21st Century Skills

Learning for Life in Our Times

Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel

EDCI 888
Book Review
Allison Brown

Meet the Authors

Bernie Trilling: a 21st century learning

expert, advisor, author, former global
director of Oracle Education Foundation, and
board member of the Partnership for 21 st
Century Skills.

Charles Fadel: a global education expert,

author, inventor, and belongs to several
affiliations- including Center for Curriculum
Redesign and board member of the
Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Learning Past and Future

Value Chains
Industrial Age Value Chain
Extraction Manufacturing Marketing Distribution

Knowledge Age Value Chain

Data Information Knowledge Expertise
Marketing

Four Universal Roles of

Education
1. Contribute to work and society
2. Exercise and develop personal talents
3. Fulfill civic responsibilities
4. Carry on traditions and values

The Future of Work

Where we are lacking:

Oral and written communications

Critical thinking and problem solving
Professionalism and work ethic
Teamwork and collaboration
Working in diverse teams
Applying technology
Leadership and project management

The Future of Work

Forces of Resistance

Industrial Age education policies

Educational accountability and
standardized testing
Teaching practices- direct instruction
Educational publishing industry
Fear among educational organizations
that value traditional learning
outcomes
Parent preference

Questions about 21st Century

Learning

The world has changed, and what does

this mean for education?
What to learn to be successful?
How should we all learn this?
How is it different and what does it look
like?
How will it evolve?
How will this approach solve global
problems?

21st Century Learning

Learning and education have changed

forever
Many skills from the past are still
relevant today- problem solving, critical
thinking
How these skills are learned and
practiced is what has changed.
There are some new skills to master
Ex: Digital media literacy

21st Century Framework

21st Century Learning

Environment

Important Elements
Design of buildings, classrooms, facilities
Schools daily operations, scheduling,

courses, and activities

Educational technology infrastructure
Professional teaching community
School culture
Community involvement and participation
Educational leadership and policies

21st Century Learning Convergence

Knowledge Work
Creating/innovating new products and services.

Thinking Tools
Technology and digital devices

Digital Lifestyles
How we use digital tools and what we use them

for

Learning Research
Different kinds- authentic, mental mode building,

internal motivation, multiple intelligences, social

learning

Three Digital Literacy Skills

1. Information Literacy
Access, evaluate, and use information

efficiently, critically, accurately, and

creatively

2. Media Literacy
Apply and use media resources to create

3. ICT Literacy (Information and

Communication)
Tools that advance your learning, and create

communication products to help others

Making Changes

Its time that learning become more in

tune with the demands of our times
and the needs of todays students.

I had to unlearn the idea that teaching

was about my content; I had to learn it
was about their thinking and their
skills.

Resources

Trilling, B., & Fadel, C. (2012). 21st

century skills: Learning for life in our
times. (1st ed.). Sanfrancisco, CA: JosseyBass.
Framework for 21st century learning.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framew
ork
Kelly, S. (2014). Pyramid dream.
Retrieved from
http://creativityseminar.blogspot.com/20