2012 Secondary Schools Psychology Teachers

Conference

21st Century Pedagogy

Learning?

• 21st Century pedagogy•mLearning• Blended learning• eLearning

Some Inspiration

What is the process of learning in these spaces?What is the teacher doing?

What is the process of learning?

The Pedagogy

20th Century• Teacher as director of

learning• What, when, how to learn

• One size fits all • Teacher at the expert• Individual• Focused on the acquisition

of knowledge• What to know

• Assessment at one point in time

21st Century• Teacher as facilitator of

learning• Students decide what, where and

how to learn• Personalised• Student as the expert• Collaborative• Focused on the process of

learning• How to know

• Assessment when the student is ready

Why is this important?Why doesn’t the classroom reflect the world of work?

Transformation – not modernization

Modernization doesn’t change the process of learning

1950s? Today?What year are you preparing your students for?

Transformation – how do I know?

Learning FROM

Technology

Passive

Learning WITH

Technology

Active

Where to start?

Step 1: Hand over the whiteboard marker

Step 2: Rearrange the desks in your classroom

Step 3: Give students choice

•Topic Choice•Groups they work in•How learners present evidence of their learning •Pace

Step 4: Use Student Voice to direct the teaching and learning

Step 5: Teaching and Learning as Inquiry

Step 5: Follow a process of teaching-as-inquiry

•Hand over the whiteboard marker•Rearrange the desks•Give students choice•Use student voice to direct the teaching and the learning•Teaching and Learning as Inquiry

Some points to ponder….

•What is the role of the teacher?•What is effective learning?•How may I assess my students when they are ready?•What strategic replacements may I make to my curriculum?