Local Knowledge and Professional Education

Implications to Teaching and Learning in the 21st CenturyUniversity of BatangasSheila Lo Dingcong

Local Knowledge & Professional Education

A complex set of knowledge systems rooted in the context of a

community within a defined territory, collectively owned and

shared by the people, and identifies with their way of life.

Local Knowledge?

It provides an understanding of the experiences of the people rooted from

a common history that generates similar worldviews and appreciation

of their immediate, extended and external environments.

Local Knowledge?

It is dynamic, evolving, non-discriminatory, and inclusive of the adaptive capacities of people to embrace change including its recognition of the psycho-social function of popular culture of the masses in society.

Early Theorists

Jean Piaget1896-1980

Children construct an understanding of the world around them, then experience discrepancies between what they already

know and what they discover in their environment.

Lev Vygotsky1896-1934

the role of education is to give children experiences that are within

their zones of proximal development, thereby encouraging and advancing

their individual learning.

"the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance, or in collaboration with more capable peers" (Vygotsky, 1978, p. 86).

Components of a Knowledge SystemBody of data and information

(What people know) Existence of practice, i.e. technology

(What people do)Theoretical framework

(Why people do what they do and know)* The theoretical framework is critical because

it furnishes knowledge about why the practice/technology works, and thus makes sense of the body of information.

Knowledge Systems as Social Constructions

Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

1. Knowledge systems are intentional.

* They are not randomly selected * They are crafted with a purpose

2. Knowledge systems are functional.

* They effect something* They bring about an outcome

Operational Analysis of Knowledge Systems

Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

3. Knowledge systems are never neutral.* They are shaped by the goals of those who constituted it.

4. Knowledge systems are navigated. * Knowledge systems are transitory (because

they are constantly navigated) but are also subjected to fixations (and thus may become remote and irrelevant over time though may still functional)

Operational Analysis of Knowledge Systems

Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

Local knowledge is a human capital -- the main asset that we invest in our struggle for survival to produce food, provide for shelter, find joy and meaning or achieve mastery of our own lives.

The basic essential component of any country’s knowledge system is its local knowledge.

WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

A country’s ability to build and mobilize knowledge capital is as essential to sustainable development as the availability of physical and financial capital.

Identity. Globalization brings a homogenization of cultures and the more dominant ones tend to blur the uniqueness and inherent character of peoples.

WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

Today, many local knowledge systems are at risk of becoming extinct. This is because globally natural environments are rapidly changing, and there are fast-paced economic, political, and cultural changes.

Given the highly complex nature of social problems today, it is important to see local knowledge as one component within a more complex innovation system

WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

So why local knowledge?

Stemming from a contextual and cultural framework of knowledge, LK education is viewed in a holistic approach that covers the intellectual, spiritual, humane, social and physical development of students. Local knowledge provides students with relevant perspectives in knowing, understanding, and actualizing education.

Local Knowledge in Whole Person Education

In the midst of a globalized world and people's interconnectedness through virtual reality, local knowledge enables students to analyze and distinguish problems, create and perform solutions, and evaluate and decide what steps to take based on their own situated circumstances.

Integrating LK in Teaching and Learning

Learners at the Center

The Learning Pyramid

Differentiated Learning

Perspectives are based on where we stand….

Local Knowledge in the 21st Century – a proposed new general education elective of AUDRN.

Composed of 7 modules1. Introduction2. The Basics of Local Knowledge3. The Learners and Learning4. Philippine Local Knowledge5. Understanding the World in School6. LK Research and Community Service7. Technology, Online Communities, and

Globalization

Latest News!

Facilitating Learning for Digital NativesUniversity of BatangasSheila Lo Dingcong

Local Knowledge & Educational Digital Technology

What is a Machine?

21st Century EducationThe Changing Landscape of Education

Who is the 21st Century Learner?

have different learning styles

reflective thinkers

communicates in multiple ways

learns through a process discovery and mastery

critically assesses

own performance

independent learners

comes to class with prior knowledgeActive learners

digital natives

The Internet

How do we spend our time?

Social Media

Some facts…..

What’s on your mind?

The Philippines ranks highest in share of time spent on social networking properties across the world. Thus, it is the most social media-addicted market globally.

Learning is SOCIAL!

“Media is a technological extension of the body” (McLuhan, 2011) and the need for the computer and the internet has become a necessary tool for people to actively engage in life. It has likewise become a platform for personal and collective expression, collaboration, and sharing. (Baybay, Brillantes, Dingcong, 2012)

ConnectivismGeorge Siemens advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the 21st century. His theory takes into account trends in learning, the use of technology and networks, and the diminishing half-life of knowledge.

Did you know shift happens?

Who is the 21st Century Teacher?

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.     - Alvin Toffler -

• Rule 1. Remember the human.• Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of

behavior online that you follow in real life.

• Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace.

• Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth

• Rule 5: Make yourself look good online

Netiquette by Virginia Shea

• Rule 6: Share expert knowledge• Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under

control• Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy• Rule 9: Don't abuse your power• Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's

mistakes

Now go and be good cyber citizens!

Netiquette by Virginia Shea

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

            -William Butler Yeats