Global trends in education that apply at the elementary, secondary, tertiary and adult education levels in many countries across the globe. This was a Spotlight Session hosted by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration in September, 2010.

1. 21st Century
Global Trends in Education
Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.

2. Acknowledgements
Thank you to Tonia Carriger
and the team at CILC.

3. Based on this previous
research...
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paper at:
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4. Introduction
• Today’s classroom is vastly
different from that of the 20th
century.
• Meta-analysis of current research.
• Identification and analysis of
emerging trends.

5. Assumptions
• Different value
systems around the
world.
• Change occurs at
different rates.
• Some trends are local,
others are global.

6. Global Trend #1
Technology use and integration
Technology will not only enhance education,
it will drive learning of all kinds.

7. 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.

8. Global Trend #3
Asset-based approaches
to evaluation
• Portfolios - Classroom scale
• Benchmarks - Regional and
national scale
• Frameworks - International scale

9. 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.

10. Global Trend #5
Global approaches
Shared interests, curiosity and a
hunger for learning are driving
us to reach beyond our own
borders.

11. Global Trend #6
Global mobility
Teachers and students
are experiencing more
of the world, more
often, starting from a
younger age.

12. 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”.

13. 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.

14. Wrap up
• Evaluation.
• Thank you gift for you.
www.drsaraheaton.wordpress.com
Twitter: DrSarahEaton

15. Contact
• http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com
• Twitter: DrSarahEaton
• LinkedIn: Sarah Elaine Eaton

16. Citation
Here’s how to cite this work in your own
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.