Title:	JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION ON THE WAY TOWARDS AUTHENTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Author(s):	Merja Meriläinen, Maarika Piispanen
ISBN:	978-989-8533-18-0
Editors:	Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2013
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Learning environment, Transformational pedagogic, Contextual pedagogical approach towards learning, 21st Century CSPCK
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	159
Last Page:	169
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Learning should make information meaningful to the students. We can all agree with that –but the messages coming from schools will tell us a different story. Instead of enthusiasm, happiness and joy of learning, the echo repeats problems, ill behaving and indisposition. This makes us wonder: has the traditional school come to its end? This article examines pedagogical changes in different learning contexts with the help of the model of Contextual pedagogical approach towards learning (Meriläinen & Piispanen 2012; Meriläinen, Piispanen & Valli 2013). When working in learning environments based on Contextual pedagogical approach towards learning, the teacher will emphasize trans- disciplinary approach to curriculum, enhance student’s individuality and creativity in different learning situations and support both content knowledge as well as 21st Century civil skills knowledge to develop hand in hand. The 21st Century Civil Skills Pedagogical Content Knowledge -framework, introduced in this article, will help teachers to create learning environments where 21st century civil skills will meet the modern pedagogy and core curriculum standards. With the help of the framework, together with the model of Contextual pedagogical approach towards learning, one is able to build a strong pedagogical foundation to create transformational 21st century learning environments.
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