Foundation Skills/Active learning for the 21st century learner/Learning for the 21st Century

Education has changed, there is no doubt, and is constantly changing in response to significant socio-economic and technological changes, and the huge amount of information and knowledge being generated and shared digitally. How we offer education in the 21st Century has been a response to a complex and dynamic world.

Rachel Bolstad and Jane Gilbert (2012) researched future thinking in education. The executive summary outlines their project and findings for Supporting future-oriented learning and teaching - a New Zealand perspective. Although this relates to the school sector, the key points also relate to the tertiary sector. For example:
 * personalising learning;
 * educating for diversity and success for all learners;
 * building learning capacity;
 * reconceptualising the roles and responsibilities of teachers and students;
 * engaging in continuous professional learning; and
 * developing partnerships with their communities (p.10).