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OECD/CERI Event - Fostering 21st Century Skills in Higher Education

 

 

Fostering 21st Century Skills in Higher Education

“How can governments and institutions support students’ skills development?”

  

A two-day online event organised by
the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)

12-13 January 2022 via Zoom

Agenda as of 11 January 2022

 

This two-day online event is organised as part of the CERI project “Teaching, Learning and Assessing Creativity and Critical Thinking in Education”. The first phase of the project looked at innovative teaching and assessment approaches to creativity and critical thinking in primary and secondary schools, and its findings are summarised in a report published in 2019. The second phase focusing on higher education is currently ongoing; pedagogical interventions have been made in 26 institutions across 14 countries.

The event aims to bring policymakers and representatives of higher education institutions together to facilitate a dialogue between them and articulate public policies and institutional practices in supporting the development of students’ 21st-century skills in higher education. It comprises three public webinars and one invitation-only online meeting. The closed meeting targets members of the CERI Governing Board and OECD Education Policy Committees and its subsidiary bodies, higher education policymakers, representatives of higher education institutions, and other higher education stakeholders. The public webinars are open to all. You are invited to participate in all four sessions, or any individual session(s) of your interest. The working language of the conference will be English.

 

Conference materials 

  • Presentations held by:
    • Elina Kähkönen, Director of Aaltonaut (Interdisciplinary Programme), Aalto University, Finland
    • Bernard C Y Tan, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Laura Winer, Director of Teaching and Learning Services, McGill University, Canada
    • Angela Carbone, Director, Australian Awards for University Teaching, Universities Australia, Australia
    • Eun Young Kim, Director and Research Fellow, Office of International Cooperation, Korean Educational Development Institute, Korea (soon available here)
    • Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Professor and Vice-Director, International Strategy Office, Tohoku University, Japan

 

  •  Recordings:

    Session one: Institutional Perspective: Dialogue with Institutional Leaders

    Session two: Approaches to 21st Century Skills in Europe and North America
       

    Session three: Approaches to 21st Century Skills in Asia-Pacific

    		  

 

 

DAY 1 - Wednesday 12 January 2022

13:30-15:00 (CET)

Institutional Perspective: Dialogue with Institutional Leaders

Zoom webinar, open to public

How does your institution support students and teachers in fostering 21st-century skills? What types of policies or initiatives can governments implement to support institutions in further developing students’ 21st-century skills?

Guest presentations by:

  • Elina Kähkönen, Director of Aaltonaut (Interdisciplinary Programme), Aalto University, Finland
  • Bernard C Y Tan, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Laura Winer, Director of Teaching and Learning Services, McGill University, Canada

Reflection by Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

Moderation by Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head of CERI and Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

 

16:00-17:00 (CET)

Approaches to 21st Century Skills in Europe and North America

Zoom webinar, open to public

How can governments help institutions and teachers in fostering students’ 21st-century skills?

Roundtable discussion with:

  • Susan Carson, Program Director, National Science Foundation, United States 
  • Claire McAvinia, Educational Developer - Professional Development, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Ireland
  • Jason Yeung, Senior Policy Advisor, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board, Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Canada
Moderation by Mathias Bouckaert and Shizuka Kato, Analysts, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

 

 

DAY 2 - Thursday 13 January 2022

9:30-11:00 (CET)

Approaches to 21st Century Skills in Asia-Pacific

Zoom webinar, open to public

How can governments help institutions and teachers in fostering students’ 21st-century skills?

Guest presentations by:

  • Angela Carbone, Director, Australian Awards for University Teaching, Universities Australia, Australia
  • Eun Young Kim, Director and Research Fellow, Office of International Cooperation, Korean Educational Development Institute, Korea
Reflection by Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Professor and Vice-Director, International Strategy Office, Tohoku University, Japan.

Moderation by Cassie Hague, Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

 

13:30-15:00 (CET)

Summary Session

Zoom meeting, invitation only

Opening, Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD 

Project overview and update, Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head of CERI and Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

Roundtable discussion with:

  • Roisin Donnelly, Head of School of Management, Technological University  of Dublin, Ireland
  • Bernard C Y Tan, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Thomas Weko, Team Leader, Higher Education Policy, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

Open discussion with OECD delegates and representatives of institutions participating in the CERI Creativity and Critical Thinking Project

Only open to OECD delegates and project network members.

 

Contact

For any inquiries, please contact Stephan.VINCENT-LANCRIN@oecd.org and Shizuka.KATO@oecd.org.

 

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