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Pedagogy and Adult Education 21 Century Learning Skills: Literacies
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While funded research projects were not and Curriculum Design
a priority, there were some institutional Under the new leadership, OUM is creating a
projects, and large number of trainings by focus in social innovations in education and
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well-known ODL experts in OUM. E-learning is committed towards the promotions of 21
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readiness was explored as early as 2004 Century Literacies. The work on 21 Century
(Karam Singh and Abas, 2004). Successful Learning Skills was been initiated in 2018
delivery of e-learning in the university was with the introduction of OUMH1602 Learning
depicted by 2010 (Abas, 2009). One area Skills for 21 Century. A research project that
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that flourished then is pedagogy. OUM had focused on 4C Skills is near completion. A new
a centre known as the ODL Pedagogy Centre project has been proposed under the theme
(ODLPC). An example of work carried out at 21 Century Learning Skills under two sub-
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the centre include learning objects (Darshan themes: (i) Basic Literacies – English Language
Singh and Ho, 2006). Experts has been Literacy, Numeracy, Information, Digital
identified and research has been proposed Literacy and Media Literacy, and (ii) Applied
under this theme. A research proposal Literacies – Environmental Literacy, Health
under the OU5 collaboration is expected Literacy, Financial Literacy, Civic Literacy, and
to be submitted at the end of year. Future Globalisation. In addition, a project on 21
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projects are expected under two themes: (i) Century Learning is expected from the team.
Pedagogies, namely experiential, authentic, Recognising that curriculum has to be in-line
transformation and innovative pedagogies; with the educational landscape that changes
(ii) Andragogy and Open and Flexible Distance with socio-economic changes, this theme,
Education. much like the theme on Pedagogy will remain
in the interest of the university.

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