21 st century education -...
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Societal Challenges
Greed
Financial MeltdownGlobal WarmingPersonal Privacy
Intolerance
Religious fundamentalismPolitical Absolutism
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Source: Video extract from “Occupy Wall Street”
The stakes have never been higher
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BIAC Voice of Employers Globally
1) Reform curricula2) Link to labor market needs
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IN MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Source: “Tough Choices or Tough Times” 2007, National center on education and the economy
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Impact of Absolute Population Size
2025
China & India300M skilled workersWorld challenge
Japan25M skilled workersUS, Europe Challenge
1985
“When China awakens, the world will tremble”
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Engineering PhD median salary
US (CA): $125,200
Germany: $99,400
China: $53,700
India: $39,200
How do you justify 2-3xdifferential?
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Impact of Technology
Personal deliveryImpersonal delivery
Typing clerk � Bookkeeping
Legal discovery � Legal Opinion
Taxi driver
Surgeon
Policeman
Court proceeding
Security video monitoring
Radiologist
• Autonomous vehicles•Telepresence• Telemedicine
� Pathologist
NonroutineSkill
RoutineSkill
� RoboGuard
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Google Autonomous Vehicle
>300kmiles,
one minor accidents,
occasional human intervention
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“Computational Pathologist”
“Computers found more accurate than doctors in breast-cancer diagnosis”
Science Magazine November 10, 2011
“Computational Pathologist” by
Stanford Schools of Engineering and Medicine
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Even modeling
Source: Le Monde Culture & Idees, December 24, 2011
H&M admits using a mannequin as digital model with “no flaws”
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Displacement due to Technology
Ox � Harvester
Horse � Automobile
Lab Mice � Assays (not soon enough=)
Humans: Scribes � printing pressWashers � washing machineCashiers/Attendants � bar code scannerHealthcare/Finance/Services/Jeopardy champions � Watson
etc
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More to come
� iPhone: $400 price point
• 40T in 2017
• 40E in 2025
� Video record your entire life (2025)} Already possible
in the Cloud !
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Replace Workforce With Robots
Terry Guo, CEO of Foxconn, said last July that the Taiwan-based manufacturing giant would add up to one million industrial robots to its assembly lines inside of three years.
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Brave New World
Human Genome mapping (2005)
“Technology today can do in five minutes a decoding task that would have taken a year to complete a decade ago”
Eric Lander, Founder, The Broad Institute
Improvement by a factor
of 1 million in ten years
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Will we need to learn a foreign language?
iPhone app: Speech-to-speech translator for 95% of world population (23 languages)http://www.ustar-consortium.com/
Google goggles with Translate
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More to come6 3-D Printing
“3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution”September 13, 2010
“It’s about going from the Model T to something like a Mini that has 10 million permutations.”
Scott Summit, Bespoke Innovations:
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“The future is already here –
it's just not very evenly distributed.”
Science-Fiction author William Gibson,
quoted in The Economist,
December 4, 2003
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So what do we teach for6
=in an era of ubiquitous Search and A.I. that help us with answers ?
How about:
• Wisdom
• Ethics
• Fluidity with Technology
• Adaptability
• Resilience
• Curiosity
• Asking the right questions
• Synthesizing/integrating
• Creating !
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The Race between Technology and Education
Inspired by “The race between technology and education” Pr. Goldin & Katz (Harvard)
Industrial Revolution
Social pain
Social pain
Prosperity
Technology
Education
Digital Revolution
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Academia
Corporations
Coalition of key global players
International
organizations
Jurisdictions
Foundations
& Non-Profits
Fondation
Henri Moser
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Integrated Fields (reflecting subject domains only)
Journalism
Business
Cinema
Wellness
Social systems
Biosystems
Robotics
Engineering & Technology (M, EE, CS, etc)
MathsPhysics
Environmental scienceChemistry
Biology/zoology/botanyBiotech/Synthetic Bio
MedicineGeography/Geology
Maths
AnthropologySociology
HistoryPolitical science
LinguisticsMythology/ReligionsMaths (Stats/Probs)
Language/writing/storyLiterature (non-fiction & modern)Media, Communication/Rhetoric
Philosophy/ethics/civicsPsychology/SociologyMaths (Stats/Probs)
EconomicsMarketing
Sales/PersuasionEntrepreneurship
LawNon-profit too
Storytelling/PoetryActing/Memory
ImprovMedia Technology
Design/Graphism/Arts (painting, sculpting,
photo, etc)
Health& NutritionSports & exercise &
artistic expression (danse)Meditation/yoga
Psychology/NeuroscienceSpirituality & Morality
Skills/Character/Metacognition
Systems-centric
Ethical
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So6
What do we remove ?
� Deep re-examination of every single discipline’s branches, topics, items=
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From the Master
“Technology alone is not enough= it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with humanities, that yield the results that make our hearts sing”.
Steve Jobs, iPad2 intro speech, March 2011
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Versatility as a strategy
mTBroad Knowledge
Single vs Multiple
Deep Expertise
m-shaped Individual, not just T-shaped
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“=school learning is abstract, theoretical and organized by disciplines, while work is concrete, specific to the task, and organized by problems and projects=”
Source: OECD, “Learning for Jobs” 2009
Schooling vs Real-World
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Workforce Requirements Survey
Source: “Are they really ready to work ?” report by the Conference Board, P21 et al
Knowledge SkillsEnglish Language (spoken) Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Reading comprehension (English)
Communications (oral & written)
Writing (English) Collaboration/Teamwork
Mathematics Diversity
Science Information Technology Applications
Government/Economics Leadership
Humanities/Arts Lifelong Learning/Self-Direction
Foreign Languages Professionalism/Work Ethic
History/Geography Ethics/Social Responsibility
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“Has your organization identified these skills as priorities for employee development, talent management, and succession planning?”
Skill Agree/Strongly Agree
Critical thinking 73.3%
Communication 79.2%
Collaboration 72.3%
Creativity/innovation 66.6%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
How are these skills recognized ?
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Learning & Innovation Skills
• Creativity & Innovation
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
21st Century Skills Framework
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Practical book + DVD classroom examples
“The authors have done nothing less than provide a bold framework for designing a 21st century approach to education, an approach aimed at preparing all of our children to successfully meet the challenges of this brave, new world.”
Paul Reville, Secretary of Education,Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
former director of the Education Policy and Management Program,
Harvard Graduate School of Education
“It’s about time that we have such an accessible and wise book about the 21st century skills that so many companies, policymakers, and educators are talking about”
Roy Pea, Professor, Education and the Learning Sciences,
Stanford University
http://www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com
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Global Challenges
Source: “In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa” 18th century by Katsushika Hokusai, Metropolitan Museum, NY
GreedFinancial MeltdownGlobal WarmingPersonal Privacy
IntoleranceReligious fundamentalismPolitical Absolutism
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7 Top Character Traits* (work-in-progress)
Purpose Top Traits Associated Traits and Concepts
Mindfulness
(basal, and linked
to Metacognition)
Self-awareness, self-esteem, self-actualization, vision, insight, consciousness, presence, interconnectedness,
empathy, sensibility, patience, acceptance, appreciation, tranquility, balance, spirituality, existentiality, oneness,
beauty, gratitude, interdependency, happiness.
Curiosity Open-mindedness, exploration,passion, self-direction, motivation, initiative, innovation, enthusiasm, spontaneity.
Courage Bravery, determination, fortitude, confidence, risk taking, grit, persistence, toughness, enthusiasm, zest,
optimism, inspiration, energy, vigor, zeal, cheerfulness, humor, stability.
Resilience Perserverence, resourcefulness, tenacity, grit, spunk, charisma, confidence, adaptability, dealing with ambiguity,
flexibility, self-discipline, self-control, feedback, effort, diligence.
Ethics Humaneness, kindness, respect, justice, equity, fairness, compassion, tolerance, inclusiveness, integrity, loyalty,
honesty, truthfulness, trustworthiness, decency, authenticity, genuineness, consideration, forgiveness, virtue, love,
care, helpfulness, generosity, charity, devotion, belonging.
Cooperation Social awareness, cross-cultural awareness, listening/speaking, sharing, dependability, reliability,
conscientiousness, efficiency, productivity, results orientation, focus, precision, project management, execution,
socialization, diversity, decorum, observation.
Leadership Responsibility, accountability, humbleness, vision, inspiration, integrity, organization and delegation, mentorship,
commitment, engagement, leading by example, goal-orientation, consistency, patience, self-reflection.
Social
(Interpersonal;
working with
others)
Personal
(Intrapersonal;
managing self)
• To avoid confusion with “Skills”• Neural plasticity � Traits can be learned
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Metacognition
� Interdisciplinarity
� Learning how to learn
� Self-directed Learning
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Conclusion: AND not OR
Inspired by an inscription used by Charles Voysey, Britain 1896
Cognition + Action + Emotion
Knowledge + Skills + Character+ Metacognition