21st Century LearnersWhat we need to know about today’s learners?

Northland College Professional Development SessionSeptember 20 & 22, 2011

Presented by Becki George, Learning Technology Coordinator

Session Handouts: My Northland > Faculty > Learning Technology > Documents > Professional Development Session #1

Technology Tidbit

• http://todaysmeet.com

• Communication and Collaboration Tool

Today’s Meet Topics

1.Describe a 21st century learner/21st century learning?

2.What do students need to know and be able to do in the 21st century?

3.What do students need in the classroom?

Key Questions

• What is 21st century learning?• What are 21st century skills?• Why do students need 21st

century skills?

7 C(ompetencies)s of 21st C. Learning

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving• Communications, Information and

Media Literacy• Collaboration• Creativity and Innovation• Computing Literacy• Career and Learning Self-Reliance• Cross-cultural Understanding

What the Students want us to Know

• A Vision of Students Today – You Tube

How do we compare to the Millenial Generation?

• How Millenial Are You? Quiz• http://

pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz/intro.php

• Report your score in Today’s Meet• Pew Report – Raw Data

Learning Style Preferences

• Learning Preferences of the Digital Generation.pdf

View of Educators

• 21st Century Learner

Today’s Meet Topics

1.Describe a 21st century learner/21st century learning?

2.What do students need to know and be able to do in the 21st century?

3.What do students need in the classroom?

Bloom’s TaxonomyOld

Bloom’s TaxonomyNew

Bloom’s applied to Learning Outcomes

How Students Learn

• PBS Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier

• Multi-tasking at M.I.T.

Today’s Meet Topics

1.Describe a 21st century learner/21st century learning?

2.What do students need to know and be able to do in the 21st century?

3.What do students need in the classroom?

Student Engagement

Relevance

Stimulation

Learning Tools

Efficiency

How Students Learn

• PBS Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier

• Tech Fix

Northland’s Goals

• 75% of faculty will integrate some technology based tools into syllabi

• 85% of faculty will develop & make available some form of technology accessible supplemental instructional materials

• 85% of students who use the faculty created, supplemental materials will be satisfied or greatly satisfied

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