Sorsogon State CollegeSCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIESSummer 2014

Curriculum Innovation Through Mastery of

Technical SkillsDiscussant: Marian A. Habla

MAEd - English

Technical Skill

• Technical Skills are the basic knowledge required to perform a task.

• Technical skills can include educational qualifications and degrees that an employee hold.(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_technical_skills?#slide=1)

Technical Skill

The knowledge and abilities needed to accomplish mathematical, engineering, scientific or computer-related duties, as well as other specific tasks. (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/technical-skills.asp)

The 21st Century Skills for Students Students Expectations

The average student spends at least 4 hours daily interacting with their digital gadgets.

This digital culture which has permeated our kids’ life has brought about a set of changes to their learning habits some are positive and some are negative.

The worst aspect of them all is the short attention span.

When you look at creativity from this perspective it sheds a lot of light on the debate educational technologies have been having recently over the power of Internet on students brains.

According to a recent study in this regard, students have various expectations such as:

Freedom to choose and express their personal views and individual identities Customization and Personalization Scrutiny: detailed, behind the scene analysis Integrity and openness in their interactions with others

Entertainment and play to be integrated into their work, learning and social life Collaboration and relationships to be a vital part of what they do Speed in communications, getting information, and getting responses to questions and messages Innovation in their lives

Ways to Cater to Students 21st Century Needs (Trilling & Fadel)

Create more authentic learning experiences. Students need more real-world problem solving, internships in real work settings. Allow mental model building, students should be put into situations that incorporate new experiences that change their views over time.

Ways to Cater to Students 21st Century Needs (Trilling & Fadel)

Create lessons that have an emotional connection to what is being learned.Create more personalized learning opportunities for students. Differentiate! Embed social learning into lessons. Online communication is an option.

The 21st Century Skills Students Need

Passion for the digital Most of the students have it now but still teachers need to make sure students are aware of the technological challenges of the future. Equipping students with the basic technological skills is the key solution.

The 21st Century Skills Students Need

This includes the understanding and using of :

Internet Search Students need to know how to effectively search online using key words and modifiers. This skill will help them not only in their schooling but also in their life in general.

Office Suite Skills Students need to know how to open a word document, edit and share it, use a spreadsheet, create a form, make a survey, create a presentation and embed it somewhere else. Open Office / Libre Office, Microsoft Word, and Google Docs all can help students develop this skill.

The Use of Social Media

Social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, are not just for socializing, it can be of great educational help. Students need to know how to benefit from these free services in exchanging ideas and getting to know other students and sharing the knowledge. They can also use them to work on class projects and assignments.

The Use of Social Media

Blogs are also another learning element that students can use. There are many free blogging platforms where you can start your free blog: Blogger and Wordpress are great places to start with. Mastering the social networking skill can open up many promising horizons for students in the future.

Typing Skill Learning how to type fast and accurately is a skill much needed even outside school in the market place. We are living in a fast paced world and the quicker you do things the better chances you get. These are mainly interactive games and exercises that they can use from time to time to master their keyboarding.

Analytical Thinking and Application Students need to be able to scan and sift through information and determine what the important information is, and what should be omitted.

Critical Thinking Students need to be able to think for themselves, learn on their own, understand and access facts and figures and engage and interact positively with a team environment.

Communication skills Students need to learn how to maintain a good communicative behaviour. They need to learn how to listen to others when they speak and judiciously judge arguments and facts. Effective communicative skills are necessary for the job market and for life as a whole.

Responsibility Students need to learn how to accept to be accountable for their actions and learn to accept change in a fast-moving digital environment in which transformation is inevitable and necessary.

Citing Resources This is a skill much needed in a world full of plagiarizers, but as educators we need show our students how to grow up respecting others copyrights and properly citing their resources when working on a research or a classroom project.

The 21st Century Skills Teachers Need

Recommendations for the 21st century teachers to reconsider in order to adequately prepare today's students for their future:

The 21st Century Skills Teachers Need

Share and model the use of current internet tools

Participate in professional networks

Assist students as they build their learning networks

Provide sufficient learning opportunities for students to become digitally literate

Inspire every child to be quality digital global citizens.

The Risk Taker

The Collaborator

The Model

The Leader

The Visionary

The Learner

The Communicator

The Adaptor

Thank you For

Listening!