To the psychologists, sociologists, and generational and media experts who study them, their digital gear sets this new group (yet unnamed by any powers that be) apart, even from their tech-savvy Millennial elders. They want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don't quite get. These differences may appear slight, but they signal an all-encompassing sensibility that some say marks the dawning of a new generation.
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The difference is that these younger kids "don't remember a time without the constant connectivity to the world that these technologies bring," she says. "They're growing up with expectations of always being present in a social way — always being available to peers wherever you are."
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"moving from episodic to continuous learning -- getting a degree doesn't end your education any more and everyone will have to continue to learn
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moving away from having faculty that were the conveyers of content to -- now that there's so much more information available -- becoming more curators of the content, of helping guide all the sources,
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some thought that the emphasis on degrees may be reduced as other kinds of assessments come into play,
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Microcredentialing, which often takes the form of digital badging or certificates,
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lack both hard and soft skills
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Schools evaluate students based on individual improvement
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