21st+Century+Learners



A 21st century education is a lifelong learning process of obtaining and developing knowledge and skills which enables people to be effective and responsible members of our society throughout this century.

**What are the skills of the 21st century learner?** The knowledge and skills identified by ACARA in our emerging Australian Curriculum acknowledges significant changes to our Australian society and a need for young people to have a wide but everchanging set of knowledge,skills and understandings.In addition to core learning areas,to reflect the nature of future work in the 21st century, [|The Shape of the Australian Curriculum v2.0] identifies seven general capabilities to be addressed in the Australian Curriculum. These are:
 * Literacy
 * Numeracy
 * ICT competence
 * Critical and Creative thinking
 * Personal and Social competence
 * Ethical Behaviour
 * Intercultural exchange

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[|The Horizon Report] **also forecasts seismic shifts in education. It is an annual report that predicts what emerging technologies will be influential in teaching and learning over the next 5 years around the globe.It draws upon global viewpoints,including Australian representation and is regarded worldwide as the most timely and authoriative source of information on new and emerging technologies in education.Each year, the report identifies and discussses six areas of emerging technologies**===== **The top trends are:** **1 year or less (by 2012)- Cloud computing and mobile technology** **2-3 years (by 2013-2014) - Game based learning and open content** **4-5 years (by 2015- 2016) - Learning analytics and personal learning environments**
 * Check out this [|article] about how mobile phones will change the way we teach and broaden education opportunities for everyone.**