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Higher Education, Blended Learning and the Generations: Knowledge is Power—No MoreHIGHER EDUCATION, BLENDED LEARNINGAND THE GENERATIONS:KNOWLEDGE IS POWER—NO MORECharles Dziuban, Patsy Moskal, and Joel HartmanResearch Initiative for Teaching EffectivenessUniversity of Central Florida• Metaphorical and generational perspectives suggest that the language of higher education isevolving• Generational markers for Mature, Baby-Boomer, Generation X, and Millennial learnersimpact satisfaction with blended learning• Millennials responded least positively to their blended learning experiences.• The generations that populate our campuses now suggest how we might transform or rebuildhigher education for the next generations.• Millenials’ metaphor is “knowledge is teamwork”85