Overview
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- Module 1: Understand the concept of 21st century learning design. Explore learning in the 21st century and innovative teaching practices that support the development of 21st century skills.
- Identify the needs of 21st century learners
- Explain the history and reason behind the 21st century learning designresearch project
- Identify the 21st century skills learners need for life and work in the 21stcentury
- Explain the purpose of 21st century learning design framework, rubrics, anddecision trees
- Module 2: This module introduces educators to the dimension of knowledge construction which helps learners build deep knowledge that they can transfer and apply in practice.
- Determine why knowledge construction is important
- Define knowledge construction
- Understand the 21CLD Knowledge Construction rubric and decision tree
- Identify Microsoft tools that support knowledge construction
- Design learning activities that focus on knowledge construction
- Module 3: This module helps educators design learning activities for learners to develop collaboration skills. It introduces the levels of collaboration: sharing responsibility, making substantive decisions together, and working interdependently.
- Determine why collaboration is important
- Define collaboration
- Understand the 21CLD collaboration rubric and decision tree
- Identify Microsoft tools that enhance learners’ collaboration
- Design learning activities that focus on collaboration
- Module 4: This module defines real-world problem solving for educators and explains the dimensions that must be present in such classroom activities to prepare learners with 21st century skills.
- Determine why real-world problem solving and innovation is important
- Define problem solving
- Explore the real-world problem solving and innovation rubric and decision tree
- Examine Microsoft tools that support real-world problem solving and innovation
- Design learning activities that focus on real-world problem solving andinnovation
- Module 5: This module introduces the concept of skilled communication to educators and supports them in designing learning activities to help young people develop this important skill.
- Determine why skilled communication is important
- Define skilled communication
- Understand the 21CLD skilled communication rubric and decision tree
- Identify Microsoft tools that support learners in skilled communication
- Design learning activities that focus on skilled communication
- Module 6: This module introduces the concept of self-regulation and teaches educators how to design learning activities to help learners develop this important skill.
- Determine why self-regulation is important
- Define self-regulation
- Explore the self-regulation rubric and decision tree
- Examine Microsoft tools that support self-regulation
- Design learning activities that focus on self-regulation
- Module 7: This module highlights for educators the need to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to transform learning experiences and create and design new information and ICT products.
- Determine why it’s important for learners to use ICT to support knowledgeconstruction
- Define ICT for learning
- Understand the 21CLD ICT for Learning rubric and decision tree
- Identify Microsoft tools that help learners use ICT in transformative ways
- Design learning activities that focus on ICT for Learning
- Module 8: Implement 21st century skills and learning into classes using 21CLD for lesson design. Practical activities help educators reflect on their practice and that of other educators.
- Describe the needs of 21st century learners
- Explain the 21st century learning design dimensions
- Create a plan of action for integrating 21st century learning design
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