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Transforming Learning for the 21st Century
From Philosophy to Physical Reality
Barbara Stone AM : CEFPI Conference, Sydney, June 17, 2011
Changing Paradigms for the New Millennium • 20th Century
• Machine World
• Tangible
• Controllable
• Mechanistic
• Psyche irrelevant
• Management
• Predictability
• Conformity
• Financial bottom line
• Bench Marking
• Globalisation
• Broadcast Learning
• Generation “X”
• 21st Century
• Net World
• Invisible
• Difficult to Control
• Holistic
• Psyche central
• Empowerment
• Change
• Diversity
• Triple bottom line
• Becoming all you can be
• Globality
• Interactive Learning
• Net Generation
“What a bore school is nowadays, the same as it has been for hundreds of years. What we get is the same old thing – teacher, outdated textbooks and a class fed up to the teeth with the teacher and the school. What we need is one vast change in the educational system of this country. Children do not want to be taught at, but want to find out things for themselves.”
Robin, 16
Edward Blishen (Ed.)The School that I’d Like, Penguin Books, 1969, p. 59
Where did change really start for us at MLC School?
Growing up digital
MLC School Strategy
Tailoring learning
Centres of Community
Seamless Technology
Local and Global
engagement
Transforming Learning
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Creating a Learning Community through Collaboration and Leadership
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21st Century teachers needed new approaches and skills
School leaders needed to build in new approaches
Empowerment Empowering learners at all levels: e.g. student voice, professional team building, distributed leadership
Change Leading and managing change at all levels
Futures focus Building capacity to anticipate what is next
Globality Taking all learners global
Agility Flexible planning and operation
We needed to provide more flexible learning spaces on campus
What has been learned?