scholarly journals Teachers Perceptions of Google Classroom: Revealing Urgency for Teacher Professional Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandy A. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
21St Century Learning Skills ◽  
Teacher Professional

As the use of educational technology is at the forefront of today’s educational revolution, it is imperative that educators are employing online learning environments such as Google Classroom to enhance 21st century pedagogy and student learning. Through this mixed method research study, it has been concluded that using Google Classroom will assist educators in creating learning environments which boast organization, accessibility, mobility, and 21st century learning skills. This research reveals there continues to be gaps between the possibilities of eLearning and the training of teachers to use it and develop their teaching practices within a technological mainstream that moves beyond positivism about its value. The researcher recommends that teachers receive immediate and sustained professional learning regarding the use of Google Classroom. This learning should focus on the pedagogical side of technology integration in order to enhance 21st century learning.

Globalization, Digital Technology, and Teacher Education in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared Keengwe
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
21St Century Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
21St Century Learning Skills

Generally, as a result of the need for many schools to compete on a global level, the use of digital technologies has increased in teacher education programs as well as in U.S. public schools. The dynamics of globalization and digital technologies also continue to influence teacher preparation programs, with multiple implications for educational policies and practices in U.S. public schools. Rapidly emerging developments in technologies and the digital nature of 21st-century learning environments have shaped and transformed the ways learners access, process, and interpret both the general pedagogical content knowledge and discipline-specific content in teaching and learning. Ultimately, the roles of students and teachers in digital learning environments must change to adapt to the dynamic global marketplace. In practice, these changes reiterate the need for teacher educators to prepare skilled teachers who are able to provide social and academic opportunities for building a bridge from a monocultural pedagogical framework to a globally competent learning framework, which is critical to addressing the realities of 21st-century classroom experiences. Specifically, there is a need to equip teacher candidates with cultural competency and digital skills to effectively prepare learners for a digital and global workplace. The lack of cultural competency skills, knowledge, attitudes, and dispositions implies potential social and academic challenges that include xenophobia, hegemony, and classroom management issues. The development of 21st-century learning skills is also central to the preparation of digital and global citizens. The 21st-century globalization skills include communication skills, technological literacy and fluency, negotiations skills, knowledge on geography, cultural and social competency, and multiculturalism. To be relevant in the era of globalization, teacher education programs should take the lead on providing learners with knowledge that promotes global awareness and the 21st-century learning skills required to become responsible global and digital citizens.

scholarly journals Early Childhood Degree Students as Digital Software Designers Based on 21st-Century Learning Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 1529 ◽  
pp. 042047
Author(s):  
Rosmah Abd Ghani ◽  
Hazlina Awang Lah ◽  
Roshidah Mat ◽  
Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman ◽  
Ismail Sulaiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Learning ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Software Designers ◽  
21St Century Learning Skills

scholarly journals Comparing project-based learning and problem-based learning to foster 21st-century learning skills in agricultural seaweed product

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1217-1230
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rais ◽  
Muhammad Yahya ◽  
Jamaluddin Jamaluddin ◽  
Purnamawati Purnamawati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
21St Century Learning ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Product Diversification ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
21St Century Learning Skills

This study examined the effect of 1) learning strategy [project-based learning (PjBL) and problem-based learning (PBL)] on the ability of seaweed product diversification; 2) 21st-century learning skills [critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity (4Cs)] on the ability of seaweed product diversification; and 3) the interaction between PjBL, PBL and 4Cs on the ability of seaweed product diversification. This study was a quasi-experiment with a 2 × 4 factorial design, namely two learning strategies (PjBL and PBL) × four types of 21st-century learning skills. The research subjects were college students of a public university (n = 70). Data were analysed using the two-way analysis of variance. The results indicated that (1) there were significant differences in students’ ability to diversify seaweed between groups which were taught with PjBL and the one with PBL, (2) there were differences in the ability of students’ to diversify seaweed between the ones in the groups with different 21st-century learning skills and (3) there was an interaction between learning strategies and 21st-century learning skills towards the ability to diversify seaweed products. This study indicates that the implementation of PjBL brings a better effect compared to the implementation of PBL in fostering 21st-century learning skill.   Keywords: Project-based learning; problem-based learning; 21st-century learning skills.

scholarly journals The Hypothetic Model of Integrated Production-Based Learning with the 21st Century Learning Skills in Mechanical Engineering

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Heri Yudiono ◽  
Pramono Pramono ◽  
Basyirun Basyirun
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
21St Century Learning ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
21St Century Learning Skills ◽  
Curriculum Specialists

Vocational education building and development must consider the needs of the industry and the demands of 21st-century skills graduates. For these two requirements, it is necessary to innovate the learning model to improve the students’ learning experience and graduates’ performance. This study aims to develop a production-based learning model that is integrated with 21st-century learning skills to improve skills in mechanical engineering. The study employed focus group discussion and experts’ judgment. This study involved the mechanical engineering lecturers, the head of laboratory at the mechanical engineering department, the head of the department of mechanical engineering, the head of mechanical engineering vocational education, the head of the mechanical laboratory at the vocational schools, mechanical engineering teachers, vocational technology education experts, and curriculum specialists. The results show that the utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy of the production-based learning model integrated with 21st-century learning skills met the expected criteria and could be used to improve mechanical engineering skills.

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