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A particularly effective learning method that incorporates these principles are group learning projects driven by an engaging, real-world questions or problems. These inquiry- and design-based, collaborative learning projects5 are a powerful learning method especially suited for building the essential 21st century skills-and-knowledge listed in the rainbow model above

An important new concept in education is that literacy is always changing, and with that you need to adapt to new methods of teaching. Instead of just teaching students how to read and write, you need to be sure they are literate in technology as well. Teaching students about technology should be part of the curriculum

The attitude of teachers towards EVEs and their adoption into classroom activity is another factor. Some teachers may not be interested in new technologies, perceiving them as a waste of time or as a too radical change to their traditional methodology, or simply they may not be familiar with computers and they may not like the fact that their students often have more expertise than them. This issue can be partially tackled by involving teachers in the design of EVEs, by offering them computer training and by developing learning environments that do not require them to demonstrate any expertise.

The act of teaching is becoming more about designing the educational context and engaging students as they learn to approach material in more insightful and demanding ways. We are not transmitters of knowledge very often today,