21st Century

Global Trends in Education

Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Tonia Carriger

and the team at CILC.
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Introduction

• Today’s classroom is vastly

different from that of the 20th
century.
• Meta-analysis of current research.
• Identification and analysis of
emerging trends.
 Assumptions

• Different value
systems around the
world.
• Change occurs at
different rates.
• Some trends are local,
others are global.
 Global Trend #1
Technology use and integration

Technology will not only enhance education,

it will drive learning of all kinds.
 Global Trend #2
Expansion of Mobile Technology

Technology will
become increasingly
mobile, meaning that
opportunities for
learning will - and
already do - exist
everywhere, all the
time.
 Global Trend #3
Asset-based approaches
to evaluation

• Portfolios - Classroom scale

• Benchmarks - Regional and
national scale
• Frameworks - International scale
 Global Trend #4
Increased creativity

• Knowledge will be created and

co-created, not simply “imparted”
by teachers.
• “The sage on the stage”
phenomenon is disappearing.
Global Trend #5
Global approaches

Shared interests, curiosity and a

hunger for learning are driving
us to reach beyond our own
borders.
Global Trend #6
Global mobility

Teachers and students

are experiencing more
of the world, more
often, starting from a
younger age.
 Global Trend #7
“Borderless” education

The barrier of geography

Reach out. is being transcended by
Go global. technology, creativity and
a desire to “go global”.
 Tips for the 21st
Century Educator
• Make learning make sense in today’s world.
• Embrace and integrate technology.
• Reward creativity.
• Incorporate asset-based evaluation.
• Advocate for a global approach.
 Wrap up

• Evaluation.
• Thank you gift for you.

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 Citation
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research. You can add a link to this website to
indicate where you found the research.

Eaton, S.E. (8 September 2010). “Twenty-First

Century Global Trends in Education” presented
at the Center for Interactive Collaboration and
Learning.