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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu  University of Hong Kong  Developing 21st 
 century skills with inquiry learning: Collaborative teaching\, social medi
 a and gamification  This seminar is based on a book to be published by Spr
 inger Science & Business Media in 2014. The book is directed to readers wh
 o are doubtful about the conventional didactic teaching approach\, and who
  have an open mind for exploring\, experimenting with and putting new peda
 gogical approaches into investigation and practice. The content of the boo
 k is of interest to academic researchers\, educators\, parents and policy-
 makers who are concerned about and aware of the drastic changes of the 21s
 t century world\, which necessarily have resulted in the shift of skills a
 nd knowledge expected to be equipped by students.  This seminar provides a
  preview of the book\, covering both theoretical and empirical discussions
  on various innovative teaching and learning approaches implemented in sch
 ools in Asia\, Europe and North America. The seminar includes details and 
 findings of research studies that examined the pedagogical values of inqui
 ry projects\, collaborative teaching\, use of social media and game-based 
 learning in various school contexts\, involving students of different subj
 ects\, age groups\, cultural background and academic performance. An overv
 iew on the new educational goal\, 21st century skills and the education fr
 ameworks around the world with a foci on 21st century skills education wil
 l be given to help audience understand the background of the research proj
 ects. The speaker will present documented opinions of students\, teachers 
 and parents on the investigated pedagogical approaches. A discussion of te
 aching strategies and schedules\, teachers’ roles in the process and sampl
 es of assessment materials will also be included.    For more upcoming tal
 ks\, please visit the Learning Sciences Brown Bag Talks page.
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LOCATION:Room 233\, Education Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1Y2\, 370
 0 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Learning Sciences Brown Bag Talks: Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu
URL:/edu-ecp/channels/event/learning-sciences-brown-ba
 g-talks-dr-samuel-k-w-chu-231052
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