COURSE NUMBER: EDUC 106

COURSE TITLE: BUILDING AND ENHANCING NEW LITERACIES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

WEEK 3

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME

 Demonstrate content knowledge and pedagogy of the concepts of 21 st century

education, new literacies, functional literacy and multiliteracy perspectives.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Describe the 21st century teacher and the needed innovative tools for learning.
2. Express ideas on the new things in education in the 21 st century.

LEARNING CONTENT: Characteristics of a 21 st Century Teacher and Common Technology Tools for
Learning

A. INTRODUCTION
The 21st century teaching-learning environment becomes more complicated brought by
technological changes. Therefore, teachers should be able to cope with and adapt to these changes.

B. LESSON CONTENT

Teachers must be equipped with attributes, knowledge and skills critical to 21 st century
education so that they may be able to integrate them in their teaching. 21 st century teachers are
characterized as:

1. Multi-literate. Teachers know how to use various technologies in teaching.

2. Multi-specialist. Teachers are not only knowledgeable in the course subject they teach but also
in other areas so that they can help the learner build up what they gain in the classroom and
outside the school and make sense of what was learned.
3. Multi-skilled. Teachers cope with the demand for widening learning opportunities by being
skillful not just in teaching but also in facilitating and organizing groups and activities.
4. Self-directed. Teachers are responsible for various aspects of school life and how to initiate
action to realize the learning goals of the students and the educational goals of the country, at
large.
5. Lifelong learner. Teachers embrace the ideal that learning never ends. Therefore, teachers must
be constantly updated on the latest information related to their subject and pedagogic trends.
6. Flexible. Teachers are able to adapt to various learning styles and needs of the learners. They
can facilitate learner-centered teaching with flexibility using alternative modes of delivery.
 7. Creative problem solver. Teachers create innovative ideas and effective solutions to the arising
problems in the field, be it in the classroom, in the school or the profession as a whole.
8. Critical thinker. Teachers are critical thinkers as they encourage students to reflect on what they
have learned, and rekindle in them the desire to ask questions, reason out, probe, and establish
their own knowledge and belief.
9. Has a passion for excellent teaching. Teachers possess passion in teaching profession to ensure
that students are motivated to learn under the guidance and care.
10. High Emotional Quotient (EQ). Teachers do not just have the head but also the heart to teach.
Teaching is emotionally taxing but an influential job as it involves interaction with human beings.

Common 21st Century Technology Tools for Learning

As teacher for the 21st century, no one can escape from the reality that we are now in a
borderless society. It is, therefore, important that we should know different technology tools for
learning to respond to the needs of 21 st century learners’ and the demands of the times. The following
are common 21st century technology tools.

1. Affinity Groups. These are groups or communities that unite individuals with common interests.
Electronic spaces extend the range of possibilities for such groups.
2. Blogs. Web logs or “blogs” are interactive websites, often open to the public that can include
web links, photographs and audio and video elements.
3. E-portfolio. It refers to student’s works that are generated, selected, organized, stored and
revised digitally. Often, electronic portfolios are accessible to multiple audiences and can be
moved from one site to another easily.
4. Hypertext. These are electronic texts that provide multiple links and allow users to trace ideas in
immediate and idiosyncratic directions. Hypermedia adds sounds, video, animation, and/or
virtual reality environments to the user’s choices.
5. Podcasts. These are digitalized audio files that are stored on the internet and downloaded to
listeners’computers or most likely to MP3 players. The term podcast comes from iPod, the
popular MP3 player.

C. TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Task. Describe the characteristics of a 21st century teacher by completing the acrostics below.
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D. ASSESSMENT

You are tasked to provide examples of the “new things” in education in the 21 st century. Write your
answers in the second column. The last item has been done for you. Work on the rest of the examples.

What’s New in Education Examples

New environment of learning

New content of learning

New process of learning

New types of learners

New spaces/dimensions of learning Classes can now be held online instead of only
within classrooms

E. SYNTHESIS

 Teachers must be multiliterate, multispecialist, multiskilled, self-directed, lifelong learners,

flexible, creative problem solver, critical thinker, emotionally intelligent and passionate for
excellent teaching.