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Title:
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THE ONLINE GENERATION GAP, THE MILLENNIAL STUDENT AND GENERATION X LECTURER |
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Author(s):
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Tom Drange |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-22-7 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao |
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Year:
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2014 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Online education, communication, generation differences, Millennials, Generation X. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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254 |
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Last Page:
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258 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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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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