1. Understanding the Millennial Generation
& Game-Based Learning
EdTech Summit Africa - July 2016
Kevin Baloyi

2. Welcome & Introductions
• Who are you?
• Where are you from?
• What do you do?

3. Time What Why How
5 minutes Check-in For you to understand
the reason why you are
here & be fully engaged
Partner share
5 minutes Play a video –
understanding the
Millennial Generation
To remind you about the
kind of students they are
working with
Watch an offline video
20 minutes Presentation on
Millennial Generation &
Game-Based Learning
To inform PowerPoint slides
5 minutes Kahoot introduction For everyone to
understand what Kahoot
is
Video on YouTube
30 minutes Sign up & play Kahoot For fun & experience Online
10 minutes Reflection, feedback &
questions
To see if you understood
what was presented &
for me to improve my
next presentations
Word of mouth
Write feedback on sticky
notes
AGENDA

4. Check-in
• Why are you here?
• Why Education?

5. Today’s goal of the workshop is
to understand the kind of learners
that we are dealing with and what
we can do, as educators, to meet
their needs.

6. The Millennial Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8IYKMgadQ

7. Discussion
• What is the Millennial Generation?
• What are the three things that they
are exposed to?

8.  Experiential Activities
Learning styles

9.  Experiential Activities
Learning styles

10.  Experiential Activities
 Technology
Learning styles

11.  Technology
Active, Social &
Learner-centered
Town School For Boys 7th graders
Learning styles

12.  Experiential Activities
 Technology
 Structure
Learning styles

13.  Structure
Supportive
Learning
Learning styles

14.  Experiential Activities
 Technology
 Structure
 Teamwork
Learning styles

15.  Teamwork
Peer or
Social interaction –
group-based approach
Town School For Boys 2nd & 8th graders
Learning styles

16. Game-Based Learning (GBL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuFcaPAx3jQ
 What is Game-Based Learning
(GBL)?

17. Introduction to Kahoot!

18. What is Kahoot?
is a collection of questions on specific topics. Created by teachers, s
ness-people and social users, they are asked in real-time, to an unlim
er of “players”, creating a social, fun and game-like learning environ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6gER64oFgA

19. Kahoot
How does Kahoot work?
Click below to find out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6gER64oFgA&t=4s

20. Let’s play!
Go to: www.kahoot.it

21. Connect - Extend - Challenge
Connect: How does the presentation today connect
with what you already know about the Millennial
Generation and Game-Based Learning?
Extend: What new ideas did you get that extended
your thinking?
Challenge: What is still challenging or confusing?
What questions or wonderings do you still have?

22. Sign up
ahoot allows you to create a game for any subjec
in any language, on any device for all ages
www.getkahoot.com

23. Contact & Social Media details
www.kevinbaloyi.wordpress.com
kbaloyi@leapschool.org.za
+27 742902172
Kevin Baloyi
@kevin_baloyi
Kevin Baloyi@kevin_baloyi