Reaching Millennials: How to be a Dynamic and Effective Educator for Today's Students

Workshop setup: The workshop will simply require a computer (I can bring my Mac and a HDMI cord for this), a projector, and a projector screen for the workshop. All other workshop materials will be prepared beforehand for participants and provided by the leader of the workshop.

Workshop Outline:

Introduction of workshop leader and workshop objectives (2 minutes)

Discussion of "What is a Millennial?" (5 minutes)

• What are the problems associated with teaching millennials?
• How do we fix them?

Learn Their Culture (20 minutes)

• Avoiding Monotony
  • Punctuating our lectures
• Utilizing Technology
  • Don't be afraid of their obsession with technology. Use it to your advantage!
• Streamline learning
  • Assessing and reaching them on their own turf

Experience Student Learning Activities (20 minutes)

• Quizizz
• Quizlet Live
• Group dynamics
• Encouraging discussion
• Using competition as a motivator

Open discussion (10-15 minutes)

1. Fielding of questions from participants
2. Sharing of ideas amongst participants