Friday, July 06, 2007

More on 21st century skills

The context here is Journalism education, but for learners who are expected to survive/thrive in a networked economy, the following seems apropos:

Reporting on the World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) , Guy Berger observes that:

"The main issue was how to teach in a fast and fluid media landscape, and how to prepare students for jobs -- like moderating user-generated online contributions -- that have only recently been invented, or which are even yet to emerge."

via Rebecca MacKinnon.

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