Houston Independent School District Library Services Presentation
August 17, 2016
University of Houston
Houston,Texas USA
Sara McNeil
smcneil@uh.edu
Bernard Robin
brobin@uh.edu
Where are YOU
in relation to using
21st
century technologies
for instruction?
Overwhelmed
and
confused!
Catching on,
but
still puzzled!
Digital Native,
I can’t remember
not using it!Digital Immigrant,
but
making progress!
Your
number
37607
https://PollEv.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTYyNzU4NTIyMQ/web
Use Facebook Use a blog
Use DiigoUse Twitter
Use a readerUse Wordpress
USE !!!
Learning and Innovation Skills
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Reason Effectively
 Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking
 Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex
systems
Make Judgments and Decisions
 Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
 Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
 Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
 Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
 Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems
 Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
 Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
What is the “best”
tool that a student
could use to create
this multimedia
presentation?
Communication & Collaboration
Communicate Clearly
 Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal
communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
 Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes
and intentions
 Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate
and persuade)
 Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their
effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact
 Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)
Collaborate with Others
 Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
 Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary
compromises to accomplish a common goal
 Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual
contributions made by each team member
Creativity and Innovation
Think Creatively
 Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)
 Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts)
 Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and
maximize creative efforts
Work Creatively with Others
 Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively
 Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input
and feedback into the work
 Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world
limits to adopting new ideas
 View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a
long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes
Implement Innovations
 Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which
the innovation will occur
These 21st Century Skills Maps are each the result of hundreds of hours of research,
development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation.
•21st Century Skills World Languages Map
Designed in cooperation with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL)
•21st Century Skills Arts Map
Designed in cooperation with the nation's arts educators
•21st Century Skills Geography Map
Designed in cooperation with the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE).
•21st Century Skills Science Map
Designed in cooperation with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).
•21st Century Skills Social Studies Map
Created in cooperation with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
•21st Century Skills English Map
Designed in cooperation with the National Teachers of English (NCTE).
Think about what you want to do…
Communicate?
Solve a problem?
Think critically?
Collaborate?
Design something?
Present?
Reflect?
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity and Innovation
Presentation
Reflection and Feedback
Communication Tools
WEBSITES
PODCAST
RSS MOODLE
EMAIL
SKYPE
CHAT
TWITTER
1 WAY 2 WAYS MULTIPLE WAYS
RSS
PODCAST
WEBSITES
TWITTER
EMAIL MOODLE SKYPE
CHAT
Communication Tools
http://www.polleverywhere.com
Creativity and Innovation Tools
Creativity and Innovation Tools
1 WAY Collaboratively
https://tagul.com/
SLIDESHARE
PREZI
GOOGLE
SITES
Present
Present and Receive
Comments
Collaborate on a
Presentation
SLIDESHARE
PREZI
GOOGLE
SITES
https://soundcloud.com
https://soundcloud.com/alexander-okwonna/immunology-interveiw
TWITTER
POLL
MANY EYES
https://www.mindomo.com/
http://newtech.coe.uh.edu/
Global Conference onTechnology, Innovation, Media & Education
February 7, 2012
Sara McNeil
smcneil@uh.edu
Bernard Robin
brobin@uh.edu

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