Mark Van't Hooft, Kent State University

Slide 1: Creating 21st Century Learners (Reflections on Pedagogy) Mark van ‘t Hooft, PhD Kent State University Research Center for Educational Technology Kent, OH, USA Handheld Learning Conference London, UK October 2007

Slide 2: The Dilemma Our World

Slide 3: The Dilemma Our Schools India China Taiwan Myanmar Turkey Somalia USA

Slide 4: How Do We Solve This Problem? Some Thoughts….

Slide 5: Global World

Slide 6: Personalization and Customization

Slide 7: Networking and Collaboration

Slide 8: Learning in Context

Slide 9: (Mobile) Technologies

Slide 10: Learning in an Unpredictable Environment

Slide 11: And Finally… “Do or do not, there is no try.”

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