Welcome to our wiki collaboration space for considering characteristics of "millennial students," aka "digital natives," aka "the ne(x)t generation." I look forward to gathering with you all on Friday, January 25th. In preparation for that meeting, I invite you to watch part or all of the Marilee Jones keynote address below (49:50 total length), to experience "A Vision of Students Today" via the YouTube video below (4:44 total length), and to peruse any of the links that interest you under "Further Reading and Multimedia Perspectives." I especially recommend Diana Oblinger's "Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials: Understanding the New Students" because it's well-researched and brief. Please use the "Add Comment" link at the bottom of the page liberally: share your thoughts and questions to give your peers and me a sense for the kinds of topics you'd like us to explore when we meet. On January 25th, I'll offer a brief presentation to summarize some of the data and common perspectives on Millennial Students and then facilitate our conversation. All best, Gina

"A Vision of Students Today," created by faculty member Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 of his KSU students (YouTube video).
Use the "Add Comment" link at the bottom of the page to contribute your observations and questions.

• Bill Strauss and Neil Howe's work on Generations
• "Did You Know?" video
• FRONTLINE: Growing Up Online
• PBS and Pew: "Generation Next" Project:
  • PBS "Generation Next" documentary in partnership with Pew Research Center
  • Pew Research Center "Portrait of 'Generation Next'" Summary Findings
• The Millennial Project: Rethinking Diversity at U of Arizona
  • "Millennial Project Teaser" on YouTube
• 60 Minutes and/vs. Millennials:
  • "The Millennials Are Coming" on 60 Minutes - Part 1
  • "The Millennials Are Coming" on 60 Minutes - Part 2
  • "Twixters vs. 60 Minutes" - the audience responds, critically
• EDUCAUSE Resources:
  • Diana Oblinger, "Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials: Understanding the New Students" - 8 pages
  • EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative overview of "Net Generation Learners"
  • ELI's "Being Net Savvy" and response videos
  • Educating the Net Generation, eBook edited by Diana Oblinger
  • EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, Vol 40, No 5, Sept-Oct 2005
  • ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and IT
• Marilee Jones's Keynote, "Educating the Ne(x)t Generation" Symposium, Tufts University, February 2, 2007 - RealMedia file
• Michael Wesch and Millennial Students from KSU:
  • Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University, Michael Wesch
  • Mediated Cultures at KSU, Michael Wesch and Students
• The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connections by Susan Gibbons, ALA (Chicago, 2007).

Gina Siesing, Ph.D., Associate Director for Educational Technology, Tufts University

• Gina's Notes