Intergenerational Classrooms

I would like to study how librarians and faculty can best instruct information literacy concepts to an intergenerational classroom.

Understanding the different learning styles and how students interact will help librarians and faculty meet the needs of students and improve the teaching style for information literacy purposes.

Here are some questions that I have. I would love feedback from librarians/faculty that hold workshops and teach intergenerational classrooms. You can respond by commenting on this blog or by email: amys@rasmussen.edu

1. Who is more likely to participate in class discussion- traditional aged students or non-traditional adult learners?

2. T/F You cannot teach all ages the same way.

3. T/F Traditional aged students view adult non-traditional students as more knowledgeable because they may have more work/life experience.

4. T/F There is limited interaction between non-traditional and traditional aged students.

5. T/F By the end of a course non-traditional and traditional aged students realize that they can really learn from each other.

6. T/F When using or discussing technology in the classroom, there is a wide gap in understanding technology between traditional students and non-traditional aged students.

7. T/F Traditional aged students have a shorter attentional span in the classroom.

8. T/F Outside of class, non-traditional students spend more time on assignments and preparing for class.

Do you have any suggestions for alternative questions?


* This was cross-posted on my blog.