21st Century Teaching and Learning by Ruth Reynard, Ph.D.

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21st Century Teaching and Learning, Part 1

I am what is currently known as a "digital immigrant" simply because I did not grow up with new technology--"digital native" (Prensky, 2005, pp. 8-13)--but acquired certain skills and understanding of new technology through necessity. As that necessity demanded, I acquired skills that would help me navigate and survive new challenges while remaining true to my own already established ways of knowing and learning and processing of information. My background in higher education has been in traditional research-based universities that have been driven by asking questions, not teaching.

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Part 2 in this series will address types of skills needed in teachers, skills required of students, and holistic measurement of success.

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About the author

Ruth Reynard is the director of faculty for Career Education Corp.

She can be reached at rreynard@careered.com.

Source: T.H.E. Journal