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- 1. What’s happening, How youth do it, & How do teachers keep up… TRANSFORMING EDUCATION FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING Presented by Sally Drummond & Leo Gregorc
- 2. DIGITAL NATIVES For young people their “online life has become an entire strategy of how to live, survive and thrive in the 21st Century, where cyberspace is a part of everyday life.” Prensky, M., (2004) The Emerging Online Life of the Digital Native. (pp. 2) www.marcprensky.com./writing/default.asp (Accessed 15/8/2011)
- 3. WHAT’S CHANGING? Creating Meetin Constructin Evaluatin Collecting g Buying & g g selling Socialising Learning Coordinating Searching Exchangin Growing upCommunicating g Sharin Gamin Reportin Contributin gProgramming g Evolvin g Collaboratin g g g Prensky, M., (2004) The Emerging Online Life of the Digital Native. (pp. 2-12) www.marcprensky.com./writing/default.asp (Accessed 15/8/2011)
- 4. CONNECT DIGITALLY Positive use of social media to: Learn from each other Communicate with each other Share information about what they are doing Collaborate Organise activities and events Find a solution to a problem Arrange to meet Have fun
- 5. HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN TO USE TECHNOLOGY? Individually – Exploring by taking the time to find out how something works and practicing by using it Collaboratively - exploring and sharing ideas, information and „how to‟ expertise with friends
- 6. WHAT ELSE DO THEY LEARN? 1. To develop a personal learning strategy and: Be innovative and creative Take risks and learn from mistakes Have fun learning Put learning to practice Build on the learning Ask for assistance Become independent
- 7. WHAT ELSE DO THEY LEARN? 2. To participate in a community of practice to: Learn from others Teach others Collaborate – explore, share, evaluate, adapt and change together
- 8. ACTIVITY – HOW DO YOU LEARN? Think of two things you learnt recently: Something you learnt well Something you didn't learn as well. 1. What helped you to learn? 2. What do you think made a difference between the two situations?
- 9. ACTIVITY – HOW DO YOU LEARN? WHAT HELPED YOU TO LEARN? WHAT DO YOU THINK MADE A DIFFERENCE?
- 10. TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION McDaniel, M. (2011). 21st Century Teacher. Promote Good conversations Edublog posted May 23, 2011. http://mastermcdaniel.edublogs.org/2011/05/23/21st-century-teacher/ Accessed 4/10/2011
- 11. HOW DO TEACHERS GAIN SKILLS Learn informally by: Taking the time to explore and checkout how something works Actively seek to learn something new everyday Start a project that includes new technology or software. Start small and let it grow. Ask someone how… it could be a colleague or a student Share your knowledge with others
- 12. HOW SCHOOLS GET THERE? Proactive management supporting educational change Funding to implement change Building learning environments not schools • Change the structure of education provision • Professional development for teachers • Creation of Professional Learning Environments • Time and resources to support learning individually and together
- 13. SITUATED COGNITION THEORY “Knowledge resides not solely in individual minds but is distributed across social practices and various tools, technologies and semiotic systems that a given community of practice uses in order to carry out its characteristic activities” Taylor, M., (2006) Informal adult learning and everyday literacy practices, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, (pp. 501) March 2006.
- 14. SITUATED COGNITION THEORY Involves: Knowledge that is constructed together and the learning is shared (Taylor, 2006). Systems thinking and holistic understanding (Senge) Inclusive social engagement Inclusion of the role of identity formation (Case & Jawitz, 2004, p.417) Case, J., & Jawitz, J. (2004). Using Situated Cognition Theory in Researching Student Experience of the Workplace. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(5), 415-431. Senge, P. (200o). Schools that Learn, Doubleday, New York Taylor, M. C. (2006). Informal adult learning and everyday literacy practices. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 49(6), 500-509.
- 15. INDIVIDUAL INFORMAL DEVELOPMENT Adult Identity Personality exploratio developme n nt Informa Learnin g l Relationshi Knowledge p building & skills Youth Collaboratio Communicatio n n Case, J., & Jawitz, J. (2004). Using Situated Cognition Theory in Researching Student Experience of the Workplace. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(5), 415-431.