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Preferred Learning Methods Of The Millennial Generation, Arlene J. Nicholas Jan 2008

Preferred Learning Methods Of The Millennial Generation, Arlene J. Nicholas

Faculty and Staff - Articles & Papers

The learning and communication style of the Millennial generation is through multi-media. Also known as the Net Generation, they have been raised in an era of instant access Their common method of contact is text messaging and instant messaging as well as cell phones. Learning for them has moved into web-based tools such as web-ct, online journals, and i-pod downloads. The attitudes of Millennial generation students from a small private college were measured regarding the style of learning they use, prefer and which method they perceive has resulted most successfully in their acquiring and retaining knowledge.