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    Kim shibley: I was educated through a lecture only process. She says children do not have the capacity to sit still like she did. If the student is able to learn by exploration and discussion, then he or she is more likely to make a connection with what is being learned, she says.

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    Kim shibley: I was educated through a lecture only process. She says children do not have the capacity to sit still like she did. If the student is able to learn by exploration and discussion, then he or she is more likely to make a connection with what is being learned, she says.

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    Kim Shibley

    ISTC 301
    21st Century Learners
    February 26, 2015
    The thing that impressed me the most about the 21st century learner articles was the
    authors call for student-centered learning. This is something that I did not grow up with, but I
    have come to see in many classes nowadays, even some of my own. I was educated through a
    lecture only process. I did not resent this. I learned well under this system, but as the years go by
    I am noticing that children do not have the capacity to sit still like I did. They start out on a
    whole different level. This reflects what a few of the articles say about student-centered learning
    keeping the students attention. If the student is able to learn by exploration and discussion, then
    he or she is more likely to be interested in and make a connection with what is being learned.
    This makes sense to me in light of my more recent observations. Technology, as David Wells
    says in his What ifall the computers were broken? article, is just a tool, not a solution. 21st
    century learning has a new focus on the student, not technology. At the same time he points out
    that this technology is effective in achieving a goal of student-centered learning. These new
    learners are given a tool to effectively pursue the exploration that 21st century teacher is guiding
    them towards. In my mind, this is the necessary and the most practical step I should take as an
    upcoming teacher.
    I think that there are many preconceptions that I have to change in my own life if I am
    going to meet the challenge of teaching 21st century learners. Because I was taught through
    lecture, I still have clinging desire to lecture in the future. I have given plenty of informal and
    formal lectures, outside of the classroom setting, and I have sort of settled into that routine of

    teaching. The more I notice that my preconceptions are slightly outdated, the more I become a bit
    unsettled with the prospect of changing. The new way of teaching, or guiding, as the articles say,
    scares me. I sometimes think that I will not be able to live up to that environments standards, but
    I know that it is necessary. I think that the biggest thing I must learn to do is work hand-in-hand
    with the students. If I am going to teach in a student-centered classroom then it must be just that;
    student-centered. I need to learn to loosen the reigns and give up a little control. I want to be able
    to guide students to think for themselves. After reading about the teachers who created outlets for
    their students using different technological methods, I can see how amazing a student can be on
    his or her own. They are not the products of a teachers lectures. They can be more than that if I
    let them. I just need to learn to let them.

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