21st Century Graduate Attributes • Information and communication technology knowledge and skills • Self-directed, lifelong learning skills • Critical and creative thinking skills • Problem-solving skills • Communication skills • Entrepreneurship and employability skills • Organisational and teamwork skills • Research skills and information literacy • Social responsibility and leadership skills • Interpersonal skills • Cross-cultural fluency • Accountability and ethical standards TAU e Advancing Technology Assisted Learning in Higher Education TAU FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME 2018-2019: GROUPS 5 + 6 Study Unit Module Programme Macro-Level Meso-Level Micro-Level Conceptions of learning Conceptions of knowledge Knowledge as absolute provided by authorities Multiple perspectives/ opinions of equal value Awareness of knowledge as provisional Pivotal position Evidence used to reason among alternatives Commitment to personal, reasoned perspective Dualism Multiplicity Relativism Acquiring factual information Memorising what has to be learned Understanding what has been learned Seeing things in a different way Threshold Reproducing Seeking meaning Applying and using knowledge Purpose of the programme should be kept relevant Exit level outcomes should include 21st century information literacies Module and learning outcomes should be facilitated by a lecturer with TPACK Learning outcomes should be achieved through study units that promote a variety of the eight learning events TRENDS DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY SHORT-TERM IMPACT > Growing focus on measuring learning > Use of blended learning designs MID-TERM IMPACT > Redesigning learning spaces > Shift to deeper learning approaches LONG-TERM IMPACT > Advancing cultures of innovation > Rethinking how institutions work 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CHALLENGES Connectivism: creating a Higher Education learning ecology When language barriers exist media and technology can assist learners to understand the message Bassey Antia University of the Western Cape [email protected] Lizette de Jager University of Pretoria [email protected] Neil Evans University of Zululand [email protected] Wai Sze Leung University of Johannesburg [email protected] Pradesh Ramdeyal Mangosuthu University of Technology [email protected] Nonzukiso Tyilo University of Fort Hare [email protected] Upasana Singh University of Kwa-Zulu Natal [email protected] Jeff Jawitz (Advisor) University of Cape Town [email protected] Modify O b s e r v e R e f l e c t A c t E v a l u a t e Modify O b s e r v e R e f l e c t A c t E v a l u a t e Modify O b s e r v e R e f l e c t A c t E v a l u a t e Pedagogical Knowledge (PK) Context Knowledge (CK) Technological Knowledge (TK) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) Technological Content Knowledge (TCK) Face-to-face Community outreach Research Mentoring Informal learning Self-learning Experiential learning E-learning Mentoring Research Community outreach Informal learning Self-learning Intent to learn Change Transform Filters Ethics Beliefs Perspective Dimensions of learning Learning about Learning to do Learning to be Learning where Learning to transform Learning concepts Data Information Knowledge Mearning Understanding Wisdom Network value Integration and multi-dimensional Conduits Language Media Technology FAR-TERM 4–5 years > Affective computing > Robotics > Artificial intelligence Wicked > Balancing our connected and unconnected lives > Keeping education relevant > Rewards for teaching Solvable > Blending formal and informal learning > Improving digital literacy Difficult > Competing models of education > Personalising learning > Tracking complex thinking SHORT-TERM 1 year or less > Bring your own device > Learning analytics and adaptive learning MID-TERM 2 – 3 years > Augmented and virtual reality > Makerspaces Connectivism acknowledges that language, together with media and technology, acts as a conduit of information that can promote greater participation, collaboration and interaction among networked learners. 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