Business Week just published an expose on Gen Y Learning Needs vs. Babyboom/Gen X faculty learning delivery.
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100121_624849.htm?campaign_id=bs_nws_Jan25&link_position=link8

There are always tensions between learners and teachers due to generational differences. These tensions may be exacerbated at the MBA level as the old salts seem to bring more value to the table when they have "been there, done that." But Gen Y, with the technical sophistication, may be starting the learning process further away from babyboom/Gen X faculty, expecting much more virtuality than is currently offered.

Opposed to the BW article, I would offer that then need of Gen Y students is to learn the style of the babyboom/Gen Xers who will be employing them. While some of those employers will embrace 100% virtual, most likely there will still be meetings--plenty of them--old fashioned memos and hard copy reports, and, yes, ties for the gentlemen. I understand we need to go to where the Gen Yers are to reach them,. but we also need to bring them back to where they need to be in terms of understanding the world of work as conducted by the old _arts.

What do you think?

Dr. P.