Shaw states, 'Critical attributes of 21st century education include Integrated and Interdisciplinary, Technologies & Multimedia; Global Classroom; Project-Based & Research; Student Centered. 21st Century Skills include: Driven; Relevant, Rigorous & Real -World; Constant Change; Lifelong Learning.' These are themes that crop up again and again. What is discussed in this article is the acknowledgment that classrooms are not delivering or if they are, they are still not delivering enough.
'Our students are facing many emerging issues such as global warming, famine, poverty, heath issues, a global population explosion and other environmental and social issues.' says Shaw. Thinking about this article it seems to me that Web 2.0 applications can be used to study new social communities, through this kind of research, we can more accurately target the kinds of curriculums we should be including, and to go beyond gaming and entertainment. However, 'We must realize, and our students must understand, that we cannot move toward a vision of the future until we understand the socio-historical context of where we are now. Where are we? What events led us to be where we are? How can this inform our development of a vision for the future and how we want to get there?' says Shaw.
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