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Technology rapidly changing the workforceThe kinds of content
focussed skills that are in most cases currently been taught in
schools right now are also those that are easiest to digitise,
automate and outsource. Education thus needs to become much more
about ways of thinking, involving creativity, critical thinking,
problem-solving and decision-making; about ways of working,
including communicating and collaborating; about tools for working,
including the capacity to recognise and exploit the potential of
new technologies; and about the character qualities that help
people live and work together.Students as content creators rather
than consumersThe students of today and tomorrow need to not only
be able to solve problems but they need to identify problems and
create innovative ways of addressing them. These are
entrepreneurial skillsWe see in the developed world our production
industry move offshore for cost saving now we are now seeing our
service and creative industries moving offshore.We have to be more
innovative because technology is making the world a more even
playing field. We have to compete in a increasingly globalised
workplace. Gap? The developing world is about to leapfrog the
developed nations in use of technology. Systems are so rigid and
entrenched they utilise new tech quickly. The education system is
trying to catch up rather lead. Innovation is key.
How do we prepare our students for this rapidly changing
world?
We have an incredible advantage because we are becoming at the
forefront of 21st century Learning - but we are also disadvantaged
because low enrolments mean that there is also a lack of funding
for initiatives such as student exchange programs etc.
2014 NSW Premiers Kingold Chinese Teacher Award
Popular youth culture
Sustainability initiatives
Southern Cross Beach Clean-up
Connection - was the common thread in all of the above -
technology is for that and learning is increased through that.
500+ global learners and educators from Australia, USA, Canada
& China
I wanted to find ways to use technology for peer to peer
learning (both teacher and student level) and I wanted to learn how
to do this not just within my own school such as you would use
Google Classroom for, I wanted to find out how to connect globally
and with China. Leading for social change through global
connections
Synchronous and asynchronous collaboration
Talk about fire wall in the NSW education department and
China.We had to have a mix of synchronous and asynchronous tools
that go together. E.g. a Realtime session and one where the
students could go online and collaborate. Talk about different time
zones.
VoiceThread in action - Digital handshake
Brainstorming and information gathering
spacehttps://padlet.com/julielindsay/CCCresources
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/761799395401269250https://www.thinglink.com/scene/661839611764408320
Google Docs: Teacher and peer to peer collaboration
Global Chinese Teachers
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