2. oThere are essential skills for the digital learners that
teachers should consider in giving appropriate
activities and assessments to their learners.
• The 21st century Educators should acquire the
following characteristics;
• 1.The Adaptor
In the 21st century the teacher is an adaptor.
• 2.The Visionary
The imagination ,a key component of adaptability ,is
a crucial component of the educator of today and
tomorrow.
3. • 3.The Collaborator
as an educator we must be able to leverge these collaborative tools to
enhance and captivate our learners.
• 4.The Risk taker
you must take risks and some times surrender yourself to the student
knowledge.
• 5. The Learner
We expect our students to be life long learners.
• 6.The Communicator
The 21st century teachers are fluent in tools and technologies that
enable communication and collaboration.
• 7.The Model
The Digital teacher must model the behaviors that are expected from
their students.
4. FACILITATING 21st CENTURY LEARNING
This is a vast variety of tools and technologies
encompassing personal computing ,the internet
,phones.
5. There are three factors:
o 1.Resources
This is the physical and electronic tools and materials
available to the teacher in the classroom.
The availability of tools like;
Interactive whiteboards
Classroom desktop computers
Pods of laptops or one to one programs
PDA’s iPods and cell phones
Educationally focused software
Learning and content management systems
Video and audio conferencing
Media production facilities
Learning spaces for the 21st century
6. 2.Skills
It refers to ability to operate the resources
provided to you . the ability as a 21st century
teacher to adapt ,adopt and modify . the
confidence and competence to teach and
facilitate the use of these technology.
3.Curriculum
The teachers and students contribute to the
development and revision of the learning
experience.
