21st Century Skills & Digital Literacy: What Do Teachers
& Learners Need to Know? 21 st Century Skills & Digital
Literacy: What Do Teachers & Learners Need to Know? Marian
Thacher, OTAN COABE/CCAE Conference, San Francisco April 19,
2011
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What do adult learners need to know in order to survive and
thrive in employment and further education?
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WHO ARE YOUR PARTNERS? 3
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How is Tech Changing the Way We Live? 4
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AMANPOUR: The State Department just had an Arabic Twitter
account, a Farsi Twitter account. This week, what do you expect to
do with that? CLINTON: mostly we want to be in the mix with this
incredible, young, energetic population that is seeking the same
rights to express themselves as young people in the United States
seek.
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/week-transcript-hillary-clinton/story?id=12959396&page=4
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Whats Happening to Reading? What do we read? Where do we read?
When do we read? How do we read? Is auding different than reading?
http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=02&year=2011&base_name=draft_inevitable_
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Whats Happening to Reading? 7
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Borrowing eBooks from Library 66% of libraries report offering
free eBooks HarperCollins to allow only 26 borrows per eBook Can a
borrower put it on two devices? Can a borrower lend it to someone
else? How many copies does the library have to buy? 8
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Digital Textbooks By 2017, digital textbook sales will match
traditional Kindergarteners in Maine to receive iPad2s Amazon
already sells more eBooks than paperbacks California Digital
Textbook Initiative 9
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Home Internet Access for ESL Students 2009-10 Range: 52%
2010-11 Range: 19% 10
Mobile Wireless Access Broadbandmap.gov/technology 12
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Broadband for Schools Maps.ed.gov/broadband 13
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Mobile vs. Desktop 14
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Whats Happening to Education? 15
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What do adult learners need to know in order to survive and
thrive in employment and further education?
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Three Sources National Education Technology Plan Partnership
for 21 st Century Skills ISTE National Education Technology
Standards for students 17
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How Should We Define 21 st Century Skills? National Education
Technology Plan Published Nov. 2010 Addresses many aspects of
education Learning Teaching Assessment Infrastructure Productivity
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National Education Technology Plan Learning Critical thinking,
complex problem solving Information tools Web sites, online
libraries, online books, original resources Collaboration tools -
social networking, wikis, blogs Mobile learning not confined to the
classroom, even the digital classroom 19
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C-/E-/M-Learning C-Learning Face to face Shared physical
context Easier to build relationships Well-balanced meal E-Learning
Online Any time, any place, any pace Collabora- tion tools
Assessment Delicious buffet M-Learning Small chunks Context-
specific Location- specific Immediate application Power snack
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National Education Technology Plan Teaching Technology-based
professional development Leverage social networking to create
communities of practice Develop a teaching force skilled in online
instruction 21
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National Education Technology Plan Assessment Technology-based
to give timely feedback to shape instruction Make use of
simulations, collaborative environments, games Revise policies to
support these changes 22
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National Education Technology Plan Productivity Competency, not
seat time! Emerge prepared for college and careers 23
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Partnership for 21 st Century Skills To all the usual
curriculum, they add 24
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Partnership for 21 st Century Skills To all the usual
curriculum, they add Learning and Innovation Skills Creativity
& Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration Info, Media & Technology Skills
Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy 25
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Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Information Literacy
Access and Evaluate Information Access information efficiently
(time) and effectively (sources) Evaluate information critically
and competently Use and Manage Information Use information
accurately and creatively Manage the flow of information from a
wide variety of sources Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/legal issues re use of information 26
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ISTE: NETS for Students 27
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ISTE: NETS for Students Creativity and Innovation Communication
and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical
Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts 28
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So Whats New? The Context! Creativity & Innovation Apply
existing knowledge to new ideas Create original works Identify
trends and forecast possibilities 29
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So Whats New? The Context! How do you teach this stuff?? Sir
Ken Robinson: Its all about passion 6 myths of creativity debunked
Everyone is creative Collaboration, not competition Time to play A
time when you were playing when time disappeared 30
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Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming
attractions. --Albert Einstein
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Creativity in the Classroom Frame the collaborative pair or
team task Make the learning outcomes clear Set the ground rules
ALLOW TIME BE QUIET 32
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Communication and Collaboration No geographical boundaries (You
learn a lot about time zones!) DIY Education What is a MOOC? Tools
for C & C Publish! Writing Photos Audio Video 34
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Reading & Writing Write/read student stories published on
blog or Web site Create a Twitter channel short
communicationsTwitter About a topic from reading As an historical
or current public figure Create a slide show and post on blog, Web
site, Scribd, VoiceThread, Google Docs Create a class photo
account, students post and write about favorite item from their
closet 35
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Blog Example - VESL 36
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Blog Example - VESL 37
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Blog Example - VESL 38
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Speaking & Listening Class Skype call with an author,
expert, or other guest Leave audio or video comments on VoiceThread
slides Have an online meeting with another class or group Post a
podcast at Podomatic or Gabcast, to which students reply with audio
comments
http://realestateresuscitation.blogspot.com/2010/08/indiana-state-fair-is-in-town.html
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Speaking & Listening - Examples ESL class in San Francisco
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ePortfolios Why? Selectively available anywhere Easily shared
Can include media Demonstrates tech skill, and other skills Who?
Students assemble work samples, creative projects, Web sites,
photos, test scores Teachers collect evidence of professional
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ePortfolios Where? Google Docs Google Sites Wiki WordPress
Mahara.org Features to look for Framework Experience, goals,
current work Selective views one for group, teacher, prospective
employers Easy to add photos, video, audio, links Easy to share
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ePortfolios - Examples 43
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ePortfolios - Examples 44
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ePortfolios - Examples 45
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Research & Information Fluency Search strategies Critical
eval of Web sites Read the URL Examine the content Ask about author
Look at the links Strategies for managing information, organizing
bookmarks Delicious.com Diigo.com Prioritizing, time management,
& bunny trails http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=6657
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Teaching Information Fluency What are your strategies for
locating, sifting and managing information? How do you model these
strategies for your students, or staff? Do you provide direct
instruction for these strategies? 47
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Teaching Information Fluency Do you teach a little about search
strategies every day? Have you provided critical thinking
activities about Web sites? Are you modeling information
management? Do you discuss information management directly? Do you
monitor how your students manage information? Do you suggest or
assign management tools? Do you model selecting the appropriate
tool for the task? Do you ask how students need to manage
information at work or at home? 48
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Critical Thinking, Problem Solving Identify authentic problems
for investigation Plan and manage activities to develop a solution
Collect and analyze data Identify solutions Incorporate diverse
perspectives Choose and test a solution
http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670 49
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Authentic Problem (Wileytoons 20 January 2000,
http://www.wileytoons.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?2000+01+20)http://www.wileytoons.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?2000+01+20
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Classroom Examples What are some examples of an authentic
problem related to Keeping campus green Getting a job Going to
college Managing money Writing an essay Convincing someone Changing
a law
http://www.34news.com/minor-makes-major-change-in-curfew-ordinance.html
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Digital Citizenship Safe, legal and responsible use of
information and tech Positive attitude towards technology Personal
responsibility for lifelong learning Leadership for digital
citizenship US Dept. of Labor, public domain 52
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Safe, Legal, Responsible Copyright who owns what? What is OK to
copy and use? If not, why not? Personal information online Email
etiquette, discussion board etiquette, facebook etiquette,
http://academic.cuesta.edu/bused/parallinks.htm 53
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Online Privacy There isnt any! 75% of U.S. recruiters and HR
professionals do online searches on candidates 70% have rejected
candidates based on what they found Young woman fired for posting
on FB Im so totally bored! at work 54
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Security
http://lifehacker.com/#!5714296/how-to-stay-secure-online Basic
understanding of security is important! Passwords Attachments
Phishing emails Malware/Spyware Identity Theft 55
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Responsibility for Lifelong Learning What strategies do you use
to learn a new skill or find new information? What is the future of
schools? What is the role of teachers? The only thing you can count
on is change
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Technology Operations and Concepts Understand and use
technology Select and use applications effectively Troubleshoot
systems and applications Transfer skills to new technologies
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078693160/student_view0/ergonomic_guidelines.html
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Classroom Examples Do you need to teach keyboarding? Do you
have computer classes for basic skills students? Is there support
for students teaching each other? Is there support for teachers
teaching each other? What if your students know more than you?
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THE ILLITERATE OF THE 21ST CENTURY WILL NOT BE THOSE WHO CANNOT
READ AND WRITE, BUT THOSE WHO CANNOT LEARN, UNLEARN, AND RELEARN.
-- Alvin Toffler 59