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The Role of Technology in a
New World of Learning
Becky Lo
Education Lead
Microsoft Hong Kong Limited
23 February, 2013
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Nonroutine analytic
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Routine cognitive
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Source: Data for this graph taken from, How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands by Frank Levy [MIT] and Richard Murnane [Harvard Graduate School of Education], 2005 publication
The demand for working skills has changed
21st century workplaces
Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-
solving, decision-making
Ways of working. Communication, collaboration
Tools for working. ICT, information literacy
Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and
career, personal and social responsibility
“ In a world of constant flux,
learning has as much to do
with creating the new as
learning the old ”
Image source: Joi Ito
In the 21st century it is about
learning the skills and the tools
to remake content. It is about
becoming the creator and
the producer
“
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New Learners of the 21st Century
building skills for tomorrow
the father of educational computing “My goal in life is to find ways in which children can use technology
as a constructive medium to do things that they could not do
before; to do things at a level of complexity that was not previously
accessible to children” – Prof. Seymour Papert (1998)
Support note taking with digital pen, sketching, annotating, showing process, prototyping and complex visual thinking
Handwriting recognition for mathematics, music, chemistry etc.
Support for functional software for graphic design and creativity
Support typing for longer assignments, multitask for complex research and knowledge building
Support music composition, playing, composing etc.
Video and audio capture and editing
Support for small amounts of typing
Voice, video, and audio collaboration
Internet research