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The Learning Environment
We now live in a knowledge-based society. 21st century living is a more globalized and changing environment, and consequently, is in a constant state of flux. The new world order places a premium on individuals who have the ability to use information by analyzing, evaluating, designing, and creating new solutions and products. Therefore, it is my firm belief that we need to develop learners (regardless of age, sex, race, gender identity, religion, social or economic status) in higher-order thinking and performance skills that will make them problem solvers, critical thinkers, innovators, troubleshooters or entrepreneurs – productive and involved citizens who are globally-oriented yet nationally grounded (Luistro, 2012).
This calls for a reexamination of our current education model. Indeed, the “one-size-fits-all” approach is inapplicable in this day and age. Learning is no longer limited to just acquiring knowledge through rote memorization, recalling facts or regurgitate ideas and concepts. Likewise, the learning environment has evolved from the confines of the physical classroom to the boundless space of the virtual world. We have to adapt to cope with the growing need not only for a more specialized workforce but also a dynamic system for this fresh generation of learners.
A Life-long Journey
Education is a life-long journey. As we sail along this learning expedition, we encounter diverse views, ideas and conceptions which we gather together, filter, analyze and assimilate to form a newer set of beliefs, values and knowledge. We continuously build upon these precepts until we have achieved a certain level of transformation and awareness of who we are in relation to the world around us (Anderson, 1998)....

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