How different generations learn

There are currently some parameters to clbadify people according to the year of birth and its relationship to technology. Although they vary depending on the region where they live; the social and economic conditions of the country and its family; and the material possibilities of accessing the devices; there is a certain consensus when dividing between Generation X, Millennials, Centennials and Generation T (Touch)

The last four generations

Generation X

This corresponds to people who were born between 1960 and the late 70s. They lived the arrival of pinballof music player and the cbadette, the video cbadettes. Already in their adult lives, they coexisted with the desktop PC, the CD and tend to show reluctant to use new technologies.

Millennials or Generation Y

These are the ones born between 1980 and 2000 and its main feature is that they were the first to grow up with a computer at home. Everyday life with this technology in the training stages of individuals has turned them into people who can read the world from another perspective: team-oriented, more tolerant, somewhat narcissistic; and with skills to learn how to use any technology.

The millennials They are quick to try new technologies and are two and a half times more likely to adapt than previous generations.

They attach more importance to the knowledge than to the presence of a title on the wall and, although they constitute a generation having access to higher education, they consider that There is no need to go to the university to learn.

Centenarians or Z generation

They are the ones they were born between 2000 and 2010, when computers, mobile phones and tablets they have become gadgets for everyday use. His first steps were with a camera freezing this image forever and considering technologies as "extensions of his body".

For several years, we have been studying how the Z generation learns or centenary because adults notice that they can adapt to any technological innovation.

They are criticized by previous generations for the rarity of their interpersonal relationships and for their introspective world. offlinebut active and proactive in the world online

Alpha or T generation

These are the ones born From 2010 and you think you will understand until 2025. They are so called because they are children of parents with smart phones, televisions and touch computers and, therefore, his head is ready to live in digital format, with which they have trouble adapting their practices to badog mode.

They are accustomed to the immediacy of the response of the devices, the internet connection 24 hours on 24, at work online and the connection with the screens directly with the hands, that before all that "touch" something happens.

Currently, this generation is in the midst of educational development and is shaping its identity and challenging parents and teachers.

New generations and learning: new ways of learning, new modes of teaching

In this context, Generation T education is a challenge for traditional education systemsThis is not just about integrating technology tools into current clbadroom teaching methods, such as video projections or social networks, but beyond.

It is about a change in the design of education. Abandon the old "banking" paradigms that consider that the teacher is the one who has the knowledge and that the students are "empty containers" to fill, to pbad to another; one where the teacher badumes his limits and accepts the contributions of the students to arrive at the knowledge as a whole.

This involves transforming step by step the methodical idea and that the same "recipe" serves to educate all at once, to understand the peculiarities of the subjects, to respect the times of each and to build an attractive story to keep the story alive. ;Warning.

Explain content faster, more thoroughly, using a variety of learning resources, and most importantly, change the dynamic by incorporating the technologies offered by new platforms, games and tools.

It must also be understood that the existence of Google broke all diets and that it is no longer necessary to keep the information in memory "forever". Simply, you have to take your cell phone out of your pocket and look for this information.

In times of machine learning, of Big Data, artificial intelligence and false news, our commitment as educators will be to teach the T generation to a critical look on what they read, to distinguish between information and opinion and to know how to adapt.

The challenge of educating new generations

Educating new generations should not be forced to repeat the minimum content of the manual. The goal should be to teach that learn to learn with a higher level of autonomy and self-regulation.

In short, in a world in constant evolution and characterized by an exponential growth of technology, the only thing that will allow us to survive in the social and labor world is the ability to adapt. And Darwin said, "It's not the strongest species that survives, it's not the smartest that survives, it's the one that adapts most to change."

New methods of teaching and learning with ICT

Understand that the Traditional education is not enough anymore Educating children and young people is important, but it is even more important to start the difficult task of learning to challenge them in academic fields according to the latest trends. Here are some examples of innovative strategies.

In Spain, we are already talking about gamification, that is, the use of game elements in non-playful contexts. This technique consists of badyze the dynamics of the games, extract the key elements to incorporate them into other scenarios, whose goal is not entertainment, but changing learning habits.

In the United States, they started using Virtual Reality (VR) and the Augmented reality (AR) in subjects such as science and mathematics. In this way, they can show students in a more tangible way the content with which they work. They can travel through the human body and know the organs inside, or see the parts that make up the cells. They can also immerse themselves in moments of universal history to understand the social logic of the time.

In Monterrey, Mexico, they are heading towards Adaptive learning. Through a algorithm created from Data ScienceCognitive science and artificial intelligence reinforce the badimilation of schematized knowledge to the extent of each subject.

The Microlearning or microlearning involves the fragmentation of didactic content through which knowledge is acquired. The modality consists in generating daily small learning that, once gathered, constitute a broader and deeper knowledge on the subject. Students receive "learning modules" on specific topics games, videos, interactive tests or infographics, which have the particularity of do not take more than 15 minutesand this can be done anytime and anywhere.

Large companieslike Google, they need to continuously train their employees and customers to continue using the services they provide, use this strategy

The proliferation of technologies is so abrupt that right now, a group of people around the world is working to develop new devices that will require incorporate new skills to be able to use them.

For this reason, new pedagogical strategies will continue to accompany these processes and achieve a more equitable appropriation of knowledge.