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1. Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning 10 to 11 September  Cebu City, Philippines LearnEnglish British Council on-line resources Mina Patel 11 September 2008

2. Basic Skills British Council ‘English Next’ research: ‘English has been repositioned as a ‘basic skill’, to be learned by primary school children alongside other 21st century skills in Information Technology’ One of British Council’s global aims for English is to ensure that every teacher and learner of English worldwide has access to quality language services from the UK. Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

3. What is ICT? • Text 1 • Text 2 • Text 3 • Text 4 Information and Communication Technology is the term used to describe exciting and innovative ways to provide lifelong learners with global access to information, learning and support. Information systems that are seamlessly linked to learning support systems, that are enjoyable to use and which enable management. http://asp2.wlv.ac.uk/its/website/everyone/its_jargon.htm Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

4. Global Products TeachingEnglish LearnEnglish LE Family Premier Skills LE Second Life for Teens LE Audio LE Mobile Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

5. LearnEnglish Family Jim Knight, the UK government’s Minister of State for Schools and Learners: ‘ Parents have six times more impact on the learning of primary age children than teachers do.’ Child Learning Teacher Parent Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

6. LearnEnglish Family Basic Skills British Council support LearnEnglish Parents web pages www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/parents LearnEnglish Kids web pages www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/kids LearnEnglish Kids CDROM Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

7. Premier Skills www.britishcouncil.or/learnenglish/premierskills Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

8. LE Second Life for Teens Web users today ‘Consistent evidence dating back over a decade shows that technology can and does improve attainment in almost all National Curriculum subjects. BECTA 73% of learners of English say they want to learn using a computer, 69% say socialising is a main motivation in their learning and that they want to have fun; 92% think it’s important to develop their problem-solving skills. British Council Global Research. Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

9. LE Second Life for Teens What is it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERvhgSjiH0 It’s a learning zone for both group and independent learners in the Second Life virtual environment. Interactive LearnEnglish activities and quests based on UK culture are available for all Second Life residents registered as Teens. Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

10. LE Audio ‘The British Council’s global experience tells us that combining listening, technology and a variety of content types increases the chances of successful language learning.’ Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

11. LE Audio The best way to learn….. 1. Suits our lifestyle 2. Involves technology 3. Often involves audio Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

12. LE Audio Includes: Free-to-use Learn English Podcasts web pages so that you can listen to audio through your computer or download audio to your MP3 player www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts.htm Printable self-study materials Learn English CD ROMS Audio books from the UK Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

13. LE Audio How do podcasts help people listen and learn? Cater to a variety of learning styles Important for learners with visual difficulties Listening avoids the difficulties of dyslexia – affects 4% of the population in the Western world Provide models for a variety of contexts Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

14. LE Mobile Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant? IT literacy v. a need to learn Operating systems and functionality Age Technology as part of everyday life Dependent on technology Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

15. Global Products LE Family LE Mobile LearnEnglish Premier Skills LE Audio LE Second Life for Teens Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning

16. And finally….. ‘What makes our ambitions possible is to apply the transformative power of technological innovation to learning – enabling technology to be what it has the potential to be: the great liberating force in providing opportunity to all.’ UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thank you and any questions? Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning