Part One—Learning Past and Future
It happened quietly, without fanfare or fireworks.
In 1991, the total money spent on Industrial Age goods in
the United States was exceeded for the first time
in history by the amount spent on information and communications
technologies...
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Table of Contents
Figures and Tables
The Authors
Prologue: The Search for Innovative Learning
Introduction: Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning
- The Four Question Exercise
- About This Book
- A Map of the Book
1 Learning Past and Future
- Learning a Living: The Future of Work and Careers
- Learning Through Time
2 The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces
- Knowledge Work
- Thinking Tools
- Digital Lifestyles
- Learning Research
- The Forces of Resistance
- The Turning of Learning: Toward a New Balance
- The Top 21st Century Challenge
3 Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together
- The Knowledge-and-Skills Rainbow
- Learning to Learn and Innovate
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Communication and Collaboration
- Creativity and Innovation
4 Digital Literacy Skills: Info-Savvy, Media-Fluent, Tech-Tuned
- Information Literacy
- Media Literacy
- ICT Literacy
5 Career and Life Skills: Work-Ready, Prepared for Life
- Flexibility and Adaptability
- Initiative and Self-Direction
- Social and Cross-Cultural Interaction
- Productivity and Accountability
- Leadership and Responsibility
6 21st Century Learning and Teaching
- Learning P’s and Q&rsquo: Problems and Questions
- Roads to Answers and Solutions: Science and Engineering
7 Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results
- The 21st Century Project Learning Bicycle
- Creativity Through Projects
- Evidence That Project Learning Works
- Obstacles to Collaborative Inquiry and Design Learning
8 Retooling Schooling: Reshaping Support Systems
- Shifting Systems in Sync
- Support Systems
- From Skills to Expertise: Future Learning Frameworks
9 Conclusion: Learning for Life—Building a Better World
- 21st Century Skills Example Videos DVD
- Resources from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Selected Online Resources
- What Is P21?
- What Does P21 Do?
- How the P21 Learning Framework Came into Being
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Credits
How to Use the DVD
Index