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CHARACTERISTIC OF 21ST
CENTURY LEARNERS
Want to have a say in their education. - Theyll respond better
when their voices are heard. Often have higher levels of digital
literacy than their parents or teachers. - They dont know a
world without computers.
Expect transparency in their parents, teachers and mentors. -
Theyll see right through you. Want you to tell them when you have
messed up, apologize for it, and move on. - Everyone
messes up. No big deal. Just dont try to hide it.
Dont care as much about having a job as they do about making a
difference. - The very conceptof a job has changed so much in the
past decade, the future is about making a difference.
Want to connect with others in real time on their own terms. -
They want their social media,their phones and their mobile
technology. They want to be connected. All the time. In a way
that makes sense to them (not necessarily to you).
Collaborate amazingly well. - They love teamwork and figuring
things out with their friends. Really can multi-task. - To do
otherwise is yawn! Bo-ring! Appreciate a trial and error approach
to learning new skills. - Thank you, video-game industry. Learn by
doing. - Just try making them sit down and learn from you by
watching. See what
happens.
Have a can do attitude. - Of course, they can do it, silly!
There is nothing to be afraid of. Thrive in an atmosphere of
controlled challenge. - They must be challenged or they zone
out,
but they need structure, too.
Have multicultural awareness and appreciation. - This generation
is more aware of a varietycultures, countries and ways of life than
any generation before them.
Are open to change. - Really, whats the big deal?
Are equal parts consumer and creator. - Todays learners download
their own songs andapps from iTunes and then they create their own
stuff and upload it to share with others.
Are increasingly aware of the world around them. - From the
environment to politics, todayslearners are asking questions and
demanding answers.
Know where to go to find information. - Google was first
incorporated in 1998. 21st centurylearners have never known a world
without Google.
Are better educated than any generation before them. - 21st
century learners really do knowmore than their parents (but that
doesnt necessarily make them wiser!)
Expect inter-disciplinarity. - It is we, the older generation,
who organize topics into subjects.The 21st century learner
understands that subjects are inherently interconnected.
Know that they are the future. - They look at their parents and
their peers and understand thatthe worlds future rests in their
hands.
IMPLICATION OF HUMANISTIC THEORY (CARL ROGERS)
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Rich educational environmentstressed at the rich environment,
where learners could followtheir interest to reach their full
potential. It cannot be achieved through traditional education
system ans old curriculum.
Educator as a facilitatorTeacher put a new word, non directive
teaching, where educator is afacilitator, guiding learners and
nurturing their learning in order to build their talent and
reduce
that gap between self-concept and ideal self.
Positive educator-learner relationshipstressed upon positive
relationship in education. Thekey to effective education lies in
better relationship between learner and educators.
Curriculum must be new and modernhe is against traditional
education and curriculum. Educator must be an active listenerthe
educator should be active listener and facilitator in
order to guide the learners and developing their learning
abilities.
Nurturing learnerseducation should nurture rather than construct
or indoctrinate learners. Experience is the highest authorityRoger
person centered theory says that environment has
great effect on our experiences.
