In Aug 07, a
group of educators applied for the MOE Innovation Fund to
embark on a project to explore teaching approaches and teacher
competencies
that will be necessary to engage students of the 21st
century and
make learning relevant and useful for them.
“Something
is rotten in the state of Denmark”, says Marcellus, a minor
character in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, written around
1600.
21st century
Denmark seems to have
gotten some things right. The July/August issue of Monocle
declared Copenhagen, the Design City, and named it the
number one most liveable city in the world.
Denmark has a
population close to
that of Singapore (5.5 mil). It boasts a philosopher - Kierkegaard, a
few Nobel
laureates, many global companies - LEGO, Danforst, Carlsberg, Royal
Copenhagen,
Mersk, Skagen and great designers such as Arne Jacobsen and Georg
Jensen.
So
what makes Denmark tick?
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”, says Marcellus, a minor character ....
The emergence of a 21st century literacy is probably the most significant trend for educators to take note of ....
In September – October 2007, CPDD, Cedar Primary and Lego Education (Denmark), through a series of workshops and discussion facilitated by The Idea Factory, discussed the trends that will affect education in the future....
The process begins with defining the Big Question or problem that an organization wishes to find a solution for. This is followed by an environment or trend scan, or research into areas that are related to the context or issue under discussion. Alpha thoughts comprise preliminary ideas that could address the issue at hand. However, to diverge and explore further before converging upon common answers, a step to provide insights is recommended. In the case of the Pedagogies of the Future (POTF) project – this involved ethnographic study of three teachers and six pupils....
