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Register today for our free live webinar
Back to School: Understanding
the Mindset of Today’s Modern Student
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Central (convert
to your time zone)
It happens every year. You face a lecture hall full of college freshmen
and feel how cavernous the generation gap has become. To you Amazon is
a river in South America; to them it’s an online shopping giant.
You understand what ‘don’t touch that dial’ means;
they’ve always had a remote control. You wanted to be like Mike;
their NBA heroes are Kobe and LeBron.
Ever wish you could get inside their minds to really understand where
they’re coming from? Here’s your chance. On Tuesday, August
28 at 1 p.m. Central, you’ll have a rare opportunity for live
Q&A with the authors of the Beloit Mindset List.
Ron Nief and Tom McBride, the men who literally wrote the book on what
generations of Americans think is normal, will present, “Back to
School: Understanding the Mindset of Today’s Modern
Student.” They’ll cover:
- How technology has accelerated the widening
of the generation gap
- What they’ve learned over the 15
years they’ve been creating the mindset list
- Their favorite “Mindset
Moments” and how you can leverage them to keep relevant
Whether you’re in front of a classroom of
college freshmen, or work behind the scenes on the facilities and
technologies they’ll use on campus, we guarantee you’ll
gain new insight of the next generation of students. And maybe even get
a good chuckle in the process.
Presenters:
Ron Nief, Beloit
College’s former Public Affairs Director, and Tom McBride, Keefer Professor of the
Humanities, are creators of the Mindset List, which provides a look at
the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering
college. The list was originally created as a reminder to faculty to be
aware of dated references, and quickly became a catalog of the rapidly
changing worldview of each new generation. They are co-authors of the
book, The
Mindset Lists of American History: From Typewriters to Text Messages,
What Ten Generations of Americans Think Is Normal (John Wiley &
Sons.)
Moderator:
Sean Brown, Vice President, Sonic Foundry. Sean's core focus is
simplifying digital media to improve use and outcomes. Before coming to
Sonic Foundry in 2002, Sean developed 17 years of product management
and education business development experience at IBM, Apple and Oracle.
He is a past president and board member of the Hopkins Foundation for
Innovation in Education. Today, Sean also hosts Sonic Foundry's
popular, monthly best practices webinar series for higher education.
Register
online today.
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