Learner/Teacher in the 21st Century

How do I describe myself as a learner in the 21^st Century?

There is not a secret that technology in these days is everywhere; and education has changed and evolved accordingly. As a learner in the 21^st Century I need to keep on mind all these technology in my learning. I consider myself a visual learner; this is the reason I enjoyed visual projects and videos.  

As a learner I try to develop the learning skills needed in this new technology era.  I know that the four C’s are really important.  In this new changed, and evolved education, the four C’s: critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration are playing a huge role in learning; and as a learner and an online student all these skills are developed really well through the technology. 

During this new technology era, I am able to learn in different ways that enhance my learning styles. I enjoy online classes, electronic books and so many resources that are helping my learning.  

How do you describe yourself as a teacher in the 21st Century?

         According to Mark Surman the digital literacy is the fourth art in the 21^st Century learning; and the reason is because we live in a digital world.

 I think as an educator in the 21st Century I always keep on mind all my diverse students and their learning styles.  Also, I set up expectations from my students as producers.  I like to take advantage of all the talents and interest they have.  Because the world is changing, the technology is also doing that.  This is the reason that I need to learn new technology and continue my learning/teaching process.  It is imperative to go digital if I want to have my students' attention.  I believe PBL and collaborative activities are enhancing all these new learning skills. 

Therefore, it is important to teach the students how to code because they are using so many and different devices but the students do not really know how to use them.  According to Surman, we should take advantage of the interest of the students for the technology and teach them how to code.

In addition to that, it is my responsibility to teach the students how to be a digital citizen. They need to understand that they should use the technology effectively but also with responsibility.