The document identifies 7 global trends in 21st century education based on a meta-analysis of current research. The trends are: 1) increased technology use and integration, especially mobile devices; 2) expansion of mobile learning opportunities; 3) use of asset-based approaches to evaluation like portfolios and frameworks; 4) greater emphasis on creativity and student-driven learning; 5) global approaches to sharing knowledge; 6) increased global mobility and experiences for teachers and students; 7) the rise of "borderless" education through technology and global collaboration. The document provides tips for 21st century educators to embrace these trends through technology, creativity, evaluation approaches, and advocating for global learning.

1. Global Trends in Education
21st Century
Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.

2. Acknowledgements
Thank you to Tonia Carriger
and the team at CILC.

3. Find links to the full-text
paper at:
http://wp.me/pNAh3-8I
Based on this previous
research...

4. Introduction
• Today’s classroom is vastly
different from that of the 20th
century.
• Meta-analysis of current research.
• Identification and analysis of
emerging trends.

5. • Different value
systems around the
world.
• Change occurs at
different rates.
• Some trends are local,
others are global.
Assumptions

6. Technology will not only enhance education,
it will drive learning of all kinds.
Global Trend #1
Technology use and integration

7. Technology will
become increasingly
mobile, meaning that
opportunities for
learning will - and
already do - exist
everywhere, all the
time.
Global Trend #2
Expansion of Mobile Technology

8. Global Trend #3
Asset-based approaches
to evaluation
• Portfolios - Classroom scale
• Benchmarks - Regional and
national scale
• Frameworks - International scale

9. • Knowledge will be created and
co-created, not simply “imparted”
by teachers.
• “The sage on the stage”
phenomenon is disappearing.
Global Trend #4
Increased creativity

10. Shared interests, curiosity and a
hunger for learning are driving
us to reach beyond our own
borders.
Global Trend #5
Global approaches

11. Teachers and students
are experiencing more
of the world, more
often, starting from a
younger age.
Global Trend #6
Global mobility

12. The barrier of geography
is being transcended by
technology, creativity and
a desire to “go global”.
Global Trend #7
“Borderless” education
Reach out.
Go global.

13. • Make learning make sense in today’s world.
• Embrace and integrate technology.
• Reward creativity.
• Incorporate asset-based evaluation.
• Advocate for a global approach.
Tips for the 21st
Century Educator

14. • Evaluation.
• Thank you gift for you.
Wrap up
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Contact

16. Here’s how to cite this work in your own
research.You can add a link to this website to
indicate where you found the research.
Eaton, S.E. (8 September 2010).“Twenty-First
Century Global Trends in Education” presented
at the Center for Interactive Collaboration and
Learning.
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