21st Century Learners and Literacies

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Presented to graduate Foundations of Reading course at Hamline University, March 11, 2009. This presentation is a remix of Kim Cofino's "The 21st Century Learner" [http://www.slideshare.net/mscofino/the-21st-century-learner], along with some bits and pieces of my own. Thanks to Kim for providing such stunning source material. Also visit her resource wiki at http://the21stcenturylearner.wikispaces.com/.

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21st Century Learners

& Literacies

Scott Schwisterhttp://higheredison.wordpress.com

GUIDING QUESTIONS

How are students changing?

GUIDING QUESTIONS

How are students changing?

How are texts changing?

GUIDING QUESTIONS

What is literacy?

How are texts changing?

Web 1.0read-onlystaticconsumer

Web 1.0read-onlystaticconsumer

Web 2.0read-writedynamiccreator

How are students changing?

Letter from Camp 2.0

inherent characteristics

learners

lifeoutside

the classroom

always on

interaction is expected

social

highly customized experiences

increasingly digital

constantlyconnected

instant access

producers+

consumers

prosumers

their average classroomexperience

in your classroom?what do 21st century learners experience

dangerouslyirrelevant.org

Our kids have tasted the honey.

external influences

inherent characteristics

external influences

inherent characteristics

evolving responses

what is 21st centuryliteracy?

literacy

effective learners

lifelonglearners

effective learners are…

natural navigators

effective learners are…

critical thinkers and evaluatorseffective learners are…

communicators & creatorseffective

able to create something new

effective communicators & creators are…

able to communicate acrossculture, time & distance

effective communicators & creators are…

effective communicators & creators are…

effective global collaborators

able to collaborate to reachcommon

goals

effective global collaborators are…

able to lead or follow

effective global collaborators are…

no boundaries

effective global collaborators have…

What does this mean forteaching and learning?

next stepsread moreWill Richardson, Weblogg-edKimCofino, always learningDoug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog

next stepsread even moreEducational Leadership (March 2009)Digital Youth ProjectThe 21st Century Learner wikiLiteracy Discussion wiki

next stepswatchLearn to Change, Change to LearnInformation R/evolutionA Vision of K-12 Students Today

next stepsstandards & frameworksISTE NETS-SIRA/NCTE Standards Partnership for 21st Century SkillsNCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies

next stepsjoinClassroom 2.0 NingNCTE Ning

big big thanksto Kim Cofino for sharingand encouraging remixing.Visit her excellent blog athttp://mscofino.edublogs.org/

Image Sources (Creative Commons License):Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.htmlGirl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.comSteering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/ Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/ Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/

contact meScott Schwistersschwister@gmail.comhttp://higheredison.wordpress.com

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