INTRODUCTION TO

EDUC 7 EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY 1

TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM VS
21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM
Traditional Classroom
Lecture
Lecturer

21st Century
Classroom
Discussion
Facilitator

Whole Group

Small Group

Independent
Single-Tasking

Collaborative
Multi-Tasking

Teacher-Centered
Instruction

Student-Centered
Instruction

Traditional

Differentiated

THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

1. Students learn by doing.
2. Students live in a world of digital, audio and
text.
3. Students are multi-taskers that use sounds
and images to convey content whenever
possible.
4. Students use multimedia sources, including
technology to find and gather information.

21ST CENTURY SKILLS THAT STUDENTS

SHOULD ACQUIRE (7CS)
Skills

Component Skills

Critical Thinking-andDoing
Creativity

Problem solving, research, analysis etc.

Collaboration

Cooperation, consensus, communitybuilding

Cooperation, consensus, communitybuilding
Creating messages and using media
effectively
Effective use of ICT and other knowledge
tools
Managing change, lifelong learning

Cross-cultural
Understanding

Communication
Computing (ICT
Literacy)

Career and Learning Selfreliance

New knowledge creation, artful storytelling

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE
21ST CENTURY TEACHER
risk taker

collaborat
or

model

21st
Century
Teacher

adaptor

communica
tor

leader

visionary
learner