Adapting Strategically to Changing Times in Health Professions Education: A Generational Workshop for Educators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health professions classrooms are filled with a new generation of students: iGen/generation Z. Much is known about millennials' educational needs, but they no longer comprise the majority of student populations. Research indicates that curricular strategies once useful for millennials may be ineffective for iGen. Due to multiple and surprising generational differences including ubiquitous technology, verbal/social/reading skills, and attention spans, educators might struggle to reach iGen members and are encouraged to re-examine instructional methods with iGen in mind.

Methods

We designed this 90-minute workshop to give educators an informed understanding of iGen and discuss curricular adaptations intended to maintain educational quality through a literature-bas

SUBMITTER: Attardi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852342 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature