Learning in the 21st Century

Abstract

This research paper entails the details research on the 21st Century learning. The world is changing with an increasing pace, with need of intellectual property still exists. Today it is imperative to focus on the lifelong learning, which is made possible with the help of new technological developments in the form of laptops, internet, IPads, audio and video learning, and computers. Today students are more motivated in having a real life learning experience; they want to learn by doing this practically, rather than just learning through text books. Students in today's world are prone to greater extending of authentic learning experience, which is based on practical action and experiments due to the advancement in the field of technology. This research paper includes the effectiveness an authentic learning have, where human mind always turns abstract data into functional knowledge. This paper also explains the benefits 21st century learning can bring over students, along with the difference between the conventional learning of the 20th century and the new 21st century learning.

Table Of Content

Abstract2

Introduction3

Discussion5

Authentic Learning in the 21st Century5

Effectiveness of Authentic Learning7

21st Century Learning Classroom9

20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom10

20th Century Classroom10

21st Century Classroom12

Conclusion13

References14

Learning in the 21st Century

Introduction

The world is becoming connected and complex as the pace of change is increasing in the 21st century. Today there exists craving for intellectual property by the knowledge economy. It is difficult in today's era to shift the focus from education to lifelong learning; however, this is made possible with the accessibility increasingly new learning sources over the internet. It is vital for us to visualize learning from a totally different perspective, if the world started viewing leaning from different dimension learning will no longer constrained and confined to traditional sources (Siemens, 2004).

Learning can be enhanced by adopting opportunities that are on the edge, since these edges is the vital source for most innovations. Stating edge in this connotation refers to numerous things, which can be teaching institution being for- profit, kids growing up digital, radical developments in India and China, innovative form of media, open source, and innovative institutional frameworks like creative commons. Each of the edges is connected to another edge, which is the edge of establishment of education.

Today students claim that they are aggravated and motivated by solving problems of the real world. Students now want to do things practically rather than just listening to them, they want to learn by virtually implementing things what they learn in their daily lives. Today, numerous educators claim that learning-by-doing is the most effectual and efficient way of learning. For decades, it has been intricate to establish an authentic learning system. When it comes to performing experiments, it is evident that some experiment is difficult to perform in classrooms, whereas, many are nearly impossible. Today, all educators anticipate their students setting tectonic plates in motion, call for an earthquake at the will of the teacher, or invented time machines and replaying crucial moments of the American Civil ...