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,Question 1
If a curriculum developer wants to prepare learners for the 21st century, what
knowledge and skills should be included, given the diverse South African
context? These skills are listed in section 1.2.5 in your textbook. Provide an
example of each of these competencies in your own words. You will only
receive marks for your own examples. [10]
Situational or context analysis of the environment should be done to determine
enabling and limiting factors that might influence the implementation of a curriculum.
Aspects to be considered in curriculum design are diversity in cultures, values,
traditions, political regimes, and educational structures.
The expectations of the 21st century, conceptual age, kinds of thinking and the way
learners need to engage with and apply concepts. What is expected of the future
workforce, benchmarked examples of good practice forms part of a situational
analysis. The following skills may prepare learners and assist teachers in the
implementation of a curriculum:
1. Sense making
Definition:
The ability to determine the deeper meaning of what is being expressed.
Example:
Artificial intelligence is expected to replace humans in basic everyday tasks,
However, computers cannot replace the emotional intelligence, innovative
ideas and insights that are critical to decision-making. In order to create or
modify an existing product, market research is a way to analyse the needs,
wants, likes, dislikes etc on physical, mental and emotional level of an
individual. A computer can collate data but cannot codify higher-level thinking
skills.
2. Social intelligence
Definition:
The ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and
stimulate reactions and desired interactions.
Example:
, A socially intelligent employee can use mutual empathy as a powerful way to
connect. Feeling another’s enthusiasm or sadness helps build relationships of
trust and promote future collaborations, more so in multicultural environments.
3. Novel and adaptive thinking
Definition:
Capacity to think and come up with solutions and responses beyond that
which is rote or rule based.
Example:
UNISA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by conducting non-venue
based examinations for May/June 2020- adapting to an unexpected situation.
4. Cross-cultural competency
Definition:
Ability to operate in different cultural settings.
Example:
In today’s interconnected world, in order to find and seize new opportunities
one must be able to adapt to other environments. Which include but are not
limited to; geographical, cultural, age, skills, disciplines and the different ways
of working requires a high degree of cross-cultural competencies. This skill
would be necessary if one relocates to another continent.
5. Computational thinking
Definition:
Ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to
understand data-based reasoning.
Example:
Students can use computational thinking skills to perform literary analysis on
books like Harry Potter and Twelfth Night. Students can develop interaction
graphs and network diagrams to abstract the different connections between
characters. In order to contextualize the literature for students to better
understand the dynamics and important relationships that drive the narrative.
6. New media literacy
Definition:
Ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms,
and to leverage these media for persuasive communication.
Example:
Social media is a powerful tool that can reach a global audience in a short
space of time. Keeping abreast of all the latest social media trends while
, being used effectively can help develop a business. Influencer marketing is a
type of marketing that focuses on using key leaders to drive your brand's
message to the larger market. Rather than marketing directly to a large group
of consumers, you instead inspire / hire / pay influencers to get out the word
for you.
7. Transdisciplinarity
Definition:
Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines.
Example:
Using knowledge from various disciplines, academic and non-academic to
solve the hard and complex problems of our society by looking at things
holistically and considering the interdependence between them. Bringing a
diversity of people and views together to re-frame and re-focus how
community challenges are addressed.
8. Design mindset
Definition:
Ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired
outcomes.
Example:
Studies at Microsoft have shown an increase in creativity simply by adding
colour to the work environment. Colour effects emotions and moods. Green
proves to be a great colour in offices that require people to work long hours,
since it is the easiest colour on the eyes (requiring no adjustment).
9. Cognitive load management
Definition:
Ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand
how to maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools and techniques.
Example:
Tools such as Tweetdeck (Twitter-specific) and Hootsuite (multi-platform) can
help with information filtering since they allow you to divide up your feeds into
multiple streams. These streams can then be filtered down by specific
content, based upon certain keywords or users.
10.Virtual collaboration
Definition:
Ability to work productively, drive engagement, and demonstrate presence as
a member of a virtual team.
Example:
