Dr. Baldev Singh Director of Education Strategy Global ICT Trends in Education Meeting the Challenges of 21 st Century Education

Context Global 21 st Century education drivers ICT, pedagogy and transformation Emerging Technologies and opportunities

Driving principle “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” African Proverb

1.5 million pieces of content are shared on social media…daily. 120,000 blogs created daily 2 blogs created per second Generation Y and Z consider passé…In 2009 Boston College stopped distributing addresses to incoming freshmen Something is happening..

Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to achieve a common goal Defining Collaboration

Drivers for collaboration Web 2.0

Drivers for collaboration Demographics

Population World Map

Marc Prensky

2006 This is the year when one of the greatest collaborative projects of our time was completed....

Multiple countries involved Supported through technology The mapping of the human genome

Educational transformation process

Students who studied in groups, even only once a week, were more engaged in their studies, were better prepared for class, and learned significantly more than students who worked on their own (Light 2001) What does research tell us about the value of collaborative learning? It is about a change in the teacher-student relationship

"Our exams have to reflect daily life in the classroom and daily life in the classroom has to reflect life in society” Minister of education New opportunities

ACTIVITY: Tell a story in 6 words

Career Readiness Think creativelyInteract effectively with others Reason effectivelyProduce results Make decisionsAdapt to change Solve problemsManage goals and time Communicate clearlyUse and manage information Collaborate with othersBe flexible Analyse mediaWork creatively with others

People Collaborating: Tell a Story

Learners Collaborating: Hole in the Wall Project Self organized collaborative learning through technology "I love solving Maths problems. I find that very interesting. I have learnt it from my sister Raj. I have taught my friend Shilpa.“ Chanchal (Girl, 12)

UNESCO ICT Competency framework

International school partnerships For young people this might mean: Understanding - of our increasingly global society Making a contribution - through partnership programmes Able to function effectively - socially, work, education Ray Kirtley

Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation Collective intelligence “Imagine a world in which every single person is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” …almost 6.5 million articles, in some 250 languages by almost 6 million people*. …now we can. Bruce Dixon

Technology integration requires a new approach to pedagogy

The changing paradigm Knowledge Remember/Repeat Knowledge Find/Use

Intrigue, creativity, motivation Transformational Transformational use of technology

Global drivers in changing the educational landscape INNOVATION GLOBALIZATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

Engagement

The emerging tools

Map of Future Forces Affecting Education ( ) Institute for the future

Blooms Taxonomy

Blooms Taxonomy revisited

Changing Technologies E-Learning WikiBlogs RSS Podcasts C-Learning Blog aggregators Twitter

Educational Pod casts RSS=Really Simple Syndication

The changing face of information Mash-ups

ICT -Information Communication Technology -Information Collaboration Technology -Information Connecting Technology -Information Culture Change Technology

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