Comments on: Is the term 21st Century out of date? http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/ Articles, Tips, Screencasts, and Tutorials for Educators Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lesley Wilton http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146920 Lesley Wilton Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:34:43 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146920 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Is the term 21st Century out of date? http://bit.ly/4C5Pn</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146920','Lesley Wilton','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">Is the term 21st Century out of date? http:\/\/bit.ly\/4C5Pn<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Is the term 21st Century out of date? http://bit.ly/4C5Pn
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]]> By: David Peter http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146921 David Peter Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:35:33 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146921 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Do you agree or disagree with http://is.gd/4KgBl posting about 21st century skills?</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146921','David Peter','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">Do you agree or disagree with http:\/\/is.gd\/4KgBl posting about 21st century skills?<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Do you agree or disagree with http://is.gd/4KgBl posting about 21st century skills?
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]]> By: David Truss http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146355 David Truss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146355 That's a good point, I agree with you in that 'Learning Skills' is a tech-neutral phrase. However, I see an LCD projector as the minimum blackboard or whiteboard or overhead projector requirement of the modern day classroom. We are living in a technicolour world and <a href="http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/black-and-white-education/" rel="nofollow">teaching kids in Black & White</a>... and that's why I am taking the tech focus approach, in a school that I think needs it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146355','David Truss','That\'s a good point, I agree with you in that \'Learning Skills\' is a tech-neutral phrase. \r\nHowever, I see an LCD projector as the minimum blackboard or whiteboard or overhead projector requirement of the modern day classroom. We are living in a technicolour world and <a href=\"http:\/\/pairadimes.davidtruss.com\/black-and-white-education\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">teaching kids in Black & White<\/a>... and that\'s why I am taking the tech focus approach, in a school that I think needs it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> That’s a good point, I agree with you in that ‘Learning Skills’ is a tech-neutral phrase.
However, I see an LCD projector as the minimum blackboard or whiteboard or overhead projector requirement of the modern day classroom. We are living in a technicolour world and teaching kids in Black & White… and that’s why I am taking the tech focus approach, in a school that I think needs it.
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]]> By: Michael J http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146350 Michael J Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:18:33 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146350 David, Strong points. But, I wonder if the focus is not tech at all. But rather to use whatever tools are at hand to help teachers become the skeptical, active learners that we want our students to be.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146350','Michael J','David,\r\nStrong points. But, I wonder if the focus is not tech at all. But rather to use whatever tools are at hand to help teachers become the skeptical, active learners that we want our students to be.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> David,
Strong points. But, I wonder if the focus is not tech at all. But rather to use whatever tools are at hand to help teachers become the skeptical, active learners that we want our students to be.
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]]> By: David Truss http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146347 David Truss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:04:55 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146347 Jeff, I've had this post open on FireFox since you announced it on Twitter, funny how busy life gets. As I read it I was reminded of the 'Brave New World Wide Web' video I created a while back. It was well received... by the 'converted'. It spoke to those that have engaged online and in the blogosphere, but I don't think it 'spoke' to someone new to these ideas. 21st Century Skills? If you break down the skills themselves you get down to things like: <i>'Checking the reliability of your sources'</i> and <i>'Use information accurately and creatively to solve a problem'</i> and <i>'Respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds'</i> If you really think about it, those skills would have been quite useful in the 20th Century too. I think we need to drop the term 21 Century and focus on <i>Learning Skills</i>. The reality is that the world wide web is an incredible source of information and <i>'Checking the reliability of your sources'</i> means understanding how to use the web knowledgeably and meaningfully. We don't need a new term. We need to focus on what <i>Learning Skills</i> our students need to be successful, and then ask: <i>"What does a student today need in their repertoire in order to achieve these Learning Skills?"</i>... which begs the questions, "What do I need to know as an educator in order to provide those skills to my students?" So, what exactly is the discussion that we need to be having? <i>What skills do teachers need to be effective? </i> I'm currently at a school with very little tech and what I'm advocating for is 1-1 for teachers: Ever teacher with a netbook and an LCD projector. Until they, the teachers, have the skills to use technology effectively, the internet is a glorified encyclopedia with a few interesting videos and a few interesting distractions... and we, (those that will actually read your post), know it is far more than that!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146347','David Truss','Jeff,\r\nI\'ve had this post open on FireFox since you announced it on Twitter, funny how busy life gets.\r\nAs I read it I was reminded of the \'Brave New World Wide Web\' video I created a while back. It was well received... by the \'converted\'. It spoke to those that have engaged online and in the blogosphere, but I don\'t think it \'spoke\' to someone new to these ideas.\r\n\r\n21st Century Skills? \r\nIf you break down the skills themselves you get down to things like: \r\n<i>\'Checking the reliability of your sources\'<\/i> \r\nand\r\n<i>\'Use information accurately and creatively to solve a problem\'<\/i> \r\nand \r\n<i>\'Respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds\'<\/i> \r\nIf you really think about it, those skills would have been quite useful in the 20th Century too. \r\n\r\nI think we need to drop the term 21 Century and focus on <i>Learning Skills<\/i>. \r\nThe reality is that the world wide web is an incredible source of information and <i>\'Checking the reliability of your sources\'<\/i> means understanding how to use the web knowledgeably and meaningfully. \r\n\r\nWe don\'t need a new term. We need to focus on what <i>Learning Skills<\/i> our students need to be successful, and then ask:\r\n<i>\"What does a student today need in their repertoire in order to achieve these Learning Skills?\"<\/i>... which begs the questions, \r\n\"What do I need to know as an educator in order to provide those skills to my students?\"\r\n\r\nSo, what exactly is the discussion that we need to be having? \r\n<i>What skills do teachers need to be effective? <\/i>\r\nI\'m currently at a school with very little tech and what I\'m advocating for is 1-1 for teachers: Ever teacher with a netbook and an LCD projector. Until they, the teachers, have the skills to use technology effectively, the internet is a glorified encyclopedia with a few interesting videos and a few interesting distractions... and we, (those that will actually read your post), know it is far more than that!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Jeff,
I’ve had this post open on FireFox since you announced it on Twitter, funny how busy life gets.
As I read it I was reminded of the ‘Brave New World Wide Web’ video I created a while back. It was well received… by the ‘converted’. It spoke to those that have engaged online and in the blogosphere, but I don’t think it ’spoke’ to someone new to these ideas.

21st Century Skills?
If you break down the skills themselves you get down to things like:
‘Checking the reliability of your sources’
and
‘Use information accurately and creatively to solve a problem’
and
‘Respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds’
If you really think about it, those skills would have been quite useful in the 20th Century too.

I think we need to drop the term 21 Century and focus on Learning Skills.
The reality is that the world wide web is an incredible source of information and ‘Checking the reliability of your sources’ means understanding how to use the web knowledgeably and meaningfully.

We don’t need a new term. We need to focus on what Learning Skills our students need to be successful, and then ask:
“What does a student today need in their repertoire in order to achieve these Learning Skills?”… which begs the questions,
“What do I need to know as an educator in order to provide those skills to my students?”

So, what exactly is the discussion that we need to be having?
What skills do teachers need to be effective?
I’m currently at a school with very little tech and what I’m advocating for is 1-1 for teachers: Ever teacher with a netbook and an LCD projector. Until they, the teachers, have the skills to use technology effectively, the internet is a glorified encyclopedia with a few interesting videos and a few interesting distractions… and we, (those that will actually read your post), know it is far more than that!

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]]> By: David Truss http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146922 David Truss Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:32:24 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146922 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Kudos to .@dharter for his post on U Tech Tips http://bit.ly/6o1k1 "Is the term 21st Century out of date?"</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146922','David Truss','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">Kudos to .@dharter for his post on U Tech Tips http:\/\/bit.ly\/6o1k1 "Is the term 21st Century out of date?"<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Kudos to .@dharter for his post on U Tech Tips http://bit.ly/6o1k1 "Is the term 21st Century out of date?"
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]]> By: Brandon Hoover http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146923 Brandon Hoover Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:07:04 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146923 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @dharter: Over 570 RTs for my post Is the term 21st Century out of date? http://bit.ly/4C5Pn Amazing!</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146923','Brandon Hoover','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">RT @dharter: Over 570 RTs for my post Is the term 21st Century out of date? http:\/\/bit.ly\/4C5Pn Amazing!<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> RT @dharter: Over 570 RTs for my post Is the term 21st Century out of date? http://bit.ly/4C5Pn Amazing!
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]]> By: David Gran http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146254 David Gran Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:16:39 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146254 Yeah, who knew the columns would get that thin? Good topic. Thanks for the conversation.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146254','David Gran','Yeah, who knew the columns would get that thin?\r\n\r\nGood topic. Thanks for the conversation.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Yeah, who knew the columns would get that thin?

Good topic. Thanks for the conversation.

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]]> By: Dennis Harter http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146250 Dennis Harter Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:31:07 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146250 Holy smokes! (that may be all I'm able to say...okay, maybe not) I am stunned by how this post has been pushed out there. I knew I was getting great audience by cross posting this on UTechTips, but I had no idea the energy this post would take on. Thanks to all who've retweeted...it is inspiring to consider that so many have read something I had to say. In particular, thanks to the commenters above, for making this a conversation...which was kind of the point. I hope many other conversations happened out there off of this post, but about the ideas. I will most likely never hit this mark again, but regardless, you have all inspired me to keep doing this. Love that chords are being struck.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146250','Dennis Harter','Holy smokes!\r\n\r\n(that may be all I\'m able to say...okay, maybe not)\r\n\r\nI am stunned by how this post has been pushed out there. I knew I was getting great audience by cross posting this on UTechTips, but I had no idea the energy this post would take on. Thanks to all who\'ve retweeted...it is inspiring to consider that so many have read something I had to say.\r\n\r\nIn particular, thanks to the commenters above, for making this a conversation...which was kind of the point. I hope many other conversations happened out there off of this post, but about the ideas.\r\n\r\nI will most likely never hit this mark again, but regardless, you have all inspired me to keep doing this. Love that chords are being struck.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Holy smokes!

(that may be all I’m able to say…okay, maybe not)

I am stunned by how this post has been pushed out there. I knew I was getting great audience by cross posting this on UTechTips, but I had no idea the energy this post would take on. Thanks to all who’ve retweeted…it is inspiring to consider that so many have read something I had to say.

In particular, thanks to the commenters above, for making this a conversation…which was kind of the point. I hope many other conversations happened out there off of this post, but about the ideas.

I will most likely never hit this mark again, but regardless, you have all inspired me to keep doing this. Love that chords are being struck.

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]]> By: MichaelJ http://www.utechtips.com/is-the-term-21st-century-out-of-date/comment-page-1/#comment-146242 MichaelJ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:53:55 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1740#comment-146242 I thought we would be on the same page. My answer (in 140 characters or less). Stop evangelizing. Focus on supporting evangelists.Keep making it easier and eaiser to get started."<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('146242','MichaelJ','I thought we would be on the same page.\r\n\r\nMy answer (in 140 characters or less).\r\nStop evangelizing. Focus on supporting evangelists.Keep making it easier and eaiser to get started.\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I thought we would be on the same page.

My answer (in 140 characters or less).
Stop evangelizing. Focus on supporting evangelists.Keep making it easier and eaiser to get started.”

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