The 21st century teaching environment is vastly different from that of “oldies classroom”. Markers have “killed” the chalk, transparencies have transformed into ppts and YouTube has screened “Ending” for videotapes.
Yet these hardware are miniscule when compared with the changes in the software of teaching. The growing presence of students “voice” is prevalent, teaching is no longer a one way street, rather students clamoured for full participation in generation of ideas.
The teacher of today can no longer stay aloof in his pedestal relying on his technical expertise, there is a need to step down for provision of holistic education to students through customising all the various elements of teaching based on students requirements as:
21st century Teacher
http://www.nie.edu.sg/office-teacher-education
A Teacher Education Model for the 21s t Century
http://www.nie.edu.sg/files/spcs/Te21_online_ver.pdf
Do You Teach or Do You Educate?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3D7O-ByLE
The 21st century higher education learner is bombarded by the wealth of information at his fingertips and the need for multi disciplinary learning that must be concocted with critical “soft skills” for enhancing the “wholesome self” towards greater competiveness in today marketplace.
21st Century Learning
http://www.innovationunit.org/knowledge/our-ideas/21st-century-learning
Higher Education in the 21st Century:
Global Imperatives, Regional Challenges, National Responsibilities, and Emerging Opportunities
http://milproj.dc.umich.edu/pdfs/2008/Glion%20VI%20Globalization.pdf
Students often yearns for work samples that can serve as a guiding post for the ominous assignments intertwined with subject modules. Through uploading of the author’s past academic assignments and thoughts, this web portal hopes to provide some insights towards the student’s learning quest.
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