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TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE 21’ST CENTURY

Raquel RicoEDTC 6340-Applications of

Technologies

MISSION STATEMENT

At Texas State Technical College, we want to help college students become successful, contributing members of society by providing valuable resources and high quality skills that will

impact their technology needs in this 21 century era.

Who Are Our Students?

Today’s Generation= Technology

21’st Century Students= Technology Savvy

21’st Century Tools

• Interactive Games• Social Network Sites• Texting• Smart Phones• iPods• iPads

Characteristics of Learning

Student Expectations About Education

Educators Need to Promote Student Learning!

Teaching 21’st Century Skills

• Critical Thinking• Problem Solving• Peer Collaboration• Communication• Motivation and

Engagement• Media Literacy• E-portfolios

Need to be ready for the future! It’s coming.

Resources

• Davis, M. R. (2008). NEA, AFT report outlines ed-tech problems. In Education week's digital directions:Trends and advice for K-12 technology leaders. Retrieved June 29, 2011, from http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/06/25/01report_web.h02.html?qs=nea%20aft%20survey

• Images. (n.d.). In Google. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from http://www.google.com/search?q=multimedia+photos+and+images&hl=en&sa=G&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=lD8NTvrqJsrisQLkjLmsCg&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1259&bih=6

Resources Continued• Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants: Do

they really think differently?. Retrieved June 29, 2011, from http://myutbtsc.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tabGroup=courses&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fcontent%2FcontentWrapper.jsp%3Fcontent_id%3D_2884357_1%26displayName%3DLinked%2BFile%26course_

• Regan, B. (2008). Why we need to teach 21st century skills- and how to do it. In Multimedia and internet @ schools. Retrieved June 29, 2011, from http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=13809