Catching Up to the 21st Century - Are we there yet?
English, Learning, and the 21st Century
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Catching Up to the 21st Century Are we there yet?
Meaningful Purposeful Relevant
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING CONFERENCE 2015
Joan Kang Shin PhD, Education Department University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The 21st century is How has the century changed our approach?
21st
about connecting people Eric Whitacre, Composer
Communication is global
INCREASINGLY IN ENGLISH
Technology is a tool
around the world.
Meaningful Purposeful
English is a tool
Relevant w3techs.com
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Are we there yet?
Alec Couros, University of Regina
No technology left behind
SCENARIO An eager teacher wanted to integrate technology into her instruction. She decided to teach students to use Wikispaces. She required them to copy and paste their assignments on the wiki for homework.
… the “verbs” are the unchanging skills of education, such as thinking critically, communicating effectively, presenting logically, and calculating correctly
Alec Couros, University of Regina
Marc Prensky
…the “nouns” are the tools of education – the technologies that students use to learn and practice the skills
Living in the World
Nouns (Web-Based Tools)
Storing
Dropbox, iCloud, Box
Producing
Wordle, Storybird, ToonDoo, ArtisanCam, Animoto
Communicating
Emailing, text messaging, Skype, ooVoo, WhatsApp
Sharing
YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, blogs, vlogs, Scoop.it
Collaborating
Google docs and sites, Google calendar, Doodle, wikis, Delicious, VoiceThread
Networking
Facebook, Ning, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Reddit, Google+
Living in the World
- citizenship (local & global)
Ways of Thinking - creativity & innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving, learning to learn
Ways of Working - communication & collaboration
Tools for Working - information literacy; ICT literacy
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Verbs (Functions)
Global Citizenship and Values
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Reading the word is dependent on reading the world.
Paulo Freire
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Commonly used approach:
Commonly used approach:
Relate content to students’ real lives.
Introduce students to “English-speaking” cultures.
HOME
U.S.
HOME
FAMILY
U.K.
FAMILY
SCHOOL
Canada
SCHOOL
FRIENDS
Australia
FRIENDS
This commonly used approach encourages separation between local and global.
How does the status of English in the world change our approach to teaching? We want our students to see the link between local and global.
International Children’s Song Approach An approach for the 21st century
Old MacDonald Had a Farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some cows E-I-E-I-O With a moo moo here And a moo moo there Here a moo There a moo Everywhere a moo moo Old MacDonald Had a Farm E-I-E-I-O
Ali Baba Has a Farm
Ali Baba, he has a big farm. On his farm, there are 7 cows. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 cows. Mooooo! All on Ali Baba’s big farm.
From Welcome to Our World published by National Geographic Learning
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International Children’s Songs Ali Baba Has a Farm
Ali Baba, he has a big farm. On his farm, there are 7 cows. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 cows. Mooooo! All on Ali Baba’s big farm.
From Welcome to Our World published by National Geographic Learning
Express their own culture in English
Explore other people, places, and cultures.
Explore their own world.
From Our World published by National Geographic Learning
From Our World published by National Geographic Learning
From OurLearning World published by National Geographic Learning From Our World published by National Geographic
Living in the World - citizenship (local & global)
Care about and protect our planet.
Inspire them to contribute to our world.
Ways of Thinking - creativity & innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving, learning to learn
Ways of Working - communication & collaboration
Tools for Working - information literacy; ICT literacy From Our World published by National Geographic Learning
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From Our World published by National Geographic Learning
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Ways of Thinking “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
Communication in the 21st century requires skills to interpret information.
Communication in the 21st century requires skills to interpret information. ∧
VISUAL
~ Alvin Toffler
INFORMATION WE TAKE IN
80–90% VISUAL
(Jensen, 2008)
Tables Photos Slideshows Cartoons Timelines Diagrams Videos Illustrations Advertisements Graphs Websites Magazines Signs Charts MapsBillboards Symbols
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IMAGES IN ADVERTISING 2. 1. Association: Group pressure: Everyone looks and An ad shows lotshappy of young healthy thewith ad. They’re cool people, in each their own and beautiful, mobile phone. too. Message: If you buyhas the a Everyone product, you will happy and mobile phone. Youbeneed one, cool too! like these people.
STUDENTS THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT… • Who is responsible for the ad? • Who is the advertiser selling the product to? • Do you want to buy the product? Why? • What techniques does the ad use? • Does it use group pressure? Association? Testimonial? A celebrity? An attractive person? Time pressure? • What does the ad say or suggest about the product?
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Our learners are…
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CREATING VISUAL TEXTS
Wiki Project Connecting classrooms from Brazil to Belarus
not just consumers but also producers of information. www.wikispaces.com
Example from Brazil
Example from Brazil
Example from Brazil
http://ctjenglish.wikispaces.com/Our+Class
http://ctjenglish.wikispaces.com/Our+Class
http://ctjenglish.wikispaces.com/Our+Class
Catching Up to the 21st Century
Are we helping our students…
Are we there yet?
Dr. Joan Kang Shin
Use English effectively across cultures? Communicate and collaborate well with others? Learn how to learn, unlearn, and relearn? Interpret text, information, and media critically? Be producers not just consumers of information? Care about other people, places, and our world? … Be effective global citizens of the 21st century?
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