{"id":3468,"date":"2021-04-17T16:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T20:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fulltiltahead.com\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2021-04-17T16:23:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T20:23:27","slug":"the-60-year-curriculum-new-models-for-lifelong-learning-in-the-digital-economy-by-chris-dede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fulltiltahead.com\/higher-ed\/the-60-year-curriculum-new-models-for-lifelong-learning-in-the-digital-economy-by-chris-dede\/","title":{"rendered":"The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy by Chris Dede"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy<\/a> by Chris Dede<\/a> Central question: \u201cWhat are the organizational and societal mechanisms by which people can upskill later in their lives when they do not have time or resources for a full-time academic experience that results in a degree or certificate?\u201d >\u201cEducation emphasis shifts to acquisition of competencies rather than disciplinary topics and knowledge communication\u2026 student\u2019s goal is to develop a suite of skills and strategic attitudes to make a difference in the world rather than attaining formal academic certification to meet immediate occupational role.\u201d Focus on adult learning and who adult learners are: Approaches: What are future profession personas?<\/p>\n \u201cDesign curriculum with rather than for adults\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cunlearning: we have to let go of deeply held, emotionally valued identities in service fo transformational change to a different, more effectives set of behaviors\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n>\u201cCreating these mechanisms requires developing novel services for adults who are learning while working\u201d
\n>\u201cLifelong commitment to alumni that includes periodic opportunities to upskill through services offered by the institution:
\no Micro-credentials
\no Mini-mester classes
\no Credit for accomplishments in life
\no Personalized advising and coaching as new opportunities and challenges emerge
\no Blended-learning experiences with distributed world-wide availability
\no Partnerships and collaborations with organizations outside of academia with complementary strengths and missions<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Situated workplace learning and acculturation
\n\u2022 Coalitions of extension schools working together for iterative, cyclical, continuous adult learning<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Independent and self-directed
\n\u2022 Mature with life experience as a resource to form a base for new learning
\n\u2022 Motivated by life tasks, issues and challenges
\n\u2022 Value just-in-time more than just-in-case
\n\u2022 Prefer problem-centered rather than content-centered learning<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Individualizing student paths to content mastery through adaptive and competency-based education
\n\u2022 Assessment of skills such as systems-thinking, collaboration and problem solving in the context of deep, authentic, subject-area knowledge assessments
\n\u2022 Aligning skills taxonomies for skill-visualization maps that encourage lifelong learning and individual paths
\n\u2022 Promote constant learning mindset<\/p>\n