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As educators, we know when students tune in -- and we know when they tune out. The more elusive question is why. There is emerging consensus that the 20th-century approach to education, which favors methods such as lectures and rote learning, is standing in the way of making school relevant to more students.
Fortunately, research is catching up with our intuition and validating the practices that we know work in the classroom. One vision in particular, about what students should be able to do and know, is picking up steam. It's called deeper learning.
The Benefits
Deeper learning is a set of learning outcomes for students that include:
Mastery of core academic content
Critical thinking and problem solving
Productive collaboration
Effective communication
An ability to direct their own learning and exhibit a strong academic mindset.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Rise+of+the+Professional+Educator
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Great+Teachers
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/so-whats-the-change-for-teachers-in-21st-century-education/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=mindset
If quantity comes before quality, learning is superficial. There is no short cut to deeper learning., not even with ICT, though , if used sensibly, it saves time.