The document discusses 21st century education, including the values and principles that should guide education, the characteristics of 21st century learners, the skills needed for learners, qualities of 21st century teachers, and teaching methodologies. It describes how 21st century learners are digital natives who learn best through hands-on experiences, and outlines critical thinking, communication, collaboration and other skills needed. Teaching methods discussed include flipped classroom, project-based learning, gamification, and competency-based learning.

1. Theme: 21st Century Education:The
Philosophy,
the Learner and the Methodologies.
Date: 22nd July, 2023.
Presenter: Uchendu Patrick C.

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction.
 Values/Principles of Education in the 21st Century.
 Understanding the 21st Century Learner (Who are they? What kind of attributes do
they have? What kind of skill set do they need?).
 Teacher Qualities for 21st Century Education.
 21st Century Teaching Methodologies.
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3. 1. Introduction.
Education in the Past and Now: A Comparative Outlook.
Before
 Less access to technology and educational
media.
 More of Printed materials.
 Less access to information except in
printed forms.
 The teacher was more or less an instructor
(sifting out the information, dictating
knowledge, deciding learning outcomes,
etc.).
 Education was tailored towards traditional
careers in engineering, medicine, law, etc.
 The teacher’s role was harder but less
complex.
 More of classroom pedagogy.
 Emphasis was on the 3 R’s (reading, writing
and arithmetic).
 Learning was more formal.
Now
 More access to technology and
educational media.
 Less of printed materials and more of
digital materials.
 More access to information in various
digital forms.
 The teacher is more of a facilitator
(helping the learner sift out information,
construct knowledge, etc.).
 Education is struggling to catch up with
new career paths like blogging, or
becoming an image consultant, a job
developer, dance therapist, etc.
 The teacher’s role is easier but more
complex.
 More of out-of-class experiences.
 Emphasis is on the 5 C’s (critical thinking,
creative thinking, communication,
collaboration, and citizenship skills).
 Embraces informal and non-formal
learning.

4. 2. What values/principles
should guide education in
the 21st century?
Critical thinking skills:
Here we have analysis,
interpretation,
inference, explanation,
self-regulation, open-
mindedness, and
problem-solving.

5. What values/principles
should guide education in
the 21st century?
Creative thinking
skills: Students/pupils
learning to generate
and apply new ideas in
specific contexts, seeing
existing situations in a
new way, identifying
alternative
explanations, and
seeing or making new
links that generate a
positive outcome.

6. What values/principles
should guide education in
the 21st century?
Communication
Skills: Information-
sharing, Non-
verbal
communication,
Empathy, Active
listening, Speaking,
Reading, Writing.

7. What values/principles
should guide education in
the 21st century?
Collaboration Skills:
Such as listening to
others, expressing
ideas and opinions,
following directions,
asking for help, giving
and receiving
compliments and
constructive criticism,
and negotiating.

8. What values/principles
should guide education in
the 21st century?
Citizenship Skills:
Social
responsibility,
Tolerance, Co-
operation,
Respect,
Strength,
Fairness,
Integrity, etc.

9. 3.Understanding the 21st Century Learner.
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21st century learners are an
interesting set of individuals.
Understanding them will help
us communicate better and
work more effectively.
In order to achieve impact and
help them maximize their
potential.

10. Who is the 21st century learner?
They are not like other
generations before them.
They carry such labels as the
“Net Generation”, “Digital
Natives”, “Millennials”, “Next
Generation”, “Gen-Y, Z, A,”etc.
They are characterized by their
affinity for technology.
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11. Attributes of the 21st Century Learner.
Strengths (＋)
 Technologically driven and capable.
 Interrogating relevance before
accepting any new knowledge.
 Prefer learning by doing.
 Desire to take control of their
education.
 Curious about their environment.
 Aware of the social values of their
society.
 Aware of their rights and want to
defend them.
Weaknesses (－)
 Easily give up on challenging situations.
 Easily demotivated.
 Easily run away from challenging tasks.
 See education as punishment.
 Show laziness towards academics.
 Love shortcuts with passion.
 Attention seekers.

12. Skill Set for 21st Century Learners.
1. Cognitive Skills:
 Critical thinking.
 Communication.
 Planning and ways of
working.
 Mental flexibility.
2. Interpersonal Skills:
 Mobilizing systems.
 Developing relationships.
 Teamwork effectiveness.
3. Self-Leadership Skills:
 Self-awareness and self-
management.
 Entrepreneurship.
 Goals achievement.
4. Digital Skills:
 Digital fluency and citizenship.
 Software use and development.
 Understanding digital systems.

13. 21st Century Teacher Qualities.
The students will love to learn from you
if you are;
 tech savvy;
 knowledgeable;
 collaborative;
 able to engage them in meaningful
learning experiences;
 able to speak their language;
 tolerant of their excesses;
 able to understand them;
 sociable;
 able to mix learning with humour;
 interested in their personal affairs,
dreams, goals and aspirations; etc.
 Above all be firm, disciplined and
intentional about your work and
relationship with students.

14. 21st Century Teaching Methodologies.
 New teaching
methodologies are
chang-
ing educational systems
around the world and
driving better academic
performance among
students.
 We will go over some of
the main innovative
approaches that
educators have used over
the last few years that
have proven to be very
effective.

15. Flipped Classroom
 In a flipped classroom, the
primary educational materials are
studied by the students at home
or outside of class time, while
classroom time is reserved for
class discussion and other
interactive projects.
 Saves classroom time for more
meaningful and rewarding
learning experiences.
 Helps the teacher focus on
meeting the special needs of
each individual student, develop
cooperative projects or work on
specific tasks.

16. Project-Based Learning
 In project-based learning (PBL)
students work on a project over an
extended period of time – from a week
up to a term.
 Through PBL, teachers make learning
come alive by engaging students in
solving a real-life problems or
answering a complex question.
 In so doing, the teacher helps the
students to acquire key knowledge and
skills on how to respond to real-life
problems.
 PBL helps students retain knowledge
and to develop complex competencies
such as critical thinking,
communication, collaboration, etc.

17. Cooperative Learning.
 In cooperative learning, students work together
in small groups to accomplish a common
learning goal under the guidance of the teacher.
 It is based on the concept,“Stronger together”.
 The number in each group can be between 3
and 6 learners.
 Each member of the group will have a specific
task to perform.
 To reach the final goal it is necessary to interact
and work in a coordinated manner.
 The final goal is achieved if all members
perform their tasks.
 Working in a group improves the attention,
involvement and acquisition of knowledge by
students.
 The learner is able to relate and collaborate with
others.
 It helps to build up the learner’s confidence that
they are part of something big.

18. Gamification
 This is the introduction of
game elements into the
learning environment.
 Maximizes enjoyment of the
learning process.
 Enhances the learner’s
engagement with the
learning process.
 English or Maths focused
video games, scrabble word
games, board games like
math dice, ludo word or
sound games, picture
assembling games, etc.

19. Problem-Based Learning (PBL).
In problem-based learning, learners go through a
cyclic process composed of many different stages,
starting with asking questions and acquiring
knowledge that in turn leads to more questions in a
growing complexity cycle.
It enhances critical thinking and creative skills.
It improves problem-solving abilities and increases
the learner’s motivation with each solved problem.
Better knowledge sharing in challenging situations.

20. Design Thinking (DT)
In design thinking, learners identify a problem
and find possible solutions to them through
research or experimentation.
It is a combination of problem and project
based learning.
It follows a series of stages which includes:
Problem identification, Brainstorming, the
Designing, Presentation and the Redesign.
It develops complex competencies such as
critical thinking, communication,
collaboration, problem-soving skills, etc.

21. Thinking-Based Learning (TBL)
Through thinking-based learning, learners get
to develop skills in critical thinking and
reasoning.
Let the learners figure out some facts by
themselves from available facts or details.
TBL can be deployed in arts, science and social
science classes.
It goes beyond mere memorization and
regurgitation of facts.

22. Competency-Based Learning (CBL).
In competency-based learning, learners move
from one learning level to a higher one based
on their demonstration of knowledge rather
than based on time spent on a specific course.
It is learner-centric.
It is outcome-based.
It offers differentiated instruction.