Zillennials Podcast
Topic Overview: Zillennials: Older students (24+) at MC Podcast
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Show Intro: (1 Min.)
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of The Zillennials podcast brought to you by MC’s WMCR. In today’s episode: “Older Students at MC” we have the pleasure of hearing from older college students themselves-Me, Nora Canellakis, Iris, and Daniel. The name Zillennials for our podcast stems from a small generation of people born between 1992 and 1998.
Short Intro from each person-background: Nora, Iris, Daniel
Segment 1: Balance: Work, Life, School (9 mins)
Research: A constant balancing act of work and family can make it challenging for adults to fit in time for studying and tending to their classwork. Options such as online learning, learning at one’s own pace, and schedules that are geared towards working adults can make managing everything easier.
Money-financial responsibilities, paying for classes
Research: Attending college is a financial commitment. The cost can be daunting, especially when adults are already budgeting for other expenses. Learning how to plan financially for education can help adults manage these challenges and make informed decisions.
Speaking Themes:
Responsibilities-Families support, children
Sacrifices-focusing on education
Daniel: Work-stuff that comes up can shift your mindset
Segment 2: Generational Differences (10 mins)
Research: In light of a younger workforce or student peers, it can be intimidating even for some of the most steeped professionals. Adults can feel a disconnect from younger students because of different values and life stages. However, it’s essential for adult learners to realize the value of their life experiences and appreciate the diverse perspectives that students of all ages bring to the learning environment.
Speaking Themes:
Fashion
Music
Internet Memes
Nora: Bunny hat story
Segment 3: Life Experience (10 mins)
Research: Adult learners differ from children in their learning styles. They bring a wealth of life experiences and existing knowledge, which shapes their approach to learning new information.
Speaking Themes:
Experience-Already been to school more skills and time management
Perspective-Direction in life, knowing what you want to do
Maturity-Able to focus and task oriented
Iris: St. Mary’s
Extra *if needed* Segment 4: Dating (5-10 mins)
Research: regarding “adult learners" and dating, it principally refers to the struggles and experiences that are attached to traversing the dating scene while actively pursuing education as an adult, dealing with external factors like a busy schedule, life responsibilities, and possibly a different mindset as compared to younger people.
Speaking Themes:
Hard to find somebody
Balance-Balancing school vs. life
Perspectives- More maturity
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CLOSING (1 Minute)
This was another episode of Zillennials brought to you by WMCR. I’m your co-host Nora Canellakis and this is Iris and Daniel. That’s all the time we have for today.
Thanks so much for listening. Zillennials signing off.