THE 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL LEARNER

BY: JEFFREY SUMALINOG ARONG

21ST CENTURY

Beginning of the Digital Age

Growth in Technology and information

explosion

Numerous studies, reports and

researches have emerged

Technologies outdated faster as they reach

the market

There are some differences in how the skills are categorized or interpreted, there

are also many commonalities.

Creativity and InnovationCritical and Problem Solving

Communication

CollaborationInformation Management

Effective Use of Technology

Career and Life SkillsCultural Awareness

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

• Using knowledge and understanding

1

• Create new ways of thinking and approaches

2 • Find solutions to new problems

• Create new products and services

3

THINK CREATIVELY!

Educational Development Approaches

Elaborate, refine,

analyze, & evaluate

ideas

Incremental and radical concepts

Brainstorming,

Demonstrate

imagination and

curiosity

Collaborative Study between learners

Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas

Open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives

Originality and inventiveness in work; adopt new ideas

View failure as an opportunity to learn; innovation is a long term cyclical process

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT LEARNING THROUGH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONSFeedback:

IMPLEMENT INNOVATIONS

(Act on creative ideas to make useful contribution

in the field)

CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

Higher order thinking to new issuesAppropriate reasoning to effective analysisEfficient decision making

COMMUNICATION

Effective communication with multiple technologiesArticulate non-verbal communication skills and thoughtsUse of communication for a range of purpose

COLLABORATION

Share of knowledge, solutions, an innovations; work effectively with others

INFORMATION MANAGEMENTAccessing, analyzing, synthesizing, creating and sharing information from multiple sources

EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGYIdentify and use technology efficiently, effectively and ethically as a tool to share information

CAREER AND LIFE SKILLSDeveloping skills for becoming self-directed, independent learners; lead others and produce results

CULTURAL AWARENESS

Develop cultural competence in working with others by respecting cultural differences

INFORMATION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Access and Evaluate

Information• Effective and efficient access of time an sources

• Evaluate information critically and competentlyUse and Manage Information

• Accurate use of information for issues

• Manage the flow of information from wide sources

• Apply the understanding of legal/ethical issuesINFORMATION

LITERACY

Analyze Media• Understand why media

messages are constructed and for what purpose

• Examine how media can influence beliefs and behaviorsCreate Media

Products• Utilize appropriate media creation tools, characteristics, and conventions

• Utilize appropriate expressions an interpretations in multi-cultural environments

MEDIALITERACY

Apply Technology Effectively

• Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information

• Use digital technologies• Apply a fundamental

understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologiesICT (INFORMATION,

COMMUNICATIONS AND

TECHNOLOGY) LITERACY

INTEGRATING 21ST CENTURY

SKILLS

Connecting the content knowledge to real world

applications and problem situations that enable students what

they are learning connects with their lives

and the society.

Emphasizing deep understanding of the

learning by focusing on projects and problems

that require students to use the content

knowledge in new ways.

Helping students understand and monitor the thinking processes

they are using by including metacognitive

activities.

Use technology to help students access,

analyze, organize and share what they are learning and allow

students to independently locate

appropriate tools.

* Engaging students in solving complex problems.* Developing life and career skills by creating opportunities for students to become self-directed learners.

HOW SHOULD INSTRUCTION

CHANGE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR

SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

It is necessary for learners as well as teachers to plan

instruction with an understanding of the “digital natives” (Prensky, 2001) who have grown up in the Digital

Age and who expect learning to be interactive, engaging, and

up-to-date.

Use of appropriat

e technologie

s

Variety of learning

opportunities and

activities

Project and problem based

learning

Cross curricular

connections

Collaborative learning environme

nt

Focus on inquiry and student-led investigati

ons

Instruction that meets the needs of today’s students

will incorporat

e

Skills & Attribut

es of Today’s Learner

Critical thinking problem solving

Initiative & Entrepreneurial

ism

Curiosity & Imagination

Hope and Optimism

Self-regulation

Vision

Empathy and Global

Stewardship

Resilience

Collaboration across

networks, adaptability and agility

THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHER

The Leade

rThe

ModelThe

Communicator

The Learne

r

The Risk Taker

The Collaborat

or

The Visionar

yThe

Adaptor

To meet the demands of the Digital Education, the 21st Century Teacher should acquire these characteristics:

• Adapt software and hardware designed for a business model into tools

• Apply different styles; adapt the 21st teaching style; inclusive in different modes of learning

The Adaptor

• They can look at others ideas and envisage how they would use these in the class

• Looks across the disciplines through the curricula; they reinforce their own field of teaching

The Visionary

• Able to leverage the collaborative tools to enhance and our learners; sharing, contributing, adapting and captivate inventing

The Collaborato

r

• They take risks and surrender themselves to the students knowledge

• Able to identify the goals and facilitate learning; use strengths of digital natives to navigate new products

The Risk Taker

• Absorb new possibilities and experiences• Learn and adaptThe Learner

• The 21st century teacher are fluent in tools an technologies that enable communication and collaboration. They know how to use different media in communication. It allows students to be able to express their insights and experiences.

TheCommunicato

r

• The teacher must model their behaviors that are expected to their students

• The must be consistent part of the student’s life

• They are model’s reflective practice• Model of Tolerance, Acceptance, A wider view

than just their field study, Global Awareness and reflection

The Model

• Leadership, like clear goals and objectives is crucial to the success or failure of any project.

The Leader

CURRICULUM

SKILLS

FACILITATING 21ST CENTURY LEARNING

>> Integrating curricula that support ICT integration are dynamic. The use of ICTs is mandatory and global, inclusive and specific. The selection of tools and resources are curriculum driven. Teachers encourage using digital approaches. Teaching drives the technology rather than technology driving the teaching.

Curriculum

A. TECHNICAL SKILLS• adapt• adopt• modifyB. PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS* Integration* Ability* Strategy

SKILLSa. Whiteboardsb. Classroom Desktop Computersc. Pods / One to One Programd. Educationally focused softwaree. Learning and Content management systemsf. Media Production Facilities

RESOURCES

THANK YOU!

JEFFREY S. ARONG