Learning skills forthe 21st century
Learning skills for the 21st century
Being a student in the 21st century
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Learning skills for the 21st century
• The Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of skills needed to assist students in meeting the diverse demands from society and the workplace (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/).
• The graphic represents both 21st century skills student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the pools at the bottom).
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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Life and career skills
Interpersonal and collaborative skills
Self-direction
Accountability and adaptability
Social responsibility
Interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Demonstrating teamwork: “Teamwork is a joint action by two or more people or a group, in which each person contributes with different skills and Express his or her individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group in order to achieve common goals.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teamwork ).
• Adapting to varied roles: The ability to adjust to new information and experiences.
• Working productively: “Productivity is a process of continuous improvement in the production/supply of quality output/service through efficient, effective use of inputs, with emphasis on teamwork for the betterment of all.” (http://www.npccmauritius.com/definition/ ).
• Exercising empathy: “Empathy is the capability to share and understand another's emotion and feelings. “ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy )
• Respecting diverse perspectives: “Respect is esteem for, or a sense of the worth or excellence of, a person, a personal quality, ability, or a manifestation of a personal quality or ability.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect).
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Self-direction
• Monitoring your own understanding: The process of becoming aware of the state of understanding.
• Locating appropriate resources: The process of finding resources that meet your information needs.
• Transferring learning from one domain to another: “Transfer of learning deals with transferring one's knowledge and skills from one problem-solving situation to another.” (http://otec.uoregon.edu/learning_theory.htm#transfer ).
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Accountability and adaptability
• Exercise personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace and community perspectives: “Accountability is taking responsibility for your words and actions.” (http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/200112.html ). Flexibility is a property of being adaptable.
• Setting and meeting high standards and goals: Commitment, hard work, patience and endurance (perseverance) is a prerequisite for meeting high standards.
• Tolerating ambiguity: To allow the existence, presence, practice, or act without prohibition or hindrance (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tolerating).
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Social responsibility
• Acting responsibly with the interest of the community in mind: Social responsibility refers to the responsibility that an entity (is a government, corporation, organization or individual) has towards a society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_responsibility ).
• Demonstrating ethical behavior in personal, workplace and community contexts: “Ethical behaviour is characterized by honesty, fairness and equity in interpersonal, professional and academic relationships and in research and scholarly activities. Ethical behaviour respects the dignity, diversity and rights of individuals and groups of people” (http://healthprofessions.dal.ca/Files/EthicalBehaviour.pdf ).
Life & Career
Learning and innovation skills
Critical thinking and systems thinking
Problem identification, formulation and solution
Creativity and intellectual curiosity
Critical thinking and systems thinking
• Exercising sound reasoning in understanding: “Reasoning is the cognitive process of looking for reasons for beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasoning).
• Making complex choices: “Decision making can be regarded as an outcome of a mental processes (cognitive process) leading to the selection of a course of action among several alternatives” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_making).
• Understanding the interconnections among systems: “Systems Thinking is any process of estimating or inferring how local policies, actions, or changes influences the state of the neighboring universe” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_thinking).
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Example of a complex system
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Problem identification, formulation and solution
• Ability to frame, analyse and solve problems: Problem solving involves “clarifying description of the problem, analyzing causes, identifying alternatives, assessing each alternative, choosing one, implementing it, and evaluating whether the problem was solved or not” (http://managementhelp.org/prsn_prd/prob_slv.htm).
• Problem solving techniques to assist the problem solver: Various problem solving techniques are available to the problem solver. E.g., Ishikawa diagrams (Fishbone diagram) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikawa_diagram).
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Creativity and intellectual curiosity
• Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others: “Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity).
• Staying open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives: Intellectual curiosity is “A desire to learn more about a person, or a thing, or a way of life” (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=intellectual+curiosity).
Creative thinking
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Information, media and technology skills
Information and media literacy skills
Communication skills
Information and media literacy skills
• Analysing, accessing, managing, integrating, evaluating and creating information in a variety of forms and media.
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Information, & Media Technology
Analysing information
• Analysing information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you analyse information that is presented in a variety of forms?
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Accessing information
• Accessing information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you access information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Information, Media & Literacy
Managing information
• Managing information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you manage information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Information, Media & Literacy
Integrating information
• Integrating information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you integrate information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Information, Media & Literacy
Evaluating information
• Evaluating information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you evaluate information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Information, Media & Literacy
Creating information
• Creating information in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you create information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Information, Media & Literacy
Communication skills
• Understanding, managing and creating effective oral, written and multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts.
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Managing
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Information, & Media Technology
Understanding information
• Understanding information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you understand information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Communication Skills
Managing information
• Managing information that is presented in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you manage information that is presented in a variety of forms?
Communication Skills
Creating information
• Creating information in a variety of forms: Text, images, sound, video.
How do you create information in a variety of forms?
Communication Skills
