By Elma Mae Osana
21st Century
Digital Learners
and
Teachers
Objectives
To identify the skills of the 21st Century
Digital Learners
To discuss about the 21st Century
Teacher
Digital
Learners
The 21st Century dawned as the beginning of the Digital Age- a
time of unprecedented growth in technology and its subsequent
information explosion. Never before have the tools for
information access and management made such an impact on
the way we live, work, shop and play. New technologies and
tools multiply the market daily and the new technologies of
today are outdated almost as soon as the reach the market.
Numerous studies and reports have emerged over the past
decades that seek to identify the life, career, and learning skills
that define the skills needed for success in the 21st century
world. While there are some differences in how the skills are
categorized or interpreted, there are also many commonalities.
Common skills across most of the studies include:
Creativity and Innovation
Using knowledge and understanding to create new ways of thinking in order to find
solutions to new problems
To create new products and services
Think Creatively:
Use a wide range of idea creation techniques( brainstorming)
Create new and worthwhile ideas(both incremental and radical concepts)
Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate ideas in order to improve and maximize
creative efforts
Demonstrate imagination and curiosity
Work Creatively with others
Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively
Be open and responsive to new and diverse perpectives; incorporate group input and
feedback into the work
Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real
worldlimits to adopting new ideas
View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a
long-term, cyclical process of a small successes and frequent mistakes
Implementing Innovations
Act on creatuve ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which
the innovayion will occur
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Applying higher order thinking to new problems and issues, using
appropriate reasoning as they effectively analyze the problem and make
decisions anout the most effective ways to solve the problem.
Reason Effectively
Use various of reasoning (e.g inductve,deductive, etc) as appropriate to
the situation
Make judgements and Decisions
Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments , claims and
beliefs
Analyze the evaluate major alternative points of view
Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
Interpret onformation and draw concluions based on the best the
analysis
Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems
Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both convetional and
innovative ways
Identifyand ask significant questions that clarify various points of view
and lead to better solutions
Communication
Communicting effectively in a wide variety of forms and
contexts for a wide range of purposes and using multiple
media and technologies
Communicate Clearly
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral,
written and nonverbalcommunication skills in a variety of
forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including
knowledge, values, attitude, and intentions
Use communication for a range of purpose (e.g to inform,
instruct, innovate, and persuade and in diverse
environments( including ,ulti-lingual)
Utilize multiple media and technologies , and know how
to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their
impact
Collaboration
Working with others respectfully and
effectively to create, use and share
knowledge, solutions and innovations
Collaborate with Others
Demonstrate abilitity to work effectively
and respectfully with diverse teams
Exercise flexibility and willingness to be
helpful in making necessary compromises
to accomplish a common goal
Assume shared responsiblity for
collaborative work and value the
individual contributions made by each
team member
Information Management
Accessing, analyzing,
synthesizing, creating
sharing information from
multiple sources
Effective Use of Technology
Creating the capacity to
identify and use
technology efficiently,
effectively and ethicalyy
as a tool to access,
organize, evaluate and
share information
Career and Life Skills
Developing skills for
becoming self-directed ,
indepent learners and
workers who can adapt to
change , manage projects,
take responsibility for their
work, lead others and
produce results
Cultural Awareness
Developing cultural
competence in working
with others by
recognizing and
respecting cultural
differences and work
with others from a wide
range of cultural and
social backgrounds
Information,
Media and
Technology Skills
INFORMATION LITERACY
Access and Evaluate Information
Access information efficiently (time
and effectively (sources)
Evaluate informatkion critically and
competently
Use and Manage Information
Use information accurately and
creatively for the issue or problem at
hand
Mangae flow of informatkon from a
wide variety of sources
Apply a fundmental understanding of
the ethical/legal issuse surounding the
access and use of information
Media Literacy
Analyze Media
Understand both how and why media
messages rae constructed and for what
purposes
Examine how individuals intepret messages
differently, how values and points of vies are
included or excluded , and how media can
influence beliefs and behaviors
Apply fundamental understanding of the
tehical/legal issus surrounding the accsess
and use of media
Create Media Products
Understand and utilize the most appropriate
medai creation tools, characteristics and
convetions
Understand and effectively utilize the most
appropriate expresisions and interpretations
in diverse, multi-cultural environments
ICT Literacy
Apply TEchnology Effectively
USe technology as a tool to research,
organize, evaluate and communicate
information
Use digitaltechnologies,
communication/ networking tools
and social networks appropriatelt to
access, mange, integrate,evaluate
and create information to
seccessfully function in a knowledge
economy
Apply a fundamental understanding
of vthe ethuical/legal issues
surrounding the access and use of
information technologies
Integrating 21st Century Skills with Content
These skills are about the thinking processes and behaviors students will use as they learn subject
area content and work woth others to deepen their understanding of the content. All of the
frameworks emphasize the need to ground 21st century skills in core content, an expecially in an
interdisciplinary fashion. Organizing instruction around important concepts and “big ideas” helps
students create conceptual structures for stiring,retrieving and using information in anew and
unanticipated ways. As the 21st century skills are integrated into content, come key design principles
include:
Connecting the content knowledge to real-world applications and problem situations
Emphasizing deep understanding of the learning
Help Students understand and monitor the thinking processes they are using
Using technology to help students access, analyze organize and share what ther are learning and
allow students to independentky locate appropriate tools for th task
Providing opportunities to students to become “creators as well as consumers of published
information”
Engaging students in solving complex problems that require higher orded thinking and application of
content and that results in new perspectives and solutions to problems
Instruction that meets the needs of today's students will incorporate
A variety of learning ooportunities and activities
The use of appropriate technology tools to accomplish learning goals
Project-and problem-based learning
Cross-curricular connections
A focus on inquiry and the student-led investigations
Collaborative learning environments, both within beyond the classroom
The Characteristics
of a 21st Century
Educator
There are essential skills for the Digital
learners that should consider in giving
appropriate activities and assessments but
what about the 21st Century Teacher, what
are the characteristics we would expect to see
in them?
The Adaptor
Must be able to adapt the curriculum
Be able to adapt software and hardware
Be able to adapt to a dynamic teaching experience
Must understannd and apply different learning styles
The Visionary
Must see the potential in the
emerging tools and web
technologies, grasp and
manipulate them
Can look at others ideas and
envisage how would they use
these in their class
Looks across the disciplines
and through the curricula
Collaborator
Able to leverage these
collaborative tools to
enchance and captivate
our learners
must be collaborators,
sharing , contributing,
adapting and inventing
Risk Taker
Must take risks and some
times surrender yourself to
the students knowledge
Have a vission of what you
want and what technology
can achieve, identify the
goals facilitate learning
Use the strength of the
digital natives to understand
and navigate new products
Learner
We expect our students to
be life-long learners
must continue to absorb
new possibilities and
experiences
must endeavor to stay
current
The 21st Century Teacher
or educator must learn and
adapt
Communicator
Are fluent in tools and
technologies that enable
communication and
collaboration
Know how to use different
media in communication
Allows students to be able to
express their insight and
share their thoughts
Model
Must model the behaviours
that are expected from their
students
Educators are often the most
consistent part of our
student life
They model: Tolerance,
Acceptance, a wider view
than just their curricula
areas, global awareness and
reflection
Leader
Clear goals and objectives
is crucial to the success or
failure of any project

21st Century Digital Learners and Teachers

  • 1.
    By Elma MaeOsana 21st Century Digital Learners and Teachers
  • 2.
    Objectives To identify theskills of the 21st Century Digital Learners To discuss about the 21st Century Teacher
  • 3.
  • 4.
    The 21st Centurydawned as the beginning of the Digital Age- a time of unprecedented growth in technology and its subsequent information explosion. Never before have the tools for information access and management made such an impact on the way we live, work, shop and play. New technologies and tools multiply the market daily and the new technologies of today are outdated almost as soon as the reach the market. Numerous studies and reports have emerged over the past decades that seek to identify the life, career, and learning skills that define the skills needed for success in the 21st century world. While there are some differences in how the skills are categorized or interpreted, there are also many commonalities. Common skills across most of the studies include:
  • 5.
    Creativity and Innovation Usingknowledge and understanding to create new ways of thinking in order to find solutions to new problems To create new products and services Think Creatively: Use a wide range of idea creation techniques( brainstorming) Create new and worthwhile ideas(both incremental and radical concepts) Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts Demonstrate imagination and curiosity Work Creatively with others Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively Be open and responsive to new and diverse perpectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real worldlimits to adopting new ideas View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of a small successes and frequent mistakes Implementing Innovations Act on creatuve ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovayion will occur
  • 6.
    Critical Thinking andProblem Solving Applying higher order thinking to new problems and issues, using appropriate reasoning as they effectively analyze the problem and make decisions anout the most effective ways to solve the problem. Reason Effectively Use various of reasoning (e.g inductve,deductive, etc) as appropriate to the situation Make judgements and Decisions Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments , claims and beliefs Analyze the evaluate major alternative points of view Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments Interpret onformation and draw concluions based on the best the analysis Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes Solve Problems Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both convetional and innovative ways Identifyand ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
  • 7.
    Communication Communicting effectively ina wide variety of forms and contexts for a wide range of purposes and using multiple media and technologies Communicate Clearly Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbalcommunication skills in a variety of forms and contexts Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitude, and intentions Use communication for a range of purpose (e.g to inform, instruct, innovate, and persuade and in diverse environments( including ,ulti-lingual) Utilize multiple media and technologies , and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact
  • 8.
    Collaboration Working with othersrespectfully and effectively to create, use and share knowledge, solutions and innovations Collaborate with Others Demonstrate abilitity to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal Assume shared responsiblity for collaborative work and value the individual contributions made by each team member
  • 9.
    Information Management Accessing, analyzing, synthesizing,creating sharing information from multiple sources
  • 10.
    Effective Use ofTechnology Creating the capacity to identify and use technology efficiently, effectively and ethicalyy as a tool to access, organize, evaluate and share information
  • 11.
    Career and LifeSkills Developing skills for becoming self-directed , indepent learners and workers who can adapt to change , manage projects, take responsibility for their work, lead others and produce results
  • 12.
    Cultural Awareness Developing cultural competencein working with others by recognizing and respecting cultural differences and work with others from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds
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    INFORMATION LITERACY Access andEvaluate Information Access information efficiently (time and effectively (sources) Evaluate informatkion critically and competently Use and Manage Information Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand Mangae flow of informatkon from a wide variety of sources Apply a fundmental understanding of the ethical/legal issuse surounding the access and use of information
  • 15.
    Media Literacy Analyze Media Understandboth how and why media messages rae constructed and for what purposes Examine how individuals intepret messages differently, how values and points of vies are included or excluded , and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors Apply fundamental understanding of the tehical/legal issus surrounding the accsess and use of media Create Media Products Understand and utilize the most appropriate medai creation tools, characteristics and convetions Understand and effectively utilize the most appropriate expresisions and interpretations in diverse, multi-cultural environments
  • 16.
    ICT Literacy Apply TEchnologyEffectively USe technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information Use digitaltechnologies, communication/ networking tools and social networks appropriatelt to access, mange, integrate,evaluate and create information to seccessfully function in a knowledge economy Apply a fundamental understanding of vthe ethuical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies
  • 17.
    Integrating 21st CenturySkills with Content These skills are about the thinking processes and behaviors students will use as they learn subject area content and work woth others to deepen their understanding of the content. All of the frameworks emphasize the need to ground 21st century skills in core content, an expecially in an interdisciplinary fashion. Organizing instruction around important concepts and “big ideas” helps students create conceptual structures for stiring,retrieving and using information in anew and unanticipated ways. As the 21st century skills are integrated into content, come key design principles include: Connecting the content knowledge to real-world applications and problem situations Emphasizing deep understanding of the learning Help Students understand and monitor the thinking processes they are using Using technology to help students access, analyze organize and share what ther are learning and allow students to independentky locate appropriate tools for th task Providing opportunities to students to become “creators as well as consumers of published information” Engaging students in solving complex problems that require higher orded thinking and application of content and that results in new perspectives and solutions to problems
  • 18.
    Instruction that meetsthe needs of today's students will incorporate A variety of learning ooportunities and activities The use of appropriate technology tools to accomplish learning goals Project-and problem-based learning Cross-curricular connections A focus on inquiry and the student-led investigations Collaborative learning environments, both within beyond the classroom
  • 19.
    The Characteristics of a21st Century Educator
  • 20.
    There are essentialskills for the Digital learners that should consider in giving appropriate activities and assessments but what about the 21st Century Teacher, what are the characteristics we would expect to see in them?
  • 21.
    The Adaptor Must beable to adapt the curriculum Be able to adapt software and hardware Be able to adapt to a dynamic teaching experience Must understannd and apply different learning styles
  • 22.
    The Visionary Must seethe potential in the emerging tools and web technologies, grasp and manipulate them Can look at others ideas and envisage how would they use these in their class Looks across the disciplines and through the curricula
  • 23.
    Collaborator Able to leveragethese collaborative tools to enchance and captivate our learners must be collaborators, sharing , contributing, adapting and inventing
  • 24.
    Risk Taker Must takerisks and some times surrender yourself to the students knowledge Have a vission of what you want and what technology can achieve, identify the goals facilitate learning Use the strength of the digital natives to understand and navigate new products
  • 25.
    Learner We expect ourstudents to be life-long learners must continue to absorb new possibilities and experiences must endeavor to stay current The 21st Century Teacher or educator must learn and adapt
  • 26.
    Communicator Are fluent intools and technologies that enable communication and collaboration Know how to use different media in communication Allows students to be able to express their insight and share their thoughts
  • 27.
    Model Must model thebehaviours that are expected from their students Educators are often the most consistent part of our student life They model: Tolerance, Acceptance, a wider view than just their curricula areas, global awareness and reflection
  • 28.
    Leader Clear goals andobjectives is crucial to the success or failure of any project