Summarises ten key characteristics of "new learners" and explores what skills we need to teach these learners to live and work in the future.

3. Students' use of computers (1) 1. Response rate too low to ensure comparability. Percentage of students reporting they use the following “Almost every day” or “A few times each week”: Source: OECD (2005) Are students ready for a technology-rich world? What PISA studies tell us , Figures 3.3 and 3.4, pp.39 and 41. Games – 53% on average Internet research – 55% on average Word processing – 48% on average

4. Who are the learners of the information generation? Question one:

5. Interactive Participants

6. Interactive Participants accept change live and breathe innovation not passive observers active decision makers choice and variety goal oriented input into their choices

7. An Economic Force high expectations techno-savvy abilities disposable income workplace technology on-line shoppers

8. Connectivity & Community each other on-line all the time connect to the world text messaging cell phones peer group on-line to the world virtual communities

9. A Take Action Approach “ make your point” want to tackle solutions problem solvers fire first, and see what happens

10. Early Adopters live and breathe innovation

11. Early Adopters assume ownership and control how to make it work for me skills that transfer seamlessly

12. Early Adopters “ will do what we command of them” taking over the steering wheel

13. Passionately Tolerant global orientation social inclusion family structures diverse cultural values corporate interest authentication trust

14. Creating Personal Landscapes construct curriculum create their own learning land of endless possibilities different from parents type of playground work, learn, shop and create

15. Social Transformation digital mastery demographic muscle

16. Learn by Doing “ learning through research” develop own solutions take responsibility tackle problems show initiative give their knowledge intellectual openess “ playing with information”

17. Multi-Tasking, Multi-Modal, Multi-Resourcing create and use diverse range of structures media-rich resources structures are limiting to them natural learning mode

19. What literacies do the learners Question two: of the information generation need?

20. Wikis Critical Thinking Meta Expanding Blogging Critical Thinking Pod Casting Multiple & New Visual Languages NewTechnologies Information Literacy Cellular Surfing Writing Reading Traditional

21. New literacy outcomes for the information generation Basic Literacy Critical Literacy Technological Literacy Inquiry and Problem Solving Ethics and Social Responsibility Creativity and representation