Meeting the challenges of the 21st Century Learner

Meeting the Challenges of the 21 st Century Learner CPTLA Conference, 21 May 2010 Karen Bonanno Australia http://www.kb.com.au http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com http://www.karenbonanno.com.au

Re-thinking the role
“ It is one of the paradoxes of success that the things and the ways which got you where you are, are seldom the things that keep you there.”
Handy, C 1995, The empty raincoat: making sense of the future , Arrow Books, London, p. 49.
© 2010, Karen Bonanno

Challenge 1: Generational Change
“ Technology continues to profoundly affect the way we work, collaborate, communicate, and succeed.”
Horizon report 2010 K-12 edition
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2010/chapters/trends/
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Web_2.0_Map.svg

Generational Change
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Youtube
4. Yahoo
6. Wikipedia
8. Blogger
11. Twitter
17. Wordpress.com
22. MySpace
31. Flickr
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://www.alexa.com/topsites Website must be central

Generational Change
Challenge
“ ...the fundamental structure of the K-12 education establishment.”
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2010/chapters/challenges/
Communication, collaboration, community, contribution
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/3916313892/ http://rubble.heppell.net/places/

Generational Change
“ born with a chip”
“ participation gap”
“ not tech savvy”
“ confidence about their use of technology is misleading”
© 2010, Karen Bonanno Digital native myth http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=879

Generational Change
Graduate teacher
Professional competence
Professional accomplishment
Professional leadership
Initiate, lead, evaluate, monitor, advise, model, integrate
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://www.flickr.com/photos/uber-tuber/500419254/

Challenge 2: Digital Information Literacy
Challenge
“ Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession”
© 2010, Karen Bonanno ...digital literacy is less about tools and more about thinking... http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=659

Digital Information Literacy
“ To be digitally literate is to have access to a broad range of practices and cultural resources that you are able to apply to digital tools. It is the ability to make and share meaning in different modes and formats; to create, collaborate and communicate effectively and to understand how and when digital technologies can best be used to support these processes.”
Digital literacy across the curriculum 2010, futurelab.org.uk, p. 2
© 2010, Karen Bonanno Digital literacy across the curriculum 2010, futurelab.org.uk, p. 19

Standards for the 21 st Century Learner (AASL)
Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge
Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge
Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society
Pursue personal and aesthetic growth
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm
© 2010, Karen Bonanno

Challenge 3: National Curriculum
Challenge
“ Students are different, but educational practice and materials that support it are changing only slowly”
© 2010, Karen Bonanno www.acara.edu.au/default.asp www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Home

National Curriculum
General capabilities
Literacy
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Thinking skills
Creativity
Self management
Teamwork
Ethical behaviour
Social competence
(pp. 12 – 13)
© 2010, Karen Bonanno “ The K-12 national curriculum will provide the settings in which students can develop increasingly deep knowledge and skills” (p.10.) http://www.acara.edu.au/publications.html

National Curriculum
Challenge
“ ..learning that incorporates real life experiences ...too often undervalued when it does take place.”
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://www.climatechange.gov.au/

National Curriculum
For example
Climate change
Deforestation
Peace keeping, terrorism
Global infectious diseases
Biotechnology rules
Illegal drugs
Intellectual property rights
© 2010, Karen Bonanno Rischard, JF 2002, High noon: 20 global problems 20 years to solve them

Ultimate Challenge
“ It is recognised that teacher quality is the single greatest in-school influence on student engagement and achievement....”
Hon. Julia Gillard Letter of expectation , 14 December 2009 http://www.aitsl.edu.au/ta/go
© 2010, Karen Bonanno http://www.flickr.com/photos/bilodeau/16641610/ Embedded knowledge by Ed Bilodeau

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