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Gen Z strongly favors learning through YouTube and video

Gen Z strongly favors learning through YouTube and video | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Notably, Gen Z ranked YouTube and video as preferred methods for learning by large margins over millennials. In fact, YouTube was second only to teachers as a learning tool, and ranked higher than lectures, in-person activities with classmates, learning applications and books.

Via Nik Peachey, Carlos Fosca
Nik Peachey's curator insight, August 10, 2018 9:09 AM

Some interesting research but not particularly surprising.

Carlos Fosca's curator insight, August 10, 2018 9:22 AM

La Generación Z, también conocidos como Centennials, es decir los jóvenes nacidos después del 1995 hasta la fecha, están mucho más interesados de aprender a través de YouTube y a través de videos que la generación millennial que los precede, de acuerdo a un reciente reporte de la compañía Pearson titulado “Beyond Millennials: The Next Generation of Learners,”

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Millennials Are Struggling With Face To Face Communication: Here's Why

Millennials Are Struggling With Face To Face Communication: Here's Why | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

We love talking about what millennials know. As a group that’s become the dominant force in the workforce, we applaud their smarts on tech, social media, and even the age-old practice of branding. Yes, millennials might arguably be one of the overall most intelligent generations to come around. However, that’s not to say they still don’t have a lot to learn, especially when it comes to face-to-face communication.

As the generation that grew up with communication becoming more efficient via digital, their biggest strength could also be a critical weakness. While the way they say things has become more direct, their messages sometimes lack. Why?

Because as one of the first to grow up in a digital world, they’ve been afforded a privilege not found in our day-to-day.


Via The Learning Factor