21st century learners and literacies
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Presented to graduate Foundations of Reading course at Hamline University, March 11, 2009. This presentation is a remix of Kim Cofino's "The 21st Century Learner" [http://www.slideshare.net/mscofino/the-21st-century-learner], along with some bits and pieces of my own. Thanks to Kim for providing such stunning source material. Also visit her resource wiki at http://the21stcenturylearner.wikispaces.com/.TRANSCRIPT
21st Century Learners
& Literacies
Scott Schwisterhttp://higheredison.wordpress.com
GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are students changing?
GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are students changing?
How are texts changing?
GUIDING QUESTIONS
What is literacy?
How are texts changing?
Web 1.0read-onlystaticconsumer
Web 1.0read-onlystaticconsumer
Web 2.0read-writedynamiccreator
The Machine is Us/ing Us
How are students changing?
inherent characteristics
learners
lifeoutside
the classroom
always on
interaction is expected
social
highly customized experiences
increasingly digital
constantlyconnected
instant access
producers+
consumers
prosumers
their average classroomexperience
in your classroom?what do 21st century learners experience
dangerouslyirrelevant.org
Our kids have tasted the honey.
external influences
inherent characteristics
A Vision of Students Today
external influences
inherent characteristics
evolving responses
what is 21st centuryliteracy?
literacy
effective learners
lifelonglearners
effective learners are…
natural navigators
effective learners are…
critical thinkers and evaluatorseffective learners are…
communicators & creatorseffective
able to create something new
effective communicators & creators are…
able to communicate acrossculture, time & distance
effective communicators & creators are…
effective communicators & creators are…
effective global collaborators
able to collaborate to reachcommon
goals
effective global collaborators are…
able to lead or follow
effective global collaborators are…
no boundaries
effective global collaborators have…
What does this mean forteaching and learning?
next stepsreadBlogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other PowerfulWeb Tools for the ClassroomRedefining Literacy for the 21st CenturyA Whole New Mind
next stepsread moreWill Richardson, Weblogg-edKimCofino, always learningDoug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog
next stepsread even moreEducational Leadership (March 2009)Digital Youth ProjectThe 21st Century Learner wikiLiteracy Discussion wiki
next stepswatchLearn to Change, Change to LearnInformation R/evolutionA Vision of K-12 Students Today
next stepsstandards & frameworksISTE NETS-SIRA/NCTE Standards Partnership for 21st Century SkillsNCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies
next stepsjoinClassroom 2.0 NingNCTE Ning
big big thanksto Kim Cofino for sharingand encouraging remixing.Visit her excellent blog athttp://mscofino.edublogs.org/
Image Sources (Creative Commons License):Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.htmlGirl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.comSteering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/ Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/ Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/
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