21st Century Learning

Education should develop and suit with the 21st century. In the last decade, the term 21st century learning has become serious issues across the globe. It is a term that focuses on the learning process to prepare the students to have certain skills needed in global competition. Those skills are core subjects, life and career skills, learning and innovation skills, and information, media and technology skills.

The development of technology plays a big impact on 21st century learning. This development will create higher demands on education. It requires new ways of thinking and learning. Besides, people also have to be creative, innovative, collaborative, and communicative. The other skills that also important are: critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, team-working, citizenship, and leadership. All these skills will help people to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing digital world. In the 21st century era, people with average knowledge and skills can be replaced easily by computers and machines to minimize the cost in companies. To compete with others and machines in the work-field, people need to master those skills mentioned earlier.

The 21st century skills are also needed in social life. The technology development makes people easier to get new information anywhere and anytime. They can learn new things in a tap of finger, so that critical thinking is demanded to filter the information they get. They need to know the netiquette in the online platform. In this 21st century, people are part of a globally interconnected economy, ecosystem, and political network and community. To fulfill the needs, the 21st century skills is tried to be applied in current education. The students are hoped to get adapted to stretch and shape their minds in many ways that will lead into the future.