Lesson 5: Preferences of the Technology Generation

Texts vs.  Visuals

- The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visuals compared with text.

- The new generation follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information.

Linear vs. Hypermedia

- The new generation follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information.

Independent vs.  Social Learner

- New generation are already acquainted with digital tools adapt to both personal and participative work.

Learning to do vs. Learning to pass the test

- The digital learners simply wish to acquire skills, knowledge and habits.

Delayed rewards vs. Instant gratification

- The digital learners experience more gratification through immediate scores from games, enjoyable conversation from webcam calls, excitement from email and inviting comments from their facebook friends

Rote memory vs. Fun learning

- Digital learners fun learning