21st century learning describes the types of competencies needed to thrive in today’s global landscape. According to Mishra & Mehta (2017) in order to really understand how to do this you need creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking. All of those things together can assist you with technology and the digital world. But how do we get our students there? How do we get our students to critically think using technology in the 21st century? The short answer is, we just have to figure it out and they have to explore it on their own with our guidance Bernhardt (2015) I just had to explore and learn how to drive a forklift backwards. The 21st century learning aspect shows many videos, slide shows and computer based learning on the “how” to drive a forklift backwards, but it doesn’t give the real feel of being in the forklift. This is where 21st century learning is not as much help. We revert back to the 20th century learning. You have to do it to learn it. Nothing digital will help you with this task. Watch my videos and find out how I did. As you can see, after my videos, it wasn’t perfect. However, I still did it, only ran over a few cones. Technology may have been able to give me some pointers on how to turn better. But getting in the forklift and practicing is the best way to learn. In reality, teaching this to students would not be a hard task, but you would need a forklift to teach them. Digital technology will not help them. But on the other hand, what if a simulator forklift was created? The students sat in a seat, put on 3D goggles along with controllers and drove the forklift in virtual reality. It can happen and there are probably already programs out there for it thanks to 21st century learning and the digital age. References: 4 C’s of 21st Century Learning Skills. (2021, January 23). Retrieved from Ecole Global International Girls’ School: www.ecoleglobale.com Bernhardt, P. E. (2015). 21st century learning: Professional development in practice. The Qualitative Report, 20(1), 1-19. Mishra, P., & Mehta, R. (2017). What we educators get wrong about 21st-century learning: Results of a survey. Journal of Digital learning in Teacher education, 33(1), 6-19.
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