The need to shift from teacher-centred to learner – centred instruction should not be over-emphasized. As technology has created change in all aspects of society, it is also changing our expectations of what students must learn and how they are learning in order to function effectively in the new world economy. Students will have to learn to navigate through large amounts of information, to analyze and make decisions, and to master new knowledge domains in an increasingly technological society.

Students will need to be lifelong learners, collaborating with others in accomplishing complex tasks, and effectively using different systems for representing and communicating knowledge to others. A shift from teacher-centred instruction to learner-centred instruction is needed to enable students to acquire the new 21st century knowledge and skills.