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways softwaredevelopers and end-users use webs.”
“
The first decade of e-government was about moving servicesonline and creating a single-window access
where citizens could visitone Web portal to file their taxes, renew a driver’s license or review their SocialSecurity account.It’s no longer sufficient to simply provide one-stop shopping for governmentservices. Single-window services constitute one-way information flows to the citizen.
With the new, function-rich infrastructure of Web 2.0,government no longer needs to work on its own to providepublic value
.
The Web provides a mechanism for collaboration between any combination of publicagencies, the private sector, community groups and citizens. We call thesenetworks
governance Webs, or G-Webs
.
These G-Webs will deliver orperform activities that were once the exclusive domain of a single public agency orinstitution, thereby
providing greater value and lower cost to thecustomers of government, and more engagement for theowners of government: the public
.”
Excerpt from an interview with Anthony WilliamsAuthor of
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
(Portfolio, 2007)
3
Found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
4
Found at http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Expert-Voices/Web-20-Reinventing-Democracy/
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