chapter 1 - BPTNC

• The 21st century has seen remarkable achievements, surprising milestones, innovations, and changes in modes of thinking.
• The 21st Century World includes videos on topics such as globalization, technology, and education.
• The 21st Century World is a resource for those interested in understanding the changes and challenges of the 21st century.
• The 21st Century World is a collection of videos that discuss various aspects of the 21st century.
• The 21st century has also unveiled enormous challenges, including the demands in meeting the possibilities of fulfillment and triumph.
• All these changes unfold on a global stage.
• One significant change in the 21st century is the internet.
• The speed of the internet has significantly affected the ways people choose and decide.
• Growing internet access in the Philippines poses opportunities and challenges for many kinds of companies.
• The internet has provided an increasingly fertile channel for connecting with consumers, while entirely new markets are opening in range of internet sectors, including online retail, gaming, photo sharing, cloud services, music and more.
• The 21st century holds promise of leading learners to become learned and responsible citizens in the context of today’s global society.
• Success in the 21st century requires everyone to understand how to learn independently.
• The 21st century also brings imperatives to develop fair-mindedness and interpersonal communications skills, both written and oral, for the interconnected and complex world.
• Howard Gardner in his book Five minds for the Future featured the following: “In the age of Information Overload, students are bombarded by information 24/7.
• Shrewd triage becomes an imperative.
• Those who develop a synthesizing mind will rise to the top.
• Synthesizing is not a one-time process.
• New information must be acquired, probed, evaluated, followed up with, sidelined…there is constant reflection and tinkering.
• Good synthesizers always keep an eye on the big picture while securing and arranging the smaller details in useful ways; one must know what works for oneself and for those who make use of their synthesis.
• Triage is a process in which things are ranked in terms of importance or priority, and can be used to sort or allocate by triage.
• The 3Rs in 21st Century skills are Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, which is the first key component.
• 21st century skills are a set of abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information Age.
• Literacy Skills in 21st century skills include Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Technology Literacy.
• Life Skills in 21st century skills include Flexibility, Initiative, Social Skills, Productivity, Leadership.
• The second key component, the 7Cs, stands for Critical thinking and problem-solving; Communication, Information, and Media literacy; Collaboration, teamwork, and leadership; Creativity and innovation; Career and learning self-reliance; Cross-cultural understanding; and Computer and ICT literacy.
• The 21st century world requires 21st century skills.
• Embarking on this technology-propelled age requires one to think deeply about any emerging issue, solve problems creatively, collaborate with a team, communicate clearly, learn fast-changing technologies, and deal with overwhelming information.
• Learning Skills in 21st century skills include Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Collaborating, Communicating.
• Shrewd refers to having a clever awareness and sharp intelligence in identifying which needs much attention.
• Shrewd triage is having a clever awareness and sharp intelligence in identifying which needs much attention.
• The 21st Century Learners are coping with the demands of the digital society, requiring additional skills to react to the challenges of the 21st century.
• The rapid changes compel one to be flexible, to take the initiative and lead when needed, and to produce something new and useful.
• The composition of 21st Century skills has been summarized by Trilling and Fadel (2009) using the formula: 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century learning.