21st century is about learning
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This is an additional lecture to the Information Literacy series of lectures. There is a weave between information, knowledge, skills and society in general, with the Internet and new technology contributing to all the information existing on the Web. However, all this brings with it various questions raging from "What's New", and "How can we learn it." These two questions have ramifications on the two most discussed paradigm shifts, namely about (i) schooling (set curriculum) and (ii) lifelong learning. Will there ever be a reconciliation of both or will one eventually take over the other? If the latter takes, over, How would that be? What is the effect? I hope that you will find this lecture interesting and stimulating for your studies.TRANSCRIPT
The 21The 21stst Century... Century...is
about Learning
Claudio LaferlaAssistant visiting lecturerUniversity of MaltaFaculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences,Dept. Of Information Science
The 21st Century...is about Learning
It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent.It is the one that is
the most adaptable to change.
(Charles Darwin)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“The illiterate of the 21st century
will not be those who cannot read and write,
but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.”
(Alvin Toffler)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
TWO Main Questions:TWO Main Questions:(1) What is NEW?(1) What is NEW?
(2) HOW do we learn?(2) HOW do we learn?
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(Pingdom, 2012)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(Possibility Outpost 2011)
Bytes (8 bits)
Kb (1k bytes)
Mb (1mln bytes)
Gb (1000 mln bytes)
Terabyte (1mln mln bytes)
Petabyte (1 000 mln mln bytes)
Exabyte (1 mln mln mln bytes)
Zettabyte (1 000 mln mln mln bytes)
Yottabyte (1 mln mln mln mln bytes)
Xenottabyte (1 000 mln mln mln mln bytes)
Shilentnobyte (1 mln mln mln mln mln bytes)
Domegemegrottebyte (1 000 mln mln mln mln mln bytes)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(Rowley and Hartley 2008, pp. 14-16)
Structure & organization
systems
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“Managers in libraries and information centres have a significant role in creating and building
intelligent organizations and communities...This includes managing the information according to
an information life cycle.”
(Bryson 2011, p. 120)
Acquiring knowledge and information
Making knowledge & information accessible
Ensuring that the desired outcomes are achieved
Deciding what information is no longer required
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The 21st Century...is about Learning
TWO Main Questions:TWO Main Questions:(1) What is NEW?(1) What is NEW?
(2) HOW do we learn it?(2) HOW do we learn it?
The 21st Century...is about Learning
Bloom’s Taxonomy RevisedBloom’s Taxonomy Revised
old ...old ... ...new...new
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New ShiftNew Shift
(Fadel, 2010. What should be learned)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
World Future Society:World Future Society:Top 10 Transitions over Top 10 Transitions over
the next 20-30 yrsthe next 20-30 yrs
(Fadel, 2010. Global Education Lead )
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“Kids also must learn to thinkacross disciplines, since that's where most
new breakthroughs are madeIt's interdisciplinary
Combinations – design and technology, mathematics and art –
that produce YouTube and Google...”
(Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat. In Wallis, 2006)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“It's important that students know how to manage it,
interpret it, validate it, andhow to act on it...”
(Karen Bruett, Dell Executive , ibid.)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“...portable skills – critical thinking,
making connections between ideas and knowing how to keep on learning...”
(ibid.)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“...information use...may involve the construction of
knowledge in response to an evolving need.”
(Kari, 2010 in Case 2012, p. 89)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(Hobbs 2010, p.16)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“...information need...same as describing his/her
current psychological state...”
(Harter, 1992 in Case 2012, p. 89)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“...media use and media exposure...seem to explain the largest effects
in most studies of knowledge gaps.” (speaking about the many barriers to knowledge acquisition)
(Gaziano 1997 in Case 2012, p. 114)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(speaking about the prototypical member of the information poor)
(Childers and Post 1975 in Case 2012, p. 115)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“Information anxiety is the black hole between
data and knowledge”
(Wurman 1989, p. 34 in Case 2012, p. 117)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“...about 80%” of [students] associated their first
experiences with academic libraries with anxiety.”
(Mellon 1986, p. 162 in Case 2012, p. 118)
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“...confusion and anxiety among novice library
users...”
(Kuhlthau 1988 in Case 2012, p. 118)
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The 21st Century...is about Learning
Is there is a connection between Mooer’s Law &
findings about the way people learn best?
(Fadel, 2010. Ipsos MORI for BECTA, 2007)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
The old bureaucratic system
The modern enabling system
(PISA 2010, What students know and can do)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
TWO Main Questions: TWO Main Questions: (1) What is NEW? (1) What is NEW?
(2) HOW do we learn?(2) HOW do we learn?
The 21st Century...is about Learning
(Pea and Wallis [n.d.] in Fostering Learning in the Networked World, 2008)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
“Knowledge about how people learn is a critical
component of cyberlearning.”
(NSF 2008, p. 22, Report on cyberlearning)
The 21st Century...is about Learning
Potential QuestionsPotential Questions
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Potential QuestionsPotential Questions
The 21st Century...is about Learning
ReferencesBryson, J. (2011). Managing information services: A sustainable approach. England: Ashgate.
Case, Donald, O. (2012). (Ed.), Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behaviour. United Kingdom: Emerald.
Fadel, C. (2010). What should be learned? Retrieved October 23, 2012 from: http://curriculumredesign.org/wp-content/uploads/CCR-Futurists-meeting-Day-1-Charles-Fadel.pdf .
Fadel, C. (2010). 21st century skills: How can you prepare students for the new global economy? Retrieved October 2, 2012 from: http://ihe.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/import-content/gg4-charles-fadel-PPT.pdf.
Forehand, M. (2012). Bloom’s taxonomy. Retrieved from: http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy .
Hobbs, R. (2010). Digital and media literacy: A plan of action. The Aspen Institute. Retrieved from: http://www.knightcomm.org/digital-and-media-literacy-a-plan-of-action.
Miller, R. (2011). Data knowledge centre. Retrieved December 1, 2012 from: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/06/28/digital-universe-to-add-1-2-zettabytes-in-2011.
National Science Foundation. (2008). Fostering learning in the networked world: The cyberlearning opportunity and challenge. Retrieved November 20, 2012 from: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08204.
OECD Internet Economy Outlook, (2012). Retrieved November 28, 2012 from: http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/oecd-internet-economy-outlook-2012/number-of-blogs-indexed-by-google_9789264086463-graph112-en.
cont...References
Pingdom, (2012). Internet 2011 in numbers. Retrieved November 28, 2012 from: http://royal.pingdom.com/2012/01/17/internet-2011-in-numbers.
Rowley, J. And Hartely, R. (4th ed.) (2008). Organizing knowledge: An introduction to managing access to information. England: Ashgate.
Wallis, C. (2006). How to bring our schools out of the 20th Century. Retrieved November 26, 2012 from: http://www.time.com/time/0,8816,1568480,00.html .