21st Century Perspective on Teaching in Higher Education
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Transcript of 21st Century Perspective on Teaching in Higher Education
Expanding Learning
Opportunities through 21st
Century Approaches
Drs. Frank McDonald & Eileen O’Connor
Empire State College
October 2014
This presentation has
only the portion
presented by Dr.
Eileen O’Connor
Agenda
Address ways to use the communications and networking possible today
(across geography and practice) to create enriched learning
environments that challenge learners to think critically and broadly about
interdisciplinary topics.
Considerations will include instructional approaches that can encourage
the effective development:
(a.) of international communications with courses,
(b.) of learning communities among students, and
(c.) of practitioner integration within online formats
How are you bringing this ideas forward in your classes? What are the
challenges with these approaches?
Embedded assumption
Principles can apply to all learning scenarios
that use an e-tool for a component of the
design
100% online environments
Face to face instruction w/ some aspects that
are online or supported via the web
Blended courses
What are 21st century
skills? Many definitions
http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework
Integrate the world
and the possibilities
today –
interdisciplinary;
innovation needed;
global outreach; new
ways of community
required
21st Century Perspectives
Content Practitioners Learners
F2F Online
Global
Why learn the content? – think beyond the
textbook or research-literature or even the
course-to-date
Who is served?
Why is this field
important?
What professionals are involved?
Create classes that
are authentic,
interactive &
communicative
environmentsLearning
Community
Design for rich interactions
Use feedback loops across
time and technologies
Create useful synchronous
communications
Create ownership; engage w/
practitioners
Create a community
of inquiry
Turn the classroom into
an interactive, learning
community; engage &
include professionals /
practitioners in the field
Professional community
Forums & communities of practice
Presentations / webinars to
the class
Guidance / review of work
Classroom community
Shared experiences / brainstorming
Discussion from experience
•Value prior learning
Value the learners
for their . . .
Prior knowledge
• Professional / experiential
• Transferred
• Needs to be integrated
Transformative learning
• Awake to new perspective
• Engage their past
Varying tech experience
• Use student “variations”
• Don’t underestimate adults
• Instructor needs open attitude
The box /
outside the box
– if you could do anything?
What
encourages
value and
motivation in
the learner?
Textbook & papers
Professional community
Peer interactions /
badging
Visits / field trips /
activities / conferences
Required, participatory environments
Personal ownership
(encourage both pride & application)
The REAL problems in
the field
Facilitate & frame with technology-
mediation & learning object creation
Interactions & communications
Visual / audio / video
Independence, authorship and
review
Simulations / virtual
Key ways that technologies are expanding
beyond just text – in content
Audio
• Experts presenting
• Tape & share later
Visual
• Static / Video
• Multiple intelligences
Schematics
• Models
• Abstractions
Mind Mapping
• Planning & communicating
• Assessment
Key ways that technologies are expanding beyond
just text – in organization & community
Asynchronous
• D-boards / voice thread
• Efficient – time independent
Synchronous
• F2F / Webinar / Virtual reality
• Community & sharing
Chronological
• Course embedded
• Emails / blog
Linked / interactive
• Student lounges
• Facebook for class