OUMH1103 – Learning Skills for Open Distance Learners

TOPIC 1
Being 21st Century
Learner
TOPIC GUIDE
TOPIC 1 – Being 21st Century Learner

1.1 Skills for The 21st Century

1.2 Roles of The 21st Century Learner
1.3 21st Century Learning Environment
1.4 Characteristics of 21st Century Learner
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

1. Explain the skills required by 21st century learner;

2. List down the roles of 21st century learners;
3. Describe 21st century learning environment; and
4. Identify your characteristics as a 21st Century Learner.
Learning & Innovation Skills
Type of Skills are:

• Critical Thinking Skills – ability to analyse and solve problems

• Creative skills - ability to innovate solutions.
• Collaborative skills – ability to work as a team for achieving a
common goal.
• Communication skills – ability to comprehend through reading
and express ideas logically through writing and verbally.
Digital Literacy
Type of Skills are:

• Technology literacy
• Information literacy
• Media literacy
Career & Life Skills
Type of Skills are:

• Numeracy skills – able to reason with numbers and

comprehend mathematical concepts to solve problems
• Global awareness – understanding global issues and able to
apply the knowledge
• Financial literacy – possess skills to make decisions based on
financial resources
• Health literacy – skills to understand health matters and
make/follow health decisions
Career & Life Skills (continues)
• Environmental literacy – understanding environmental issues
and make wise decisions to take care of it
• Social skills – ability to interact and communicate both
verbally and non-verbally
Metacognitive Skills
Type of Skills are:

• Reflective thinking skills – ability to know what has been

learned and know what needs to be learned
• Self-directed learning skills – ability to know which strategy to
be used to acquire knowledge
1.2 ROLES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
LEARNER
1. Curious to find out – discover new things
2. Pursue learning – search for info
3. Create knowledge – connect info and make new knowledge
4. Ask question – ask until you understand
5. Share information – explain to others
6. Be independent – apply the best strategies
7. Get ahead in self-management – manage yourself well
8. Passionate to learn – keep the motivation
9. Concern to humankind – be concerned of what’s going on
around you
1.3 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
The 21st century learning environment will:
a) Help to create learning practices in achieving learning outcomes through
21st century skills
b) Facilitate application of 21st century skills into classroom or online
learning
c) Integrate technology tools and media rich resources for teaching
instructions, learning activities and assessment
d) Support learning communities that enable you to collaborate with your
peers and teacher
e) Enable you to learn in a real world context through projects or case
studies
f) Measure accomplishment and not time spent on the topic
g) Provide flexibility on how to acquire knowledge.
1.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF 21ST
CENTURY LEARNER
(NOTE: Please do the Table 1.2 page 11 in the module to know if you are
ready to be a 21st century learner)