Work in progress — Ultra-low power and the Millennium Generation

Millennials are a generation of young people currently in training at universities and colleges, and entering the workforce. They have several characteristics that could potentially make them one of the most productive generations ever. On the other hand the concepts of sustainability and energy awareness are part of their vocabulary and most of the jobs will be related to these terms. This work relates an attempt to tailor a microcomputers course to appeal to this generation of students. What we have found is that the traditional teaching formulas have to be adapted to make them usable by millennials who do not know a world without internet, wireless communications and social networking.