Learning at the 21st Century

Running head: Learning at the 21st century
LEARNING AT THE 21ST CENTURY

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Learning at the 21st century
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
21st century learning.........................................................................................................................2
Role of teachers in 21st century........................................................................................................3
Needed skills, values and learning support......................................................................................3
Accommodation of needs................................................................................................................5
Interview findings............................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Recommendations............................................................................................................................8
Reference list...................................................................................................................................9

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Learning at the 21st century
Introduction
Social development is a continuous form of development that is responsible for each and
every change brought in the society. Development comes with new and expanded sources of
information that ultimately impacts the educational field in a society. Similarly, 21st century has
also brought limitless possibilities in the field of education globally. So, this study focuses on
various newly emerged aspects of learning in the 21st century. For that reason, the notion of 21st
century learning has been explored along with a discussion of the role of teachers in this kind of
learning. In addition, a detailed identification of relevant learning skills and values related to 21st
century learning has been focused on. Furthermore, the strategies and techniques to fulfill those
skills have been mentioned in the study. For that reason, an interview has been taken from some
randomly selected teachers and students of this age in order to know the challenges they have
been facing today regarding learning. Moreover, certain recommendations have been given in
order to deal with the identified challenges in the field of 21st century learning.
21st century learning
The concept of 21st century learning has gained its popularity after the developments of
21st century got its full acknowledgment. The development in the technological advancements is
one of the main factors behind this new notion of learning (Kereluik, Mishra, Fahnoe & Terry,
2013). This is so because digital literacy has become one of the most important areas of learning
in the digital age. Thus, 21st century learning is quite different from the traditional form of
learning when the most importance used to be given to the theoretical knowledge of the learners.
On the contrary, learners of this age require mastering the equilibrium between the
content and skills. In this age, the sources of information have been increased in number and the
learners need to be aware of all the available sources in order to not only learn but also to
produce content. For producing contents, the learners need to learn various skills that can be
helpful in preparing them for their future (Bernhardt, 2015). However, civic responsibility is as
much relevant as digital literacy for the 21st century learners. Thus implies that not only skills but
values are also equally important aspects of 21st century learning.

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After many researches on education in the previous era, it has been realized that without
acquiring the needed skills, the learners can only become efficient in rote learning. This kind of
learning can never help them to match with the high paced developments that out world has been
witnessing every day (Alismail & McGuire, 2015). As a result, they will be unable to
systematically access the vast range of information available in the digital media. So, this can be
said that 21st century learning is something that accommodates the past in order to deal with the
risks that the future comes with.
Role of teachers in 21st century
The time has been passed when the teachers used to control the classroom and learners
used to be the passive knowledge receivers. Now, the classrooms have become learner centric
where the teaching learning process has become a two directional phenomenon (Tucker, 2014).
This has happened due to the need of the present century that we live in. So, in this age, the role
of the teachers has been changed in order to match the needs and demands of each and every
student of this generation.
As mentioned earlier, the learners of this generation need to be efficient in several skills
that will be helpful in their future career. Thus, in that case, the teachers need to support the
learners to enhance their skills of problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration and
communication (Kivunja, 2015). The teachers can guide the learners in the process of skill
building by being a resource provider in order to facilitate their active learning.
For that reason, the teacher needs to be efficient in digital knowledge or in the
technological knowledge so that they can facilitate a multimedia driven learning atmosphere for
the learners of 21st century (Brun & Hinostroza, 2014). Moreover, globalization has brought
culturally diverse learners under the same roof and thus the teachers need to teach important
values to the learners so that they can learn easily in a culturally diverse learning environment.
Needed skills, values and learning support
In order to discuss the various
ranges of skills needed by the 21st century learners, the skills can be categorized into sections