Learning in 21st Century

Ilker Yengin (PhD)

Social & Cognitive Computing
Institute of High Performance
Computing, A*STAR

How people think, communicate and learn together in technology supported

interactions .. .

Mobile Apps

Optimize
communications
and thinking
processes

Multi-modal
knowledge
representatio
n

E-Learning Tools
Collaborative
knowledge
building

Social Tutoring Robots

Outline
1. 21st Century Life and Economic Values
2. Learning Societies in 21st century
3. Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century
Education
4. Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/11/15/dream_jobs/

1. 21st Century Life and Economic

Values
2. Learning Societies in 21st century
3. Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
4. Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

ICT and Change

60s

70s

ICT and Change

80s

90s

ICT and Change

2000

Nowadays

Internet = Economic Power

Knowledge = Internet

Knowledge Creates Greater

Knowledge
ICT enabled knowledge societies create new economical
values to the products or processes that enable the knowledge
societies to provide new methods to generate even greater
knowledge

Leibold, Marius, Gilbert Probst, and Michael Gibbert. Strategic Management in the
Knowledge Economy: New Approaches and Business Applications. Erlangen: John Wiley
& Sons.2007.

Knowledge

Knowledge

Knowledge

Knowledge

Internet= Knowledge

Positive disruptive technology

Creating new industries
Spread Knowledge
Organize new social interaction

Education=Economic Power
Effective education of cognitive skills
is positively correlated with the
economic growth of the societies .

Hanushek, E. A., & Wmann, L. The

role of education quality for economic
growth. 2007.

Education=Economic Power

Can you calculate this for

me ?
1 Percent of GDP of USA in 2013 167
= ? Billion

Question ?
IF >
Internet = Economic Power
Knowledge = Internet
Knowledge Creates Greater
Knowledge
Education=Economic Power
What is Education THEN?

Question ?
IF >

Internet = Economic Power

Knowledge = Internet
Knowledge Creates Greater Knowledge
Education=Economic Power

What is Education THEN? >

Education = Internet=Economic Power

Education = Internet =Knowledge
Education Creates Greater Education = ?
Education Creates Greater Knowledge ?

http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/networke
d_society

Winning Ingredient in the

Equation
Successful economies and societies
will need to be creative !
2010 Winning Ingredients report , Standard
Chartered

Fast changing dynamics

Knowledge as the economical value
Networked societies
Collaboration and team work
Importance of creative and innovative individua

1. 21st Century Life and Economic Values

2. Learning Societies in 21st

century
3. Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
4. Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

Change = ?

Exam Factory

Pupils becoming 'anxious, stressed and

disaffected
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/edu
cation/

Changing Face of Education

Factory Model

Knowledge Society

http://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativ
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506351/the-most-important-education-technology-in-200-years/

1. 21st Century Life and Economic Values

2. Learning Societies in 21st century

3. Core Cognitive Skills in 21st

century Education
4. Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

CORE COGNITIVE SKILLS IN 21st

CENTURY EDUCATION

CORE COGNITIVE SKILLS IN 21st

CENTURY EDUCATION
Creativity

Critical Thinking

Inventive
Thinking
Effective Communication ICT Literate
Collaborating in Teams
Cross-cultural
Understanding
The Flexible & Self-directed

1. 21st Century Life and Economic Values

2. Learning Societies in 21st century
3. Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education

4. Activities to Develop 21st century

Cognitive Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

Activities to Develop 21 Cognitive Skills

Tilling and Fadel (2009). 21st Century Skills

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21st Century Life and Economic Values

Learning Societies in 21st century
Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills

5. Technology for 21st century

Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

uture direction of Knowledge!

Privacy and Security=?

Plagiarism=?

http://classroom-aid.com/technologyresources/

Web 2.0 & 21st CENTURY

EDUCATION

http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/4665/03/4665_1362608472

Web 2.0

Creativity & Inventive Thinking

Different forms of collaborative idea creation and
discussion tools:
Wikis
Blog
Online story telling
Brainstorming
Concept mapping
Multimedia (Video, audio, 3D objects etc.)
Games
Document Formats (Presentation, office documents etc.)

Web 2.0 & Critical

Thinking
Open platform
Impact and trustworthiness of
resources

Web 2.0 & Effective

Communication
Text based messages
Allowing different modes of nonverbal communication.

Web 2.0 & ICT Literacy

Chicken Egg Problem
Cyber ethics and rights

Web 2.0
Cross-cultural Understanding
A platform to practice attitudes.

Flexible & Self Directed

Learning
Platform for practice skills

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2.
3.
4.

21st Century Life and Economic Values

Learning Societies in 21st century
Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education

6. Developing Social and

Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

CORE COGNITIVE SKILLS IN 21st

CENTURY EDUCATION
Creativity

Critical Thinking

Inventive
Thinking
Effective
ICT Literate
Communication
Collaborating in Teams
Cross-cultural
Understanding
The Flexible & Self-directed

Example Argumentation
What do you think about the role of
the internet in education in 21st
century
Player
1s Response?to the Question
Comment of Player 2 to Player 1
Player 2s Response to the Question
Comment of Player 3 to Player 2
Player 3s Response to the Question
Comment of Player 1 to Player 3

What is the Structure of language

and cognition in this dialog ?

Outline
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2.
3.
4.

21st Century Life and Economic Values

Learning Societies in 21st century
Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills

7. DiaCog

Tracking Interactions with

Cognitive Maps
START: Copyright laws and policy could be better aligned
with the interests of both consumers and copyright holders.
TURN 1:
Student A: I agree, although the Copyright Act attempts to balance culture and
commerce through exclusive incentive models and fair use defenses, the law just
doesnt seem to be keeping up with the way end users, developers, and content
creators operate in the digital sphere.
Student D: For instance, current copyright laws are inadequate for
the digital age anyway, some legal experts says "Most of it was
written more than a quarter century ago,"
Teacher: Is it the case that , the Copyright Act protects original
expression, but what is considered original?
Student C: I read that, a work can only be original if it is the result
ofindependent creative effort.

Tracking Interactions with

Cognitive Maps
START:
START Copyright laws and policy could be better aligned
with the interests of both consumers and copyright holders.

Student A: I agree, although the Copyright Act attempts to balance culture and
commerce through exclusive incentive models and fair use defenses, the law just
doesnt
Student A seem to be keeping up with the way end users, developers, and content
creators operate in the digital sphere.
Student D: For instance, current copyright laws are inadequate for
the digital age anyway, some legal experts says "Most of it was
more than a quarter century ago,"
Studentwritten
D
Teacher: Is it the case that , the Copyright Act protects original
expression, but what is considered original?
Teacher

Student C: I read that, a work can only be original if it is the result

ofindependent creative effort.
Student C

Structuring cognition

I read that, for Type II is theoretically possible to fulfill a condition

which is given in the if-clause.

Summary
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21st Century Life and Economic Values

Learning Societies in 21st century
Core Cognitive Skills in 21st century Education
Activities to Develop 21st century Cognitive
Skills
5. Technology for 21st century Education
6. Developing Social and Communicative Skills
7. DiaCog

Learning in 21st Century

By Ilker Yengin (PhD)

yengini@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

Technologies

Thinking

Collaborative

http://www.slideshare.net/ilkyen/21st-century-learning-andtechnology

Social & Cognitive Computing

Institute of High Performance
Computing, A*STAR