Themes

1. Conceptualising 21st Century Skills

a. 4 ‘Cs’ (Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication)

b. 4’Cs’ in professional development

c. Contextualising 4 ‘Cs’ in higher education

2. Pedagogical Framework of the 21st Century Skills

a. Institutionalising 21st Century Skills

b. Paradigm shift in classroom transaction

c. Teacher Empowerment Programmes

3. 21st Century Skills and its linkages with Skill Development Programmes (Vocational Education)

a. Identification of linkages with skill development process

b. Contextualising with Vocational education

c. 4’Cs in vocational pedagogy

4. Tools & Technology to support developing 21st Century Skills

a. Technological support to students for critical learning

b. Technology integration in the classrooms& OER practices

c. Researching 21st Century Skills