Learning Design for the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals
Presenter Email
kasemtab@my.erau.edu
Location
Mori Hosseini Student Union Events Center (Bldg #610) – Rooms 165 E/F
Start Date
3-4-2020 10:45 AM
End Date
3-4-2020 12:15 PM
Submission Type
Presentation
Keywords
Generation Z, Gen Z, digital-native, Learning Design, Instructional Media
Abstract
Generation Z (Gen Z) populations have lived in an environment where modern digital technology is very natural since they were born. This environment creates a uniqueness in the way Gen Z learns new skills and knowledge, which makes traditional aviation learning methods no longer optimal and effective for this generation. Today, the earliest populations of Gen Z have started to enter higher education and professional life in aviation. It is essential for the aviation training and education community to recognize Gen Z’s unique learning characteristics and be able to design new aviation learning media and delivery methods, which are effective and engaging for this digital-native generation.
This conference paper will review the distinctive learning characteristics of Gen Z within the aviation training and education context, and discuss key considerations for the design of effective aviation learning media and engaging learning-delivery methods for Gen Z. The paper will also include recommendations on how instructors and instructional designers can practically implement the key considerations into aviation training and education programs.
Presenter Biography
Borvorn Kasemtanakul is a student in the Ph.D. in Aviation program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from SIIT, Thammasat University, and a master's degree (with distinction) in aeronautics with a specialization in aviation/aerospace education technology from ERAU under the Fulbright program.
Borvorn has been in the aviation training industry since 2003. His extensive experiences in the international aviation industry cover the areas of training solutions and business development, exclusively to technical instruction, training media development, and training technologies. He demonstrates his passion through the design and implementation of effective and engaging aviation learning experience for the new generation of aviation professionals.
Borvorn holds an FAA commercial pilot certificate with instrument and multi-engine ratings. He also holds an FAA Advanced ground instructor certificate and an instrument ground instructor certificate.
Learning Design for the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals
Mori Hosseini Student Union Events Center (Bldg #610) – Rooms 165 E/F
Generation Z (Gen Z) populations have lived in an environment where modern digital technology is very natural since they were born. This environment creates a uniqueness in the way Gen Z learns new skills and knowledge, which makes traditional aviation learning methods no longer optimal and effective for this generation. Today, the earliest populations of Gen Z have started to enter higher education and professional life in aviation. It is essential for the aviation training and education community to recognize Gen Z’s unique learning characteristics and be able to design new aviation learning media and delivery methods, which are effective and engaging for this digital-native generation.
This conference paper will review the distinctive learning characteristics of Gen Z within the aviation training and education context, and discuss key considerations for the design of effective aviation learning media and engaging learning-delivery methods for Gen Z. The paper will also include recommendations on how instructors and instructional designers can practically implement the key considerations into aviation training and education programs.
Comments
Presented during Concurrent Session 10B: STEM Education: Supporting the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals