In 21st century, rapid changes are occurring around the world in every aspect of life. For a person to successfully face and find the solutions to the different situation occurring in his personal and professional life, he needs to possess certain skills along with the academic knowledge. P21 (Partnership for 21st Century Learning) is working to prepare everyone to face challenges of life and work. They have compose a list of 21st century skills to cope the 21st century challenges. They are: Learning and innovative skills include creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration. Information, media and technology skills include information literacy, media literacy and information/communication/technology …show more content…
To evaluate the student skills, a collaborative activity involving technological and pedagogical tool i.e. Stop Motion Animation (SMA) is going to be used. According to Merriam-Webster definition, Stop motion is a filming technique in which objects (such as clay models) are photographed in a series of slightly different positions so that objects seem to move (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). It is being used because its implementation doesn’t require a lot of expertise and it’s low-cost. Stop motion animation could be developed by using a simple mobile camera or a digital camera. The methodology for the research is experimental. Data will be collected from students of class 7. The tools that will be used to collect data are: interviews to collect qualitative data and questionnaires to collect quantitative …show more content…
How effectively collaborative environment can help in improving the communication and collaborative skills of the students?
2. What kind of impact will stop motion animation have in engaging the students in the collaborative tasks?
The hypothesis are:
1. The collaborative environment can effectively help in improving the communication and collaborative skills of the students.
2. The stop motion animation will have a positive impact in engaging the students in the collaborative tasks.
Research Done:
Different researchers are exploring the usage and effectiveness of collaborative learning environment in academic settings. Even the student’s point of view about the collaborative learning is positive. In a study, Tunnard and Sharp (Tunnard & Sharp, 2009) review the children feedback on collaborative learning. Their findings suggested that children perceived collaboration as an important learning way. Integration of technology has positive effects too in the learning outcomes of the students. The findings states that Stop motion animation helped in promoting creative learning and stimulated engagement, collaboration and anatomy (Pugh, 2013). In Pakistan, there is no research done to see the effectiveness of collaborative learning, validating the impact of usage of technological tools in educational settings and to check the development of 21st century skills in the students. In the report published by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, the Partnership
Describe at least one 21st-century skill from each of the four 21st-century outcomes represented in the Partnership for 21st-Century Skills framework that students should gain as a result of participating in the course. Describe how Information, Media, and Technology Skills (ICT) Literacy outcomes ICT Literacy outcomes are addressed, specifically for applying technology effectively, and how such applications will support future employability. The course that intergrates technology is Introduction to Symbolic Logic. In the manual Partnership for 21st-Century Skills collaboration was used in my community event. The students relied on one another, and educated each other about how to integrate technology.
In the article, the author addresses the steps needed to successfully implement the taxonomy thinking skills, including: Teachers should be familiar with the thinking skills, teachers should identify student needs, and teachers should choose the most relevant skills according to content, curriculum, and developmental levels. Burns addresses the four major thinking skills categories, Analytical Reasoning Skills, Critical Thinking
Cooperative learning model is an active process where students work in small teams/groups, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Students have opportunities to actively participate in their learning, question and challenge each other, share and discuss their ideas, and adopt their learning. Ross and Smyth (1995) describe successful cooperative learning tasks as intellectually demanding, creative, open-ended, and involve higher order thinking tasks. In this model, it is essential to create a positive climate where interpersonal skills can be promoted so that positive emotions will be fostered among learners. Cooperative learning also helps the learners to feel empowered and respected to prepare them to face real
My Classroom Environment Ideally, my classroom would be a strong community of interactive learners. I would like to use cooperative learning to engage students at various academic levels. This would also give me the opportunity to employ direct teaching for those students that need it while others work in groups. Groups also allows me to use peer tutoring and help build an inclusive classroom by integrating groups (Hallahan et al., 2012).
Since the spread of formal schooling and education in human societies, fostering cognitive abilities, such as understanding, reasoning, critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving and judgment has been highlighted [1]. Problem-solving is an essential skill in today’s life [2]. Problem-solving is a goal-directed thinking [3]. It is a mental process, some logical, orderly, intellectual thinking that helps cope with problems, search several solutions and choose the best solution [4]. According to Moshirabadi, problem-solving is a systematic process and a problem-focused situation analysis that indicates the ability of individuals to overcome obstacles and to achieve goals.
Importance of Information Literacy Information literacy is important for today’s learners, it promotes problem solving approaches and thinking skills when asking questions and seeking answers, finding information, forming opinions, evaluating sources and making decisions fostering successful learners, effective contributors, confident individuals and responsible citizens. People need to be able to identify what is real and relevant not just for school but for learning, life and work. Information literacy skills have been around for quite some time in different guises and several frameworks and definitions have been produced both nationally and internationally.
His research focus deeply on the practices that has been done in classrooms to see if the students are using technology effectively and how the technology is helping them learn. The research results proved that all students held back from using the Internet and started using their brains to solve problems on their own. The students were able to pick which task they want to work on, and that shows that they are capable of taking care of their own learning. The results also proved that not just the students were able to take care of their learning and collaborate, but there is also collaboration between the teachers.
This interaction encourages students to think. It is very beneficial if the students interact between them in a large number since everyone has their own experienced, opinion, ways of thinking and so forth. In computing,
Teaching methods differ in terms of approach which as observed relate more to procedures which influence inner coherence, produce specific educational effects. The traditional approach embodies two, namely: (a) the didactic method, also called the directive or autocratic style, which is based on logo-centrism and an instructor-centred approach. Its focus is the teacher, who explains the logical and practical aspects of the issue or topic; secondly, (b) the dialectic method. In this approach, students are involved in the learning process and are expected to ask questions; thirdly, (c) The heuristic or research method. This method makes students the protagonists of their learning process, since they must find, guided by the instructor, and through research and experimentation, the solutions to the problems.
Teamwork means that a group of people work with us to achieve a common goal, so selecting the team members is very important to help the team in achieving the goal of the team. Through my participation in this team learned a lot of teamwork and contributed to all my ideas that benefit the subject. It also contributed to explaining some of the ideas found in activities that were not clear in some students. The ideas also contributed to working as a team and benefiting the students in the team and then in daily life and work.
Conceptual Framework Media and information literacy has a big purpose in every learner. It is very important to have knowledge into it and advance education about it. But the come out of this point, majority of the learners are lack of knowledge on MIL and it manifest of-the-line the level of knowledge in media and information literacy. According to Wikipedia, media and information literacy recognizes the major role of information and media in our everyday lives.
Today, technology and interactive media have become a magic to make education for children more fascinating and fun. What is technology and interactive media? National Association for the Education of Young Children (2012), says that technology refers to a broad range of digital devices and interactive media refers to digital and analog materials. Some examples of technology are computers, tablets, multitouch screens, interactive whiteboards, mobile devices, cameras, audio recorders, electronic toys, games and e-book readers. Some examples of interactive media are software programs, applications (apps) and the Internet.
Cipline and tom: of the, School are the factors that influence the social. Environment of class-room. All these factors significantly influence the teaching-learning communication. Therefore, care shouldbe taken for their proper arrangement and control. 14.
It is one of the most effective forms of learning. Working in isolation is very restrictive and gives a slow progress. Critical thinking is also encouraged when learners work in groups. Through collaborative activities such as writing, debates, group projects and more they learn to work together and to respect each other contribution. The traditional relationship between student and teacher is changed with collaborative learning.
A. In the home: A great deal of media literacy competencies can be learned in the home where most people watch television, surf the internet, read magazines and play videogames. With the right amount of parental engagement, home can be where the learning of media literacy skills begins for most children. Conversations as well as practical demonstrations of how media messages can be deconstructed can help to build a strong foundation for media literacy competencies.