Using ICT in Developing 21st

Century Skills / ICT in the 21st

Century Skills
- Sample Learning Plans
and 21st century skills
- Learning Activities to
develop 21st century
skills
- Selection of
Competencies requiring
ICT Integration
- PB learning plan:
Integration of 21st
century skills
What comes into your mind when
you hear 21st Century Skills?
21st Century Skills
• refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills,
work habits, and character traits that are
believed—by educators, school reformers,
college professors, employers, and others—
to be critically important to success in
today’s world, particularly in collegiate
programs and contemporary careers
and workplaces.
21st Century Skills
• It is generally used to refer to certain
core competencies such as collaboration,
digital literacy, critical thinking and
problem solving that advocates believe
schools need to teach to help students
thrive in today’s world.
Instruction for 21st Century Skills
Instruction for 21st Century Skills
Twelve 21st Century Skills
• Critical Thinking • Technology Literacy
• Creativity • Flexibility
• Collaboration • Leadership
• Communication • Initiative
• Information Fluency • Productivity
• Media Literacy • Social Skill
 Critical Thinking
• kind of thinking in which
you question, analyze, interpret, evaluate and make a
judgement about what you read, hear, say, or write.
• Applying critical thinking does not mean being
negative or focusing on faults. It means being able
to clarify your thinking so that you can break down a
problem or a piece of information, interpret it and
use that interpretation to arrive at an informed
decision or judgement
 Creativity
• Creativity involves transforming your ideas,
imagination, and dreams into reality. When
you’re being creative, you can see the hidden
patterns, make connections between things that
aren’t normally related, and come up with new
ideas. Creative ability depends on creative
thinking which is part hard work but largely
creative problem-solving.
Collaboration
• is the process of two or more
individuals working together to
complete a task or achieve a common
objective. Effective collaboration
necessitates interpersonal skills,
communications skills, knowledge
sharing, and coordination.
 Communication
• giving, receiving or exchanging ideas,
information, signals or messages through
appropriate media, enabling individuals or
groups to persuade, to seek information, to
give information or to express emotions.
• includes body-language, skills of speaking
and writing. It outlines the objectives of
communication. It emphasizes listening as an
important aspect of communication.
 Information Literacy
• is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective
discovery of information, the understanding of how information is
produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new
knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.
• is the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate
information in all its various formats, most notably in
situations requiring decision making, problem solving, or the
acquisition of knowledge. It is a combination of research skills,
critical thinking skills, computer technology skills, and
communication skills. Information literacy is essential for
academic success, effective functioning in the workplace, and
participation in society as knowledgeable citizens.
 Media Literacy
• is the process of systematically teaching students to
interpret, evaluate, and think critically about media
systems and the content they produce.
• challenges students to think critically about the
cumulative impact of our media system — especially our
commercial media system — on the culture. It moves
beyond individual media messages and teaches students
to identify overarching patterns in media content. And
it encourages students to think about how these
patterns might reflect and reinforce certain ideas,
values, social norms, and power arrangements in the
larger culture.
 Technology Literacy
• is the ability to use, comprehend, manage, and
analyze technology safely, effectively, and
responsibly. This literacy includes using
technology to evaluate, create and integrate
information.
• technology literacy isn’t limited to just computers
and the Internet; it can be applied to any
technological device. The definition of technology
is any device, system, or methodology created to
solve a problem or help carry out a task.
Flexibility
• is a method of learning where students
are given freedom in how, what, when and
where they learn.
• refers to the ability to customize one’s
pace, place and mode of learning.
Leadership
• is built on the premise of constructing and
applying knowledge in ways that make a positive
difference. Through collaboration and
communication, professionals in educational
leadership work with diverse communities and
build partnerships to promote positive outcomes
by setting and meeting transformative goals.
Initiative
• The power or ability to begin or to
follow through energetically with a
plan or task; enterprise and
determination.
 Productivity

• is the amount of work an individual or

group accomplishes within a certain amount
of time. Greater productivity means you
complete more with less time or effort. You
can measure accomplishments by the quality
of the work, the number of tasks finished,
or the amount of product created.
Social Skill

• are a set of behaviors that allow you

to interact and relate to others in
an effective and satisfactory way.
One interesting aspect about them is
that they can be learned,
strengthened, and developed day by
day with practice.
Three 21st Century Skill Categories

• Learning Skills
• Literacy Skills
• Life Skills
Learning Skills (4C’s)

• Critical Thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Communication
Literacy Skills

• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• Technology Literacy
Life Skills

• Flexibility
• Leadership
• Initiative
• Productivity
• Social Skills
How to improve 21st Century Skills

• Stay aware of current technology

• Analyze Media
• Embrace new ideas
• Volunteer for Leadership
positions
• Attend industry and work events
Stay aware of Current Technology
• If you want to improve your digital literacy,
it may help to stay aware of new technology.
For instance, if your workplace introduces a
new program, look for training opportunities
so you can learn how to use it. You may also
subscribe to technology-centered websites
that discuss the newest hardware and
applications.
 Analyze Media
• Analyzing different kinds of media can be an effective way
to practice and improve information and media literacy. For
example, you might try to analyze news stories or
commercials critically. This may involve considering what
information they provide or what visuals they use. Here are
some questions you can ask yourself while consuming media:
• What message are they trying to convey?
• Why did they choose that headline or music?
• How might the message change if they'd made different
choices, like a brighter color scheme?
Embrace new ideas
• If you feel like your work strategies could use
improvement, consider learning what others are
doing to find new ideas. Try to remain aware of
the innovations other people are doing in your
industry or related industries. You can also use
this inspiration to work creatively and use your
critical thinking to analyze which parts of
these new ideas may be most useful for you.
Volunteer for Leadership Positions
• One good way to practice and improve
your leadership skills is to find
opportunities to lead. These can
include volunteering to lead a project
or organizing an event. You may even
consider mentoring new employees and
helping with their training.
Attend industry and work events
• When trying to improve social skills, look for
events related to your job that you could attend.
These could include conferences, panels,
instructional classes or social work events like
birthday celebrations or work lunches. These
events can provide opportunities for you to
practice your social skills by initiating
conversations, navigating interactions with
multiple people and observing social norms in your
workplace.
What is technology integration?

ICT integration is a seamless

incorporation of technology to support
and enhance student engagement in
meaningful learning and for attainment
of curriculum objectives.
Technology integration helps achieve
21st Century Skills in students
➢Personal and social responsibility
➢Planning, critical thinking, reasoning
and creativity
➢Strong communication skills both for
interpersonal and presentation needs
➢Visualizing and decision-making
➢Knowing how and when to use technology
and choosing the most appropriate
tool for the task.
Levels of ICT Integration
1.Simple Integration
Example: Showing of pictures in the class
using computer projector.
Levels of ICT Integration
2. Middle Integration
There is a purposeful use of technology to
support key learning areas and the students
can manipulate technology.
Examples:
• Teaching
graphic
designing
• Reporting
• Showing videos
Levels of ICT Integration
3. High Integration
Technology is the center of instructional
tool.
Competencies for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy

• Access
• Manage
• Integrate
• Evaluate
• Create
• Communicate
Access

DEFINITIO N COMPETENCIES
• Knowing about and • Search, find, and
knowing how to retrieve
collect and/or information in
retrieve digital
information. environments.
Integrate

DEFINITIO N COMPETENCIES
• Interpreting and • Interpret and
representing represent information
information - by using ICT tools to
summarizing, synthesize, summarize,
comparing, and compare, and contrast
contrasting. information from
multiple sources.
Evaluate

DEF IN I TIO N COM PE T ENC IE S

• Making judgments about • Judge the currency,
the quality, relevance, appropriateness, and
usefulness, or adequacy of information
efficiency of and information sources
information. for a specific purpose
(including determining
authority, bias, and
timelines of
materials).
Create

DEFINITIO N COMPETENCIES
• Generating information • Adapt, apply, design,
by adapting, applying, or invent information
designing, inventing, in ICT environments (to
or authoring describe an event,
information. express an opinion, or
support a basic
argument, viewpoint or
position).
Communicate
DEFINITION COMPETENCIES
• Communicate information • Communicate, adapt, and
persuasively to meet present information
needs of various properly in its context
audiences through use (audience, media) in
of an appropriate
ICT environments and
medium.
for a peer audience.
Barriers to the Successful Integration
of ICT in Teaching and Learning
▪ Lack of computers or ICT equipment
▪ Lack of quality software
▪ Lack of time
▪ Technical problems
▪ Teacher’s attitudes towards computers
▪ Poor funding
▪ Lack of teacher confidence
▪ Resistance to change
How to use ICT Effectively?

The effective use of ICT in

lessons depends on the awareness of
teachers of the potential of ICT in
teaching and learning process.
ICT skills and competencies –
The educators should acquire:

1.ICT Operations and Concepts – teachers

demonstrate a sound understanding of
ICT operations and concepts.
2. Planning and Designing Learning
Environments and Experiences –
teachers plan, and design effective
learning environment supported by ICT.
ICT skills and competencies –
The educators should acquire:

3. Teaching, Learning and the

Curriculum – teachers implement
curriculum plans that includes methods
and strategies for applying ICT.
4. Assessment and Evaluation –
teachers apply ICT to facilitate a
variety of effective assessment.
 ICT skills and competencies –
The educators should acquire:
5. Productivity and Professional Practice
– teachers use ICT to enhance their
productivity and professional practices.
6. Social, Ethical, Legal and Human
Issues – teachers understand the social,
ethical, legal and human issues
surrounding the use of ICT in
instruction.
 Problem-Based learning
• is a teaching method in which complex real-world problems are
used as the vehicle to promote student learning of concepts
and principles as opposed to direct presentation of facts and
concepts. In addition to course content, PBL can promote the
development of critical thinking skills, problem-solving
abilities, and communication skills. It can also provide
opportunities for working in groups, finding and evaluating
research materials, and life-long learning (Duch et al, 2001).
• is a student-centered approach in which students learn about a
subject by working in groups to solve an open-ended problem.
This problem is what drives the motivation and the learning.
Nilson (2010) lists the following learning outcomes that are
associated with PBL. A well-designed PBL project provides
students with the opportunity to develop skills related to:

• Working in teams. • Explaining concepts.

• Managing projects and holding
leadership roles. • Self-directed learning.
• Oral and written • Applying course content
communication.
to real-world examples.
• Self-awareness and evaluation
of group processes. • Researching and
• Working independently. information literacy.
• Critical thinking and
• Problem solving across
analysis.
disciplines.
Considerations for Using Problem-
Based Learning
• Examine and define the problem.
• Explore what they already know about underlying
issues related to it.
• Determine what they need to learn and where they can
acquire the information and tools necessary to solve
the problem.
• Evaluate possible ways to solve the problem.
• Solve the problem.
• Report on their findings
PBL And Technology
• With new technology advancements, problem-based learning has
been impacted. Technology innovations such as networked and
immersive technologies have opened up myriad new
possibilities for research and experimentation in designing
PBL for digital and eLearning environments. As Moallem, et
al. (2019) explain:
+ The emerging global challenges and the need for
transforming pedagogy to better support acquisition of
twenty-first-century skills demand new models of learning
that are progressively changing from focusing on content
knowledge to supporting and modeling process skills,
problem-solving skills, and thinking skills. (p. 573)
• Successful project-based learning (PBL) seeks to develop
models for deeper learning in school and college by
engaging students in projects. This method blends
classroom teaching, technology use, and problem
solving through projects and real-world challenges. PBL
marks a point of departure from traditional classroom
learning. It requires schools to invest resources
into redesigning curriculum and making outreach efforts
to incorporate real-world challenges and business
partnerships. Successful project-based learning also
takes major investment in terms of time and effort from
students and teachers.
 7 technical solutions that can be used for
implementing successful project-based
learning pedagogy.

• Learning Management System

• Flipped Classroom Learning
• Video Quiz
• Learner Analytics and Data Visualization
• Course Gamification
• Whiteboard Animation Videos
• Training Teacher and Students for Software Use
Learning Management Systems
• A good Learning Management System (LMS)
makes it easier for teachers to communicate
course content with students effectively.
Using a Learning Management System,
teachers can edit course content as the
learning project evolves, therefore
allowing for flexible pedagogy. Learning
Management Systems are also able to collect
learner data across different activities.
Flipped Classroom
• In the flipped classroom method, basic
instructions are given to students before
class through videos. By using videos for
instruction before class, the classroom
discussion would be better focused on
problem-solving and critical thinking,
encouraging an attitude of sustained inquiry.
Video Quiz
• In-video quizzes can be integrated to online
videos immediately after a course topic is
discussed. Problem-solving immediately after
concept introduction would lead to better
knowledge retention, helping learners master
the core content. Quizzes increase the
learner’s time on the task, and encourage more
time for practice. Better knowledge retention
means that classroom discussions will be much
more productive.
Learner Analytics and Data
Visualization
• Learner data needs to be communicated to
teachers, students, and parents clearly, so
that actionable insights are gained for
course feedback. Effective communication is
one of the most important measures to
ensure the success of project-based
learning.
Course Gamification

• Course gamification is the technique by which

learners are assigned points based on
activities completed within the course. Based
on the points systems, students are assigned
levels or places on leaderboards. This process
essentially leverages learner’s desire for
socializing, competition, achievement and
status for more effective learner engagement.
Whiteboard Animation Videos
• Whiteboard Animation videos are a great
tool to explain complex concepts to
students. The verbal cues in the video help
guide the learner through the concept,
while the visual part enables them to
create a map of the new knowledge.
Training Teacher and Students for
Software Use
• Screencasting is a great way for training students and
teachers with use of software for online learning. In
screencasting instructions are given to learners along with
a video of the computer screen. This guides learners on how
softwares and computer tools are used. Screencasting is very
cost-effective as well, as you only need to add audio
besides the screencast to demonstrate the use of computer.
Some free screencasting tools available online are Ezvid and
Screenr, while professional video editing softwares such as
Screenflow and Camtasia allow users to add voiceovers and
text to the screencast video.
 PBL Common activities mapped to technology tools
Action Application
Sharing Dropbox, Zotero, Diigo, YouTube, Facebook,
Flickr, Twitter, Blogger, Delicious, Digg,
Box.net, SlideShare, LogMeIn, TeamViewer
Discussing Facebook, LinkedIn, Zoom, Skype, MSN,
Twitter, Blogger, Doodle, SignAppNow,
Canvas, Adobe Connect, Lectio.dk, Microsoft
OneNote, FirstClass
Reading Google
Writing Google Docs, Typewith.me, MS Office with
Dropbox
Communicating Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Zoom,
Skype, MSN, Yahoo messenger, Twitter,
Blogger, Doodle, SignAppNow, Adobe Connect,
Lectio.dk, Microsoft OneNote, FirstClass
 PBL Common activities mapped to technology tools
Action Application
Reflecting Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Zoom,
Skype, MSN, Yahoo messenger, Twitter,
Blogger, FirstClass
Argumenting Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Zoom,
Skype, MSN, Yahoo messenger, Twitter,
Blogger, FirstClass, Email, Microsoft
OneNote
Diagramming Gliffy, Diagramly, Dabbleboard
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