Developing 21st Century Skills Through Discussion

Online discussions can provide an ideal opportunity to support develop of critical 21st-century-skills.

This presentation will help participants:

1. Explain the importance adding the development of 21st-century-skills to existing curriculum
2. Apply a framework for assessing 21st-century-skills in their learners
3. Utilize online discussions to develop 21st-century-skills in their learner

Patrick Dempsey is the Director of the Office of Digital Teaching & Learning at Loyola University Maryland. He has an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, an M.B.A. in Organizational Management, M.Div. in Professional Ministries, and M.A. in Pastoral Counseling. He has published and presented widely on instructional design, communities of inquiry and transformative learning, and quality assurance in online classes. He is the author of Creating Transformative Online Communities in Higher Education (Routledge: 2021)