A lecture given at the University of Batangas, Batangas City, Philippines

1. Implications to Teaching and Learning
in the 21st Century
University of Batangas
Sheila Lo Dingcong
Local Knowledge &
Professional Education

3. A complex set of knowledge systems rooted
in the context of a community within a
defined territory, collectively owned and
shared by the people, and identifies with
their way of life.
Local Knowledge?

4. It provides an understanding of the experiences
of the people rooted from a common history
that generates similar worldviews and
appreciation of their immediate, extended
and external environments.
Local Knowledge?

5. It is dynamic, evolving, non-discriminatory, and inclusive of the
adaptive capacities of people to embrace change including its
recognition of the psycho-social function of popular culture of the
masses in society.

7. Early Theorists
Jean Piaget
1896-1980
Children construct an understanding of the
world around them, then experience
discrepancies between what they already know
and what they discover in their environment.
Lev Vygotsky
1896-1934
the role of education is to give children
experiences that are within their zones of
proximal development, thereby
encouraging and advancing their individual
learning.

8. "the distance between the
actual developmental
level as determined by
independent problem
solving and the level of
potential development as
determined through
problem solving under
adult guidance, or in
collaboration with more
capable peers" (Vygotsky,
1978, p. 86).

9. Components of a Knowledge System
Body of data and information
(What people know)
Existence of practice, i.e. technology
(What people do)
Theoretical framework
(Why people do what they do and know)
* The theoretical framework is critical because it
furnishes knowledge about why the
practice/technology works, and thus makes sense of
the body of information.
Knowledge Systems as
Social Constructions
Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

10. 1. Knowledge systems are intentional.
* They are not randomly selected
* They are crafted with a purpose
2. Knowledge systems are functional.
* They effect something
* They bring about an outcome
Operational Analysis of
Knowledge Systems
Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

11. 3. Knowledge systems are never
neutral.
* They are shaped by the goals of those who
constituted it.
4. Knowledge systems are navigated.
* Knowledge systems are transitory (because
they are constantly navigated) but are also
subjected to fixations (and thus may become
remote and irrelevant over time though may still
functional)
Operational Analysis of
Knowledge Systems
Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

12. Borrowed from the presentation of Dennis Coronel (Ateneo de Davao University)

13. WHY IS LOCAL
KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

15. WHY IS LOCAL
KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT?

16. Local knowledge is a human capital -- the
main asset that we invest in our struggle for
survival to produce food, provide for shelter,
find joy and meaning or achieve mastery of our
own lives.
The basic essential component of any
country’s knowledge system is its local
knowledge.
WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
IMPORTANT?

17. A country’s ability to build and mobilize
knowledge capital is as essential to sustainable
development as the availability of physical and
financial capital.
Identity. Globalization brings a
homogenization of cultures and the more
dominant ones tend to blur the uniqueness and
inherent character of peoples.
WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
IMPORTANT?

18. Today, many local knowledge systems are at
risk of becoming extinct. This is because
globally natural environments are rapidly
changing, and there are fast-paced economic,
political, and cultural changes.
Given the highly complex nature of social
problems today, it is important to see local
knowledge as one component within a more
complex innovation system
WHY IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
IMPORTANT?

19. So why local knowledge?

20. Stemming from a contextual and cultural
framework of knowledge, LK education is
viewed in a holistic approach that covers the
intellectual, spiritual, humane, social and
physical development of students.
Local knowledge provides students with
relevant perspectives in knowing,
understanding, and actualizing education.
Local Knowledge in
Whole Person Education

21. In the midst of a globalized world and people's
interconnectedness through virtual reality, local
knowledge enables students to analyze and
distinguish problems, create and perform
solutions, and evaluate and decide what steps
to take based on their own situated
circumstances.
Integrating LK in Teaching
and Learning

22. Learners at the Center

23. The Learning Pyramid

24. Differentiated Learning

25. Perspectives are based on where
we stand….

26. Local Knowledge in the 21st Century – a proposed
new general education elective of AUDRN.
Composed of 7 modules
1. Introduction
2. The Basics of Local Knowledge
3. The Learners and Learning
4. Philippine Local Knowledge
5. Understanding the World in School
6. LK Research and Community Service
7. Technology, Online Communities, and
Globalization
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27. Facilitating Learning for Digital Natives
University of Batangas
Sheila Lo Dingcong
Local Knowledge & Educational
Digital Technology

28. What is a Machine?

29. 21st Century Education
The Changing Landscape of Education

30. Who is the 21st Century Learner?
communicates in
multiple ways
learns through a process
discovery and mastery
independent learners
comes to class with
prior knowledge

31. The Internet

32. How do we spend our time?

33. Social Media

35. Some facts…..

36. What’s on your mind?

38. The Philippines
ranks highest in
share of time spent
on social networking
properties across
the world. Thus, it is
the most social
media-addicted
market globally.

39. Learning is SOCIAL!
“Media is a technological extension of the body”
(McLuhan, 2011) and the need for the computer and
the internet has become a necessary tool for people to
actively engage in life. It has likewise become a
platform for personal and collective expression,
collaboration, and sharing. (Baybay, Brillantes,
Dingcong, 2012)

40. Connectivism
George Siemens
advances a theory
of learning that is
consistent with the
needs of the 21st
century. His theory
takes into account
trends in learning,
the use of
technology and
networks, and the
diminishing half-life
of knowledge.

41. Did you know shift happens?
Who is the 21st Century Teacher?

42. The illiterate of
the 21st century
will not be those
who cannot read
and write, but
those who cannot
learn, unlearn and
relearn.
- Alvin Toffler -

43. • Rule 1. Remember the human.
• Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of
behavior online that you follow in real life.
• Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace.
• Rule 4: Respect other people's time and
bandwidth
• Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
Netiquette by Virginia Shea

44. • Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
• Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control
• Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy
• Rule 9: Don't abuse your power
• Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's
mistakes
Now go and be good cyber citizens!
Netiquette by Virginia Shea

45. "Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire."
-William Butler Yeats