Course Title: 21st Century Skills Program: BICTE
Course
No.: ICT. Ed. 438 Nature
of course: Theoretical
Level:
Bachelor. Credit
Hour: 3 hours
Semester: Third Teaching Hour: 48 hours
Course Description
The aim of the course is to help students on 21st Century skills that today’s students need to succeedin their careers during the Information Age. After the learn and practices of Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Media literacy, Flexibility, Leadership, cross-culture adaptation skills, the student will be able to develop and deepen their professional and general competences, to use innovative teaching tools and techniques as well as facilitate classroom.
2.
General Objectives
After the completion of this
course, the students should be able to:-
· To explore the different dimension of 21st century skills
and practices.
· To able to demonstrate critical
thinking and problem solving skill toward the new creation in classroom.
· To able establish the collaboration and communication teaching
learning environment.
· To build skill to e-leadership and
self-directed learn abilities.
· To explore the cross-culture practices on 21st CS and
ready to cope up with learning environment.
3.
Course Outlines:
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Specific Objectives |
Contents |
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· Describe the concept of 21st CS skills. · Explain the 21st CS component of 4C, IMT and FLIPS. · Define the ATCs 21 CS Skills. |
Unit I: Introduction to 21st CS 1.1
Definition of 21st CS 1.2
Components of 21st CS: 4C,
IMT, FLIPS 1.3
National Curriculum framework
and 21st CS 1.4
ATC21s 21st Century Skills |
8 |
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· Explore the different levels arguments. · Apply the rational discussion into critical thinking process. · Demonstrate a critical thinking activity in classroom. · Explain a creativity and innovation. · Demonstrate the creative and innovative activities in classroom. |
Unit II: Critical
Thinking,
Creativity and Innovation 2.1
Concept of argument 2.2
Example of good vs bad
argument 2.3
Rational discussion and reply rationally to an argument 2.4
Deductive
arguments vs non-deductive arguments 2.5
Critical
thinking activities in classroom 2.6
Concept
of innovation and creativity 2.7
Creativity,
innovation and learning 2.8
Classroom Activities of
creativities and innovation 2.9
Classroom Activities on
creativity and innovation |
12 |
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· Explain basic component of communication. · Define the types of communication. · Explain the different mode of collaboration. · Explain the media literacy for learner · Demonstrate the application for create, publish, share learning
materials |
Unit III: Communication, collaboration and media literacy
3.1
Component of Communication 3.2
Types of communication media 3.3
Concept of collaboration 3.4
Social media and
collaboration practices 3.5
Classroom collaboration 3.6
Concept of media literacy for
learner 3.7
Digital citizen and
netiquettes 3.8
Application of create,
publish, share audio, video materials. 3.9
Classroom activities on
publishing students portfolios in online |
12 |
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· Define the 21st Century e-Leadership. · Describe the flexibility and adaptability in learning environment.
· Explain the self-direct learner characteristics |
Unit IV: e-Leadership and Responsibility 4.1
Concept of e-leaderships in
education 4.2
Characteristics of 21st
Century leadership 4.3
Learning flexibility and
adaptability 4.4
Self-directed leader 4.5
Self-director learning
classroom activities 4.6
Classroom activities on 21st
Century leadeship |
6 |
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·
Define the social and
cross-culture learning environment. ·
Explore the ethical issues in
cross-culture learning environment. |
Unit V: Social and Cross-Cultural Interaction 5.1 Concept of digital culture and global villages 5.2 Ethical issues of cross culture interaction 5.3 Privacy and freedom of expression in digital world 5.4 Cultural difference and Privacy 5.5 Classroom Activities on ethical issues, privacy and freedom of
expression on online beahaviours. |
6 |
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·
Analyze the practices of 21st
CS skills in education system. |
Unit VI: CASE Study on critical thinking, creativity
and innovation and collaboration practices in classroom using digital
technology. |
4 |
4
Instructional
Techniques
The instructional techniques for this course are
divided into two groups. The first group
consists of general instructional techniques applicable to most of the units.
The second group consists of specific instructional techniques applicable to
specific units.
4.1 General
Instructional Techniques
- Introductory
presentation on each topic of the unit bye the teacher
- Use
of lecture, question answer, discussion, brainstorming and buzz sessions
for the theoretical contents.
4.2 Specific Instructional
Techniques
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Unit |
Suggested specific Instructional Techniques |
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I |
· Students are divided into gender disaggregated groups.
Each group is assigned to prepare key aspects 4C,
IMT, FLIPS 21st CS skills. The
students will present the group work in the class. |
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II, III, IV, V |
· Students are divided into groups. The groups will visit a
nearby school, observe a class and assess which 21st CS Skills teachers
are using. Each group prepares a report and present in the class. |
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VI |
· Students work in pair and discuss different case study about
21st CS and drawn the educational implications from 21st
CS for classroom teaching in their computer science areas.
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5 Evaluation
5.1
Internal Evaluation 40%
Internal
evaluation will be conducted by subject teacher based on following activities:
1) Attendance 5
2)
Class participation 5
3)
First
assignment (Group work based on unit I, II, III, IV,V) 10
4)
Second
assignment (Pair work based on Unit VI) 10
5)
Third
assignment (Written test: objectives and subjective) 10
Total 40
5.2 Final/Semester Evaluation 60%
Examination Division, office of the Dean, Faculty of
Education will conduct final examination
at the end of semester.
Objective type question (Multiple choice 10 x
1ponts) 10
Short answer questions
with two OR option (6 questions x 5 points)
30
Long answer questions with one OR
option (2 questions x 10 points) 20
Total
60
5. Recommended books and References materials
(including relevant published articles in national and international journals)
Recommended books:
21st Century Skills : A Handbook,
Central Board of Education, Delhi, 2020
References materials:
Walter Sinnott Armstrong and Robert Fogelin, Understanding
Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic. 8th Ed. Wadsworth Cengage
Learning.
Bellanca, J. A.
(Ed.). (2015). Deeper learning: Beyond 21st century skills. Solution
Tree Press.
Lamri, J.
(2019). The 21st century skills: How soft skills can make all the difference
in the digital era.
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