What It Means to be a Teacher in the 21st Century - With the dynamic change in technology and connectivity, teachers have to be more innovative in educating the millennial generation. This presentation covers some of the important aspects of being a 21st-century educator.
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“Working hard for something we
don’t care about is called stress.
Working hard for something we love
is called…
~Simon Sinek PASSION
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This is my life, my joy…teaching! I simply love teaching. I
derived immense joy and satisfaction helping students to
learn, watching them to grow in confidence and maturity.
Good education is more than imparting knowledge — it is
also about inculcating skills and instilling values.
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Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further
developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and
integrated manner, so as to produce individuals who are
intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically balanced
and harmonious, based on a firm belief in and devotion to
God. Such an effort is designed to produce Malaysian
citizens who are knowledgeable and competent, who
possess high moral standards, and who are responsible and
capable of achieving high level of personal well-being as
well as being able to contribute to the harmony and
betterment of the family, the society and the nation at large.
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26. Higher Educational Institutions @
Malaysia
20 Public universities
34 Polytechnics; 91
Community Colleges
About 500 private
universities & colleges
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27. 2025
2 30 1Wave Wave Wave
Build momentum
and lay foundations
Accelerate system
improvement
Move towards excellence
with increased operational
flexibility
2013 2015 2020
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“More change will happen
in education in the next ten years
than in the past one hundred.”
Stephen Heppell (2011) Abd Karim Alias@2016
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“For the first time we are preparing students for a
future we cannot clearly describe”
- David Warlick
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37. GLOBALIZATION
What Drive Changes in Future
TECHNOLOGY ‘MASSIFICATION’ OF
EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
MARKET DEMAND
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It is exciting to be part
of the learning
revolution happening
around us, with new
learning paradigms
and technologies
emerging on a daily
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54. Education today…in the 21st century…
in the globalized & connected world…
…is about adapting to changing
world. How and what we teach
has to change as well.
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21st Century Education is…
To impart knowledge,
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to inculcate skills and…
instill values.
more than just TEACHING…
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58. 10 Hallmarks of
21st Century T&L
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• Reporting Out/Celebration
• Fun
• Collaborative Teaching/Cooperative Learning
• Citizenship/Leadership/Personal Responsibility
• Project Based Learning
• Student Ownership/Engagement
• Technology/21st Century Skills
• The Teachable Moment
• Community Partnerships
• Mastery of Curriculum/Development
of Higher Order Thinking Skills
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Collaboration Across Networks &
Leading by Influence
Agility & Adaptability
Initiative & Entrepreneurship
Effective Oral & Written
Communication
Accessing & Analyzing Information
Curiosity & Imagination
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• Self-motivated & self-directed
• Social networking
• Identity management
• Privacy maintenance
• Creating original content
• Managing & curating content
• Reusing & repurposing
• Net ethics
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Can we, the educators,
help them?
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79. How do I make
this course more
exciting…?
interesting
engaging
fun
Yet
effective
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88. “It’s not about making
learning happen but it’s
about letting it happen”.
~Sugana Mitra in TED Talk, “Build a School in the Cloud”.
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Teachers want their students to
achieve higher level of learning,
but they continue to use a form of
teaching that is not effective at
promoting such learning.
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"If we teach today's
students as we taught
yesterday's, we rob them of
tomorrow”.
- John Dewey
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The more we allow students to work
collaboratively, the more they stay engaged.
Collaborative Learning!
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The key to engaging minds in the classroom is
the role of teachers to creatively DESIGN
meaningful and relevant learning activities
that students to , work
together in group to accomplish certain task,
and get them to
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"Education is not the content, it's
what you take with you when you forget
the content."Amin Saberi, Stanford Universityı Abd Karim Alias@2016
99. A teacher can only guide & facilitate;
learning & exploring is done entirely by the student
Lecture is not about giving content! …
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3 years in USM
Lifelong
learning
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104. Adopt & adapt new learning & teaching models
(approaches)
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“Words may inspire, but only
action creates change. Most of us
live our lives by accident — we
live life as it happens. Fulfillment
comes when we live our
lives on purpose”.
~Simon Sinek
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