Sep 22, 2019, 13:50 PM

<.45-min. read> The current generation of nursing students is wholly different than those that have come before it. To ensure you can teach these young people as effectively as possible, you need to understand the aspects of their lives that may influence the techniques you use.

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LEARN MORE: UNDERSTANDING — AND APPRECIATING — GEN Z

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• 1997-2000 ... Year (experts vary) of this generation’s birth
• 30 minutes ... Max time being phoneless before many (31%) feel uneasy³
• 8 seconds ... Length of attention span⁴
• ~50 ... % connected to the Internet for 10+ hours/day³
• 95 ... % use or access a smartphone³
• 55 ... % use phones for 5+ hours/day³
• 45 ... % online “almost constantly”⁵
• 29 ... % use phones after midnight every night³
• 71 ... % watch 3+ hours/day of online videos³
• 72 ... % want to communicate face-to-face at work⁶
• 12 ... # of times they text during class on average⁷
• 7 ... # of minutes on average they’re reaching for a smart device⁸

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¹Higher Ed Survey: AI and Academic Video [Web log post]. (2018, September 11). Retrieved from https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-WMXZKSNNL/.

²Barnes & Noble College. Getting to Know Gen Z: Exploring Middle and High Schoolers’ Expectations for Higher Education. Basking Ridge, N.J., 2016.

³The Center for Generational Kinetics. The State of Gen Z 2018. Austin, Texas, 2018.

⁴5 Differences Between Marketing to Millennials vs. Gen Z [Web log post]. (2017, November 27). Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/deeppatel/2017/11/27/5-differences-between-marketing-to-millennials-vs-gen-z/#7cc03d8e2c9f.

⁵Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018 [Web log post]. (2018, May 31). Retrieved from https://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/pi_2018-05-31_teenstech_0-05/.

⁶Generation Z: What to Expect From the Newest Addition to the Workforce [Web log post]. 2019, February. Retrieved from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/02/meet-generation-z-the-newest-member-to-the-workforce/.

⁷Flanigan, A.E., & Kiewra, K.A. (2018). What College Instructors Can Do About Student Cyber-Slacking. Educational Psychology Review, 30, 585-597.

⁸How to Teach Gen Z Students [Web log post]. (2017, May 9). Retrieved from https://www.aicpa.org/interestareas/accountingeducation/newsandpublications/how-to-teach-generation-z-students.html.

⁹Meeting the Generational Demands of Gen Z [Web log post]. (2018, October 25). Retrieved from https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2018/10/meeting-educational-demands-generation-z.