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21st Century: new teaching strategies, but are the learners ready?
Gabriel Rshaid – LAHC Conference 2009
Contents
Challenges and Opportunities
Conclusions
The Course
Becoming a 21st Century Teacher
21st Century Teaching Scenario
21st Century Teaching & Learning
Teachers
Classroom
New Paradigm
A completely new paradigm has transformed a pedagogy of
poverty into infinite abundance.
Teachers need to relinquish their
central role, tend to become facilitators.
Classroom of the Future is more
about teaching and learning than
about technology.
Teaching in the 21st Century
The implicit assumption is that as soon as we change our pedagogy, our students will be ready to embrace the new model.
Our students should be able to translate their everyday/social experiences using technology to formal learning.
Moment of truth: 21st Century pedagogy.
The 21st Century World…
Information Technology in a Global Society
ITGS is a technology-oriented subject that deals with the ethical and social impact of technology on individuals and society.
Course themes include Internet, telecommunications, software and hardware use, robotics and AI, applications of technology to businesses, education, art and entertainment.
Students are expected to demonstrate general technical competence, but mostly the ability to analyze impact of technology on individuals and society.
We know more than what we do…
ITGS Premises
Assessments gradedwhen completed
Blog with all lessonsand activities
Use of web-based publicly available resources
All-Digital
Open book scenario
No textbook
Minimize lecturing
No papers allowed!
Course Objectives
Mirror a real-life scenario with overabundance of unfiltered data
Develop higher order skills:analysis, reflection, collaboration
Apply IT skills toa formal learning environment
INDEPENDENTINDEPENDENTLEARNERSLEARNERS
The Blog
Initial Course Sequence
LEARNING!LEARNING!Formal
Assessment
Assignment
Lesson
Blog
Intended Sequence
Topics
Research
SelfAssessment
Reflection
Collaborate
Lifelong Learning
Teacher facilitating
Activities
SearchEngines
NetworkDesign
CRYPTOCOMGame
Activities
Slavehack AI Bots Roboethics
Tutorialcreation
SimulationsPresentations
Creation ofMM content
Assessmentdesign
Assignments
“Metacognition” experiments
ReflectionReflection
PlanPlan
SynthesisSynthesis
CreationCreation
Conclusions!
Facebook, Emaildo create disruption,DADD???
Resist
SELessons
Activities
Distractors2121stst Century Learning Century Learning
Difficulty in doing homeworkand time management.Students that adapt better.
Gaming/ relevancy.Assessment of nonconventional activities.FA & technology.
Learners resist changeTraditional view / unlearnWhat they study this way
Conclusions!
21st CSKILLS
SCHOOLS MUST TEACH THEM!
Filtering
Validation
Relevancy
Summarizing
Critical Thinking
Reflection
MM Learning
Conclusions!
MULTIMEDIA EXPRESSIONMULTIMEDIA EXPRESSIONMULTIMEDIA EXPRESSIONMULTIMEDIA EXPRESSION
AlphabetizationAlphabetizationSkillSkill
Creating Creating MMMM
OpportunityOpportunityCostCost
Real LifeReal LifeSkillSkill
Multimedia
Hans Rosling Hans Rosling (TED.com)(TED.com)
What Students Say
They prefer textbooks / spoon fed for “boring topics” enjoy real life scenario for those topics that interest them.
Teachers who use technology tend to be the ones that care the most about their subjects, share the joy of learning.
Are quick to discern “cosmetic” use of technology.
Find open-book evaluation harder.Want to play!
The Tipping Point…
… when remaining as we are is more risky than changing.
To err on the side of caution implies CHANGING!
Missing skill in the 21st Century Skills Puzzle?
Challenges & Opportunities
Teacher abandoning central role, modeling “confident uncertainty”, etc. but….
It takes a profound leap of faith to embrace the model.
Develop 21st Century learners, let them fly, unfold their arms.
