Learning In The 21st Century Session 1

Learning in the 21 st Century Session 1 – Did You Know? Deb Hanson, MLIS Veterans Park Academy School Improvement Workshop Series Session 1 of 5 January 11, 2010 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States

We’ll explore…
Emerging trends
Characteristics of the students we serve
Definition of 21 st century skills/learning
Web 2.0
PLNs
http://edbuzz.org/sroner/2009/12/dude-3/

Today, you will…
Set up your Google account
Set up your Google Reader
Explore the Learn21C wiki
Subscribe to a few blogs
At home, on your own, you will:
Set up your Twitter account
Begin to establish your PLN
Reflect on your journey

Self Assessment
Open Internet Explorer
Type in this URL learn21c.wikispaces.com
Read the home page
Click on the link to Session 1 (left)
Click on the link to the self-assessment and answer all the questions

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and re-learn ." - Alvin Toffler 21 st Century Learning Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_ellis/2324517057/

21st Century Learning
Requires a shift from
“ the idea of waiting to be taught to being willing to learn .”
from Steven Kimmi, on his blog Experiments in Technology posted Taught Versus Learn, A Distinguishing Factor

21 st Century Learning
Communication
Collaboration
Participation
Self-directed
Ubiquitous technology
Learning is more personal
Photo by Tony Hall: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anotherphotograph/3182217550/

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/index.cfm

We serve digital natives… Bottom Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adubber/508531336/
Kids born 1990 – 2005
Grown up with TV, video games, computers, and hand-held mobile devices
The Net Generation and Generation Next
Top photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/3078908910/

And they demand*…
Freedom
Customization
Scrutiny
Integrity
Collaboration
Entertainment
Speed
Innovation
*The 8 Norms of NetGeners From Grown Up Digital ©2009 by Don Tapscott

With an eye toward new literacies…
Digital
Visual
Textual
Technological
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastoffools/21121528/

They are creating a digital footprint from Day 1…

Karl Fisch: “I certainly don’t have all the answers here, but I would strongly suggest that if you want to support reading , then you have to be doing it in the social media space as well. “

Did You Know? video

How do we make the shift ? © Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832659/in/set-72157615129270288 /

Build Your PLN

Set Up Your Google Reader

Add subscriptions & read posts…

Set up your Twitter Account www.twitter.com

Why Twitter?

Join an Educator Social Network/Ning

Play… Practice… Learn…

Your Turn….

Questions? Twitter: @DebH2U [email_address] http://vpaamedia.edublogs.org

Learning In The 21st Century Session 1

by Deb Hanson on Jan 10, 2010

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