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Beyond Distraction: Millennials, Social Media, and Education

Posted: October 12th, 2009 | Author: The New Communicators | Filed under: 2009 Events, Thursday, October 29 2009 | 1 Comment »

While marketers scramble to grab the attention of young minds through social media channels, teachers are left scratching their heads. What is a teacher to do in this age of the Internet? Dan Chapman is a teacher and assistant department director for the Web Design and Interactive Media program at the Art Institute of Portland, but more importantly, he’s a millennial. He will be sharing what he’s learned about working with millennial students, the generation gap, using technology to strengthen the student-teacher relationship, and the secret to winning the attention of students over Facebook.

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  1. Posted by Annin Barrett

    I’ll be there. 10/29 4-5:30.

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