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Title:      THE ONLINE GENERATION GAP, THE MILLENNIAL STUDENT AND GENERATION X LECTURER
Author(s):      Tom Drange
ISBN:      978-989-8533-22-7
Editors:      Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao
Year:      2014
Edition:      Single
Keywords:      Online education, communication, generation differences, Millennials, Generation X.
Type:      Short Paper
First Page:      254
Last Page:      258
Language:      English
Cover:      cover          
Full Contents:      click to dowload Download
Paper Abstract:      Those individuals born from 1982 onwards possess a familiarity towards Internet media and communication not experienced by previous generations. Often labelled Millennials, these individuals have grown up with the wide variety of social interactions supported by the Internet. A large number of these individuals have chosen to pursue education online; the number of students taking online courses has been drastically increasing for many years, and continues to grow. This paper presents a case study examining some of the issues of Millennial students and Generation X academics in particular focusing on the communication challenges that arise. The result of Millennial students with minimal face-to-face interacting skills communicate with lecturers and tutors from the Generation X, with noticeably more face-to-face experience.
   

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