The changing landscape of professional development

Figures & data

Figure 1. Screencapture showing the e-learning for Healthcare website https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/.

Table 1. What generation?

Baby Boomer Generation	1946–1964	57–75
Generation X (Baby Bust)	1965–1979	42–56
Xennials	1975–1985	36–46
Millennials Generation Y, Gen Next	1980–1994	27–41
iGen / Gen Z	1995–2012	9–26

Table 2. Digital types as described by Kaufmann (2011).

Digital Natives Are called by many names Millennials and Gen Y.	They are approximately ages 10–29 years and born into the digital age. The Internet is their default and comfort level in terms of playing games, doing homework, searching for events/information/products, and sending messages.
Digital Immigrants Are approximately ages 30–60 years and are the early and late adopters of the Web 2.0 technologies.	Most immigrants were born ‘before the existence of digital technology and adopted it to some extent later in their life.’ They were brought up with a variety of computer technologies, used them in different contexts and have varied levels of experience with social media.
Digital Aliens Think strategic, need to experience digital value.	They are approximately ages 45–70 years and are the late adopters and laggards of the Web2.0 technologies.
Digital Integrators Live digital, innovate strategic, need to integrate	They are approximately ages 25–60 years and are the innovators and early adopters of the Web2.0 technologies. Some were ‘Digital Natives,’ while other were ‘Digital Immigrants.’ They live the Digital World — experimenting, testing, sharing and implementing new social technologies and evolving their digital knowledge and presence.