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st 21 ​ Century and Online Learning ​ 1 What is it? ● Inquiry- and problem-based approaches ● Article critiques equip students with the ● Case studies competencies required for this fast-paced information ● Discussion boards (See “Facilitating Your Online age. It includes the 4C’s: , Critical thinking, Discussions”) and ; in addition to information , , Instructors who promote communication will help literacy, and career and . Instructors can online students to: create a that promotes these ● Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively in a skills through intentional , quality variety of ways and meaningful assessments. ● Use communication tools to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade

2 Why is it important? ● Listen effectively to decipher meaning, values, Technological and telecommunication advancements attitudes, and intentions have made information easily accessible in the 21st ● Listen and speak when appropriate century. However, we need to prepare our students to ● Conduct themselves in a respectable and move beyond the accumulation of content knowledge. professional manner (Netiquette). 21st century skills are not restricted to cognition alone How to promote communication? but rather the interdependencies of cognitive, social, ● Team projects and emotional characteristics. The emphasis of ● Project-based learning assignments has now shifted from reading, writing, and ● Online presentations arithmetic to teamwork, , interpersonal ● Introduce various online communication tools skills and critical thinking to ensure success in the 21st ​ century workplace. Instructors who promote collaboration help online students to: 3 How to do it? ● Work effectively and respectfully with diverse Online instructors should promote 21st century skills teams. directly, intentionally and measurably in their courses. (See “Teamwork” and “Cultural Competence”) Instructors who promote critical thinking help ● Share responsibility for collaborative work online students to: ● Give value to individual contributions made by ● Analyze, evaluate and interpret, evidence, each team member arguments, claims, and beliefs ● Create team agreements and assign roles. ● Synthesize and connect information and (See “ Teamwork”) arguments How to promote collaboration? ● Critically reflect on learning experiences and ● Set team projects processes ● Create digital artifacts in small teams How to promote critical thinking? ● Facilitate online discussions in teams ● Real-world applications ● Project-based assessments

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Instructors who encourage creativity help online ● Deal with praise and criticism students to ● Negotiate and balance diverse views ● Analyze, evaluate and refine own ideas ● Set goals and reflect, to gain expertise ● Produce tangible and useful contributions to the ● Improve time management skills and increase work productivity ● Communicate new ideas creatively How to promote career and life skills? ● Adopt new and diverse perspectives ● Roleplay ● Demonstrate originality and inventiveness ● Team projects that reflect real-world scenarios ● Understand real-world limits to new ideas ● Learn from mistakes Assessing 21st Century Skills: Assessments should reveal a deep understanding skills: They comprise: Information rather than shallow knowledge. It is also imperative ​ ​ ​ literacy, media literacy and technology literacy. Each for online instructors to provide useful and timely literacy refers to specific skills. feedback on student performance. Tools to assess: (See “Information Literacy”) ● Digital artifacts ​ ● Access information efficiently and effectively ● Portfolios from many sources ● Projects to solve problems using real-world data ● Evaluate information critically/ competently ● Case study analyses ● Apply information accurately and creatively to ● Group projects address a problem ● Identify ethical/legal issues 4 Additional Resources ● Teaching with web 2.0 : , Media Literacy wikis & - Case study. ● Access, critically evaluate, and create media. ● The 20 digital skills every 21st Century teacher ● Analyze media messages and their purposes should have. ● Understand and utilize media creation tools ● 4Cs Digital Learning Menu

Technology Literacy 5 References ● Use digital technologies to research, organize, What are 21st Century Skills? (2018). Applied Educational evaluate and communicate information Systems. Retrieved from ● Use communication/networking tools and social https://www.aeseducation.com/careercenter21/what-are-21st- century-skills networks appropriately (Web 2.0 technologies) ​ ​ 21st Century Skills for Teaching & Learning. (2017). ● Understand ethical/legal issues in accessing and Instructional Design @ USF. Retrieved from using information technologies http://usfblogs.usfca.edu/usfid/2017/10/26/21st-century-skills -for-teaching-learning/#.W9u54pNKg2z Instructors who encourage career and life skills Virtual and 21st Century Skills. (2006). Retrieved from help online students to: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/VSand21stCenturySk illsFINALPaper.pdf ● Adapt to varied roles, contexts and changing 21st century knowledge and skills in educator preparation. priorities (2010). Retrieved from ● Incorporate feedback effectively https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED519336.pdf

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