21st Century Scholar

by David Dwyer If you have followed the blog this week, you’ll know that I’ve described the Millennial end-users who fill our schools today; confronted their context of global uncertainty; and projected learning goals for them that commission after commission have stated will stand them in good stead in the decades ahead. How must schools [...]

by David Dwyer For the past three days, I’ve shared views and data about the Millennials. They are the end users of our schools; they, not the institution of schooling should be our primary concern. While ambitious, I noted that only a small percentage of Millennials seem to have amassed the skills and knowledge that [...]

by David Dwyer I’ve shared two views of the millennial students who fill our classrooms: one portrayed them as optimistic, ambitious, and civil minded; the other showed a more somber side, an academic record that shows them floundering in and dropping out of our high schools. Why the discrepancy? First, a growing number of our [...]

by David Dwyer Yesterday, I shared a portrait of the Millennial generation, a group that has high expectations for themselves and for whom we might hold high expectations as well. The issue today is that there is a troubling discrepancy between that “next great generation” image and the Millennial’s track record in education thus far. [...]

by David Dwyer, Ph.D. Research Professor & Katzman-Ernst Chair in Educational Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation Dr. Tierney asked that I do a guest spot for CHEPA’s blog and I jumped at the chance to share some ideas – passions, really – and hopefully hear back from CHEPA’s community. I’ve entitled my blog series: End-User Design, [...]