A New Paradigm for 21st Century Learning

Our vision is to transform education to be relevant for the needs of 21st century learners, educators, and organizations. This will require a shift in the way teachers teach, leaders lead, and students learn. A sustainable society and economy in the 21st century demands a new approach to education based on collaboration which fosters the creative process. Contact us today to join the dialogue for education action.

The Vision

Cisco’s Global Education group has released a white paper entitled Equipping Every Learner for the 21st Century, which proposes a new paradigm of 21st century learning. It requires a holistic transformation of education systems; guided by a comprehensive roadmap of curricular and assessment reform, as well as improved teacher and leadership development. This transformation will be supported by collaborative technologies that allow individuals to create, adapt, and share content.

The Approach

Education 3.0 is a paradigm shift within education systems to enhance the current focus on curriculum, teachers, accountability, and leadership to include 21st century learning methods enabled by technology and supported through an adapted system reform agenda.

Each stakeholder plays a part in this new vision:

• Learner: becomes an active participant in creating, collaborating, and participating in a relevant learning experience
• Teacher: facilitates the delivery of new curricula in ways that support the development of 21st century skills
• Administrator: develops innovative pedagogy that aligns resources, processes, and training
• Education system leader: implements a demanding curriculum and accountability measures with comparable performance data/ targets
• Government leader: provides the framework to support the development of these new curricula and assessments

Each stakeholder must take bold, innovative, and systematic actions to help shape a global response to the challenges that lie ahead.

The education conversation is changing; it’s time to get involved... your economy depends on it

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