The Role of Technology in a

New World of Learning

Becky Lo

Education Lead

Microsoft Hong Kong Limited

23 February, 2013

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Source: Data for this graph taken from, How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands by Frank Levy [MIT] and Richard Murnane [Harvard Graduate School of Education], 2005 publication

The demand for working skills has changed

21st century workplaces

Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-

solving, decision-making

Ways of working. Communication, collaboration

Tools for working. ICT, information literacy

Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and

career, personal and social responsibility

“ In a world of constant flux,

learning has as much to do

with creating the new as

learning the old ”

Image source: Joi Ito

In the 21st century it is about

learning the skills and the tools

to remake content. It is about

becoming the creator and

the producer

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New Learners of the 21st Century

building skills for tomorrow

the father of educational computing “My goal in life is to find ways in which children can use technology

as a constructive medium to do things that they could not do

before; to do things at a level of complexity that was not previously

accessible to children” – Prof. Seymour Papert (1998)

The Role of Technology

Students Learning

Software & Services for Learning

Support note taking with digital pen, sketching, annotating, showing process, prototyping and complex visual thinking

Handwriting recognition for mathematics, music, chemistry etc.

Support for functional software for graphic design and creativity

Support typing for longer assignments, multitask for complex research and knowledge building

Support music composition, playing, composing etc.

Video and audio capture and editing

Support for small amounts of typing

Voice, video, and audio collaboration

Internet research

Unified Ecosystem A rich platform to make a real impact for better learning