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Understanding Online Learning and Understanding Online Learning and 2121stst Century Skills Century Skills

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AGENDA:

The 21st Century ClassroomExamine 21st Century Skills

•Content vs. Context•Skills•Tools•Assessments

Application of new knowledge.

21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

20th Century Classroom

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21st Century Classroom 2.0

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21st Century Educator

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21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

School House 1.0

Digital Classroom 2.0

learners literacy classroom

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Pinoys would not want to be left behindPinoys would not want to be left behind

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DESPITE losing more and more of his vision over the years, Erick Marco Ramos has overcome and has risen to every challenge, recently graduating from the Philippine Normal University a magna cum laude.

Blind student graduates magna cum laude

Cyberspace as Equalizer:Opening up Lifeworlds of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines

Cecilia D NoblePhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

University of Hawaii at ManoaDecember 2011

[Graduated May 2012]

ATRIEV

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21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

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The Big Shifts in LearningThe Big Shifts in Learning

#1 Open

Content

#2 Learning 24/7

Will Richardson

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The Big Shifts in LearningThe Big Shifts in Learning

#3 Teaching is conversation

(than one-way lecture)

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The Big Shifts in LearningThe Big Shifts in Learning

#4 It’s about connecting and collaborating

(rather than individual work)

Teachers and students: Constantly Connecting

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Big shifts in learningBig shifts in learning

#5 “Where to find Learning(is more important than what is

learned)

#6 Web becomes

the digital notebook.

Trend is UBIQUITOUS LEARNING

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Big shifts in learningBig shifts in learning

#7 Writing is no longer limited to text.

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Big shifts in learningBig shifts in learning

#8School projects need not be very costly.

(But you have to be creative).

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Big Shifts in LearningBig Shifts in Learning

#9The emphasis is on CONTRIBUTION

And not just completion

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#10 If you cannot come to school,the school can come to you.

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21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

Learning and Innovation Skills

Creativity and Innovation

Critical thinking and Problem Solving/Solutions Finding

Communication and Collaboration

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Life SkillsLife Skills

Leadership Ethics Accountability

Adaptability Personal Productivity

Personal Responsibility

People Skills Self-direction Social Responsibility

Additional 21st Century Skills and Rubrics

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21st Century Content21st Century Content

Interdisciplinary Themes

Global Awareness

Financial, Economic, Business,

Entrepreneurial Literacy

Civic Literacy

Health and Wellness

Awareness

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21st Century Resources21st Century Resources

•Printed on paper•Printed on screen•Audio•Visual•Local, regional, national, global?•Connect to the source or the experts?

Team 21Team 21

The textbook is no longer the only resource!

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21st Century Tools21st Century Tools

Hardware Software

ComputersCell Phones/SkypeMP3 Players/IPodsDigital/video recordsSmart Boards

1. Blogs2. Wikis3. Second Life4. Podcasts5. Google Alerts6. Flickr7. Social Bookmarking

Services8. eLearning – Moodle9. WebPages

Web 2.0Web 2.0

RSS Feeds

What is E-Learning?E-learning refers to the use of electronic media and information and communication technologies (ICT) in education.

Similar to -Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), Computer-Based Instruction (CBI), Computer-Based Training (CBT), Computer-Assisted Instruction or Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI), Internet-Based Training (IBT), Web-Based Training (WBT), online education, virtual education, Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)

Reference: Tavangarian D., Leypold M., Nölting K., Röser M.,(2004). Is e-learning the Solution for Individual Learning? Journal of e-learning, 2004.

What is a webinar? •real-time •point-to-point •multicast communications •text-based •video chat •meetings, •from any computer.

• Reference:Webinar Definition". PC Magazine Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-06-29. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/54380/webinar

-from the word “seminar” on the “web” which is made possible by Internet technologies, particularly on TCP/IP connections.

What is a Virtual Classroom?An e-learning education system based on the web that models conventional in-person education by providing equivalent virtual access to classes, class content, tests, homework, grades, assessments, and other external resources such as academic or museum website links.

It is also a social space where students and teacher can interact through threaded discussions or chat.

Reference Dillenbourg, Pierre. "Virtual learning environments" (PDF). EUN Conference 2000: Learning in the new millennium: Building new education strategies for schools.

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