Carson City Chamber members gain insight into next generation
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sat, 03/23/2019 - 1:30pm
Rapidly advancing technology throughout the computer and digital information ages pose both pose both hope and challenges for the future, said Western Nevada College President Vincent R. Solis at Wednesday's monthly Soup's On Luncheon hosted by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.
“The world is changing so rapidly and our kids are the most informed generation in the world," Solis told the audience. "Learning is changing so that we need to probe students on what questions they should ask and not just have them answer the questions we ask.”
All of that information, though, has come at a cost, Solis added.
One-third of students are tied to social media, he said, which as resulted in an addiction to technology, of sorts, rewiring children's brains and adding stress to their lives.
This has raised concerns about anxiety, depression and suicide among the youngest generation, known as Generation Z between the ages of 3-23 years old, which the Carson City Chamber of Commerce said accounts for about 74 million people in the United States and 32 percent of the world's population today.
Solis said Generation Z will be inheriting the world of technology that we create for them today.
Advancements for Generation Z could include something called Swarm Technology, Solis said, an artificial platform that may predict the future based on the consciousness of a community that feeds information into the system.
Artificial Intelligence, he said, has the potential to dramatically alter the workforce of the future, creating a skills gap in the next generation.
"By 2020, billions of people — many who live in what is considered third world countries — will be old enough to make a major impact on the world’s economy that can affect us all in ways we may not even begin to understand, the Carson City Chamber of Commerce wrote in a press release about Wednesday's luncheon. "This new generation has grown up in a digital world and is poised to change the way we do business and think.
"No other generation will be as tech savvy or will learn computer coding at the same time as they learn the alphabet," the Chamber added.
Dr. Solis has been at the helm of WNC for almost one year. He was selected in May 2018 by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
Solis is a life-long educator with more than 25 years of service in higher education, beginning his post-secondary education at Chemeketa Community College in Oregon and later transitioned to Texas A&M-Kingsville where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, his Master of Science in Psychology, and his Doctorate in Bilingual Education.
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