Presentation from Duygu Yeniay Üsküplü at the eucu.net general assembly in Leuven (31.05.2017)

1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
& 21st Century Skills
31.05.2017 - Leuven
Duygu Yeniay Üsküplü
duyguyeniay@gmail.com

2. Education for what ?
What do people need
to survive?
to be successful in life?

3. Relationship Between Education And
Production Processes - 1
Period Need Challenge Education for/as
Prehistory Physical force Nature and animals Physical
Tribal Society Physical force
Tool using
Nature
Other communities
Physical
Information on using, keeping, saving things
Middle Ages Agriculture
Socialization
Social status
Other societies
Class conflicts
Physical and mental
Gaining status and ruling (upper class)
Efficient agriculture and obeying the rules (public)
Industrial
Society
Machine tools
Mass production
Information and IT
Economic growth
Competitiveness
Schooling
Quantifiable skills
Standardized testing

4. Relationship Between Education And
Production Processes - 2
Year Period Production Type
1784 First Industrial Revolution Mechanical Production
(Steam, Water)
1870 Second Industrial Revolution Mass Production
(Electricy, Assembly Line)
1960s Third Industrial Revolution
(Digital Revolution)
Automated Production
(Electronics, IT)

5. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
2011, Germany, Hannover Messe Fair
• Production Type : Cyber – Physical Systems
• Technology : Marriage between IT and OT
• Economy : Service-oriented
• Governance : Platforms / Shared Authority
• Social Life : Humane age

6. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
(Technological Transformation)
MULTIDICSIPLINARYAND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Science, art, technics, etc. STEAM and CU
programmes
flexibility, creativity, adaptability,
accountability, collaboration, communication
IT & OT = H2M + M2M + M2H
Interconnectedness- comprehensiveness
COMBINATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES
Artificial Inteligence – 3D printers – Robotic – Nanotechnology – New materials –
Internet of things – Quantum computing – Genetic inovations – Synthetic biology

7. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
(Economic Effects)
•Service-Oriented Economy
•Human Cloud
•Economic Growth
(Optimistic And Pessimistic Scenerios)
•Need For Change In Human Capital And Skills
(Low-Skills/Low-Pay, High-Skills/High-Pay, No Need
For Middle)

8. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
(Governance & Social Effects)
Platforms / Shared Authority
Humane Age
New Skills

9. Education
21. Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age
UNESCO – Education For All / Sustainable Development Goals
Key Competence for Lifelong Learning- European Reference Framework
SCANS – The Five Necessary Competencies of 21st Century Workers
World Economic Forum – New Vision for Education: Fostering Social
Emotional Learning through Technology
Asia Society – Teaching and Learning 21st Century Skills
World Bank – Stepping Up Skills
OECD – Skills For Social Progress
ISTE Standarts

10. Key Competence for Lifelong
Learning- European
Reference Framework Key Competence For Life Long Learning
Communication In The Mother Tongue
Communication In Foreign Languages
Matematical Competence And Basic
Competences In Science And Technology
Digital Competence
Learning To Learn
Social And Civic Competences
Sense Of Initiative And Ertrepreneurship
Cultural Awareness And Expression
1995 White Paper – 2006 Reference
Framework
Main Requirements (self-fulfillment,
active citizenship, social inclusion,
employability)
3 dimension of competences and a
number of themes
Equality
Mobility
Lifelong Learning

11. Partnership For 21. Century Skills (P21)
Content Knowledge
And 21st Century
Themes
Learning And
Innovation
Skills
Information, Media
And Technology
Skills
Life And Career Skills
Content Knowledge
English, Reading Or Language
Arts, World Languages, Arts,
Mathematics, Economics,
Science, Geography, History,
Government And Civics
21st Century Themes
Global Awareness
Financial, Economic, Business
And Entrepreneurial Literacy
Civic Literacy
Health Literacy
Environmental Literacy
Creativity And
Innovation
Critical Thinking
And Problem
Solving
Communication
And Collaboration
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
ICT Literacy
Flexibility And Adaptability
Initiative And Self
Direction
Social And Cross-cultural
Skills
Productivity And
Accountability
Leadership And
Responsibility

12. Partnership For 21st
Century Skills (P21)
• New Standarts And
Assessment
• Embedding The Skills
Into Curriculum
• Professional
Development
• Learning Society
Culture

13. World Economic Forum – New Vision for Education:
Unlocking the Potential of Technology

14. World Economic Forum – New Vision For Education: Fostering
Social & Emotional Learning Through Technology

15. OECD – Skills For
Social Progress
Trends shaping education
Whole child with a balanced set
of skills
Socioeconomic outcomes
throughout the individual’s life

16. UNESCO - Education
For All / Sustainable
Development Goals
People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership

17. Children’s Universities
The mission of being role model for
educational development
Uniqueness
Enriching modules with 21st century skills
Focus on local needs and opportunities with
a global perspective

18. Thanks for your concern!
Duygu Yeniay Üsküplü
duyguyeniay@gmail.com
University of Istanbul
TURKEY