Common skills of 21st century learners
Information, Media and Technology Skills
Integrating 21st Century Skills
21st Century Teacher Skills and Facilitating Learning
1. By:By:
Lediza P. HiyasLediza P. Hiyas
Class schedule: M-F 10:30-11:30amClass schedule: M-F 10:30-11:30am
To:To:
Ms. Maria Estela BalbuenaMs. Maria Estela Balbuena
2. • The 21The 21stst
century dawnedcentury dawned
as the beginning of theas the beginning of the
digital age – a time ofdigital age – a time of
unprecedented growthunprecedented growth
and its subsequentand its subsequent
information explosion.information explosion.
Numerous studies andNumerous studies and
reports have emergedreports have emerged
over the past decade thatover the past decade that
seek to identify the life,seek to identify the life,
career, and learning skillscareer, and learning skills
that define the skillsthat define the skills
needed for success in theneeded for success in the
2121stst
century worldcentury world..
3. Common skills across most of the studiesCommon skills across most of the studies
include:include:
1.1. Using knowledgeUsing knowledge
and understandingand understanding
to create new waysto create new ways
of thinkingof thinking
• Think reativelyThink reatively
• Work creatively withWork creatively with
othersothers
• ImplementImplement
innovationsinnovations
4. 2. Applying higher order2. Applying higher order
thinking to newthinking to new
problems and issuesproblems and issues
and make decisions toand make decisions to
solve the problem.solve the problem.
• Reason effectivelyReason effectively
• Use systems thinkingUse systems thinking
• Make judgments andMake judgments and
decisionsdecisions
• Solve problemsSolve problems
5. 3. Communicating3. Communicating
effectively in a wideeffectively in a wide
variety of forms andvariety of forms and
contexts usingcontexts using
multimedia andmultimedia and
technology.technology.
• Communicate clearlyCommunicate clearly
6. 4. Working with others4. Working with others
respectfully andrespectfully and
effectivelyeffectively
• Collaborate withCollaborate with
othersothers
7. 5. Accessing, analyzing,5. Accessing, analyzing,
synthesizing, creatingsynthesizing, creating
and sharingand sharing
information frominformation from
multiple sources.multiple sources.
8. 6. Creating the capacity6. Creating the capacity
to identify and useto identify and use
technology efficiently,technology efficiently,
effectively andeffectively and
ethnically as a tool toethnically as a tool to
access, organize,access, organize,
evaluate and shareevaluate and share
information.information.
9. 7. Developing skills for7. Developing skills for
becoming self-becoming self-
directed, independentdirected, independent
learners and workerslearners and workers
who can adapt towho can adapt to
change, managechange, manage
projects, takeprojects, take
responsibility for theirresponsibility for their
work, lead others andwork, lead others and
produce results.produce results.
10. 8. Developing cultural8. Developing cultural
competence incompetence in
working with othersworking with others
by recognizing andby recognizing and
respecting culturalrespecting cultural
differences and workdifferences and work
with others from awith others from a
wide range of culturalwide range of cultural
and socialand social
backgrounds.backgrounds.
11. INFORMATION, MEDIA ANDINFORMATION, MEDIA AND
TECHNOLOGY SKILLSTECHNOLOGY SKILLS
1. Information Literacy
Access and Evaluate Information
Access information efficiently and effectively
Evaluate information critically and competently
Use and Manage Information
Use information accurately and creatively
Manage the flow of information
Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal
issues on access and use of information
12. 2. MEDIA LITERACY2. MEDIA LITERACY
Analyze MediaAnalyze Media
Understand both how and why media messages are constructedUnderstand both how and why media messages are constructed
and for what purposesand for what purposes
Examine how individuals interpret messages differentlyExamine how individuals interpret messages differently
Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues onApply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues on
access and use of mediaaccess and use of media
Create Media ProductsCreate Media Products
Understand and utilize the most appropriate media creation tools,Understand and utilize the most appropriate media creation tools,
characteristics, and conventionscharacteristics, and conventions
Understand and effectively utilize the most appropriateUnderstand and effectively utilize the most appropriate
expressions and interpretations in diverse, multi-culturalexpressions and interpretations in diverse, multi-cultural
environmentsenvironments
13. 3. ICT (NFORMATION,3. ICT (NFORMATION,
COMMUNICATIONS ANDCOMMUNICATIONS AND
TECHNOLOGY) LITERACYTECHNOLOGY) LITERACY
Apply Technology EffectivelyApply Technology Effectively
Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate,Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate,
and communicate informationand communicate information
Use digital technologies, communication/networkingUse digital technologies, communication/networking
tools, and social network appropriately to access,tools, and social network appropriately to access,
manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information tomanage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to
successfully function in a knowledge economysuccessfully function in a knowledge economy
Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical andApply a fundamental understanding of the ethical and
legal issues on access and use of information technologylegal issues on access and use of information technology
14. Connecting the contentConnecting the content
knowledge to real-worldknowledge to real-world
application and problemapplication and problem
situation.situation.
Emphasizing deepEmphasizing deep
understanding of theunderstanding of the
learning.learning.
Helping studentsHelping students
understand and monitorunderstand and monitor
the thinking processesthe thinking processes
they are using.they are using.
Using technology to helpUsing technology to help
studentsstudents
15. Providing opportunitiesProviding opportunities
for students to becomefor students to become
“creators as well as“creators as well as
consumers of publishedconsumers of published
information”.information”.
Engaging students inEngaging students in
solving complexsolving complex
problems.problems.
Providing opportunitiesProviding opportunities
for students to workfor students to work
collaborative as theycollaborative as they
gather information, solvegather information, solve
problems, share ideas,problems, share ideas,
and generate new ideas.and generate new ideas.
16. Developing life andDeveloping life and
career skillscareer skills
Helping studentsHelping students
make connectionsmake connections
27. Facilitating 21Facilitating 21stst
Century Learning:Century Learning:
• Resources:Resources:
Interactive whiteboardsInteractive whiteboards
Classroom desktop computersClassroom desktop computers
Pods of laptops or one to onePods of laptops or one to one
programsprograms
PDA’s, ipods and cellphonesPDA’s, ipods and cellphones
Educational focused softwareEducational focused software
Learning and contentLearning and content
management systemsmanagement systems
Video and audio conferencingVideo and audio conferencing
Media production facilitiesMedia production facilities
Learning spaces for the 21Learning spaces for the 21stst
centurycentury