TNCT 12 Module 2: The 21st Century Learner PDF
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This document details 21st-century learning skills covering various key areas including anchoring, filtering, and connecting with others. It also explores important skills like critical thinking, cross-cultural understanding and more.
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LESSON 2 The 21st Century Learner LESSON OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the 21st century skills 2. Discover how to get equipped with the 21st century skills. 3. Apply the 21st century skills. Coping with the requirements of the digital society, digital native lear...
LESSON 2 The 21st Century Learner LESSON OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the 21st century skills 2. Discover how to get equipped with the 21st century skills. 3. Apply the 21st century skills. Coping with the requirements of the digital society, digital native learners need additional skills to react to the challenges of the 21st century. Siemens (2006, cited in Brockbank and McGill 2007) listed the following skills: SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 1 2 3 Connecting with each Anchoring Filtering other Staying focused on Managing knowledge Building networks in important tasks while flow and extracting order to continue to undergoing a deluge important elements stay current and of distractions. informed. SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 4 5 6 Being human Creating and together deriving meaning Evaluation and authentication Interacting at a human, Understanding not only utilitarian, implications, Determining the value of knowledge…and level…to form social comprehending ensuring authenticity. spaces. meaning and impact. SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 7 8 9 Pattern Altered processes Critical and recognition of validation creative thinking Pattern recognition; Validating people Questioning and Decision-making and ideas within an dreaming. process in defining appropriate context. a problem SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 10 11 12 Acceptance of Navigate knowledge uncertainty Contextualizing landscape Balancing what is known Careful with the unknown…to see Navigating and how existing knowledge consideration of the excavating the sources relates to what we do not situation of knowledge. know. The composition of 21st century skills has also been summarized by Trilling and Fadel (2009) using the formula: 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning. FIRST KEY COMPONENT: 3Rs 1. Reading 2. Writing 3. Arithmetic SECOND KEY COMPONENT: 7Cs 1. Critical thinking and Problem-solving 5. Career and Learning Self- reliance 2. Communication, Information and Media literacy 6. Cross-cultural understanding 3. Collaboration, Teamwork, and Leadership 7. Computer and ICT Literacy 4. Creativity and Innovation The 21st century skills are a set of abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information age. The following are the skills according to three types: a. a. Critical Thinking b. b. Creative Thinking c. c. Collaborating d. d. Communicating 1. LEARNING SKILLS a. a. Information Literacy b. b. Media Literacy c. c. Technology Literacy 2. LITERACY SKILLS a. a. Flexibility b. b. Initiative c. c. Social Skills d. d. Productivity e. e. Leadership 3. LIFE SKILLS
