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Keynote: Curriculum Corporation Conference, Melbourne

Michael Stevenson

Vice President, Global Education, Cisco

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Change Drivers Globalization and the World Economy

Globalization is changing the way we see:

Our selves

Our opportunities, and

Our communities

The world economy is changing expectations and is changing the way we need to meet demands

There are two significant change agents in the current global environment:

Education and the Internet

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Change Drivers Competition and Stagnation

Lead

ing

Lagg

ing

Leapfrogging?

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Impact

Globalizationand Competition

Makes Trade Easier

Capital More Mobile

New Jobs andLost Jobs

EducationResponse to

Economy

Pressure to Increase Access to/Equity of

Wealth Through Skills

Demands for Productivity

Demandsfor Increased Skills

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ImpactEducation Is Changing

The Learner

Demands Improved Access

Demands Improved Outcomes

The Economy

Demands New 21st Century Skills

Demands Strong Basics

Facing Large Scale Disruption

In Need of aBold and Urgent

Response

Education System

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Education 3.0 is a paradigm shift within educational systems to enhance the current focus of curriculum, teachers, accountability and leadership. It includes 21st century learning methods which are enabled by technology and supported through an adapted system reform agenda.

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What Is Education 3.0?

The What: Skills Required for the 21st Century Workforce Critical thinking Problem solving Innovation Collaboration Life and career Information, media, and technology

The How: Innovative Teachingand Learning Methods Supported by collaborative technologies Enabled by key system reforms

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21st Century Learning

Education 2.0

Education 1.0

Supported Through an Adapted Reform Agenda

Enabled by Technology

21st Century Skills

21st Century Pedagogy

Achieved in Holistic Transformation

Education 3.0

Traditional Education Systems

Curriculum

Teachers

Accountability

Leadership

The Paradigm ShiftCharacteristics and Trends

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Evolution of 21st Century Learning

Social Networking

How Learners Best Engage

Informal ContentFormal Content

LearnerTeacher

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21st Century Learning Experience

Source: UNESCO ICT competency framework for teachers Team Analysis

Knowledge Acquisition > Knowledge Deepening > Knowledge Creation

How Learners Best Engage

CollaborationTechnologiesProject Work

Real World

Interdisciplinary

Teachers as Coach and Facilitator

Complex Problem Solving

Collaboration

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Achieved in Holistic Transformation

Reform

21CSkills

21C Pedagogy

Technology

Accountability 21C curriculum Teacher quality focus Model leadership

STEM+ Creativity and

collaboration

Engaged student centric

Immersive collaborative environment

Digital collaborative practices

Collaboration ready networks (V, V, D)

Digital learning environment

Holistic System Transformation

21C

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Enabled by 100% Baseline Connectivity and Transformational Professional Development

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Different Problems at Different Stages In the JourneyEducation 0.5

Moz

ambi

que

Average Years of Schooling

Pupil-Staff Ratio

PC Penetration per 1000 People

GDP p.c.

Population Aged 0–15

1

65

1

$1,105

9M

5

40

1

$3,072

351M

12

14

76

$37,267

61M

Source: WDI, 2005; World Bank, 2005; Barro-Lee data set, 2000; UIS, 2005; ITU, 2004

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Different Problems at Different Stages In the Journey

Unt

ied

Sta

tes

14

13

–15

–32DC

Minnesota

Massachusetts

Alabama

National Average (278)

Between Countries

Korea Finland

High Performance/Low Spend Systems

US Italy

Low Performance/High Spend Systems

Within Countries

NAEP Scores in Grade 8 Mathematics, US 2005

Students Not College-Ready; Cost of Remediation: US$1.7B

Variability

*Performance = average PISA score; spend = average per student US$PPP, 2001; OECD EducatGlance, 2004; PISA, 2003

Education 2.0

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Leadership Change Paradigm

TasksDrivers Tools

Talent is now a global market

Access and equity

Global competition

Sequencing pathto 21st century learning

Bridging basic capacity gaps

Fostering innovation and change for productivity

Creativity and collaboration skills

Technology as an accelerant

Leadership to drive change

Achieve More Reach More Do More

AchieveMore

ReachMore

DoMore

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