Category Archives: Education conferences and events
Reconsidering teachers’ roles – how to do it without hitting the system wall?
I’m so happy to be writing this in one of my favorite cities in the world: Barcelona! The UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning VIII international seminar with the theme of teacher training has just ended today. For two days, we’ve … Continue reading
IEC2011 in Bangkok: kickstart for the new year
Keynote & invited speakers and organizers at IEC2011 On January 13-14, I attended the IEC2011 in Bangkok. The crossing theme of the conference was empowering human capital through online environments. The keynote speakers included Markku Markkula, Advisor to the Aalto … Continue reading
Introducing social media assisted teacher education in Berlin
I and Timo @School Forum / Online Educa Berlin 2010 I have recently returned home from Berlin where I was talking about our new approach to teacher training. I and my colleague Timo had a stand at School Forum, which … Continue reading
AACE E-Learn: thoughts on blended learning
Image: Terriseesthings Wednesday’s keynote speaker, Dr. Michelle Selinger from CISCO, made me remember all the steps and stages of development with education technology I have experienced during the 11 years I’ve been working with it. She talked about a new … Continue reading
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AACE E-Learn 2010: Day 1
Image: Two Ladies and Two Cats I’m currently attending AACE E-Learn 2010 in Orlando, Florida. It’s great to meet colleagues from all over the world and share thoughts on what’s going on in education. Today we had a very good … Continue reading
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Common mistakes universities make with social media
Image: Scott Webb Time flies! I know it’s been quite a while since I last wrote anything here. I’ve been on a holiday in July, and now in August the beginning of the new semester has kept me busy. New … Continue reading
Greetings from SITE 2010, San Diego
SITE (Society for technology and teacher education) 2010 is now over, after a week of interesting presentations, discussions and new contacts. I remember once again why events like this are so important for us teachers to attend. We all have … Continue reading
Innovation is hard work – how can higher education help?
Image: maxgiani Greetings from Kokkola, where I attended an innovation seminar organized by Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences. The organizers had done a marvelous job; the invited speakers were exceptionally interesting and the theme session I participated (virtual and … Continue reading
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SITE 2010 in San Diego – see you there!
Image: Nick Chill Last week I got some good news: both of the papers I had sent to the SITE 2010 (SITE = Society for Technology and Teacher Education) conference in San Diego, California, were accepted, one as a roundtable … Continue reading
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