5Es→ 4Cs 21st century skills learning

This paper proposes a model which suggests that learning can be relevant and effective, while at the same time delivering skills to those who learn. The motivation behind this research lies in the fact that we need new teaching approaches to successfully prepare our youngest for the $21^{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}}$ century. Through a quantitative and qualitative mixed-methods approach, we looked at the effects of specifically tailored UX design course on acquisitions of missing $21^{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}}$ century skills with our students. Drawing from the different scientific research experiences this paper calls for Bruner’s 5Es for acquisition of 4Cs, or $5\mathrm{E}\mathrm{s}\rightarrow 4\mathrm{C}\mathrm{s}$ model, for contemporary learning.