Category Archives: Future of education
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
Are teachers hiding behind computers?
I can’t believe it’s been such a long time without a blog post! I’ve had many ideas I’ve wanted to share but I’ve also had the busiest spring term ever and I guess it has something to do with the … Continue reading
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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
Is Facebook students’ tool for mental outsourcing?
Image: Colton’s Photography I happened to overhear a group of students in the bus the other day. They were students from our university and they were talking about the day’s lecture. The conversation went on something like this: Student 1: … Continue reading
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Authentic learning is more effective – and much more fun
Image: dotbenjamin During this autumn I’ve had the great privilege to enjoy the high-quality teaching at the Research Centre for Vocational Education at the University of Tampere. I’m doing my PhD there, which is fantastic as the professors and researchers … 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
Africa – the next center of e-learning innovation?
I’ve now given a week of staff training at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education. During the first week we’ve had an introduction to e-learning, we’ve talked about pedagogical planning of an online course and we’ve taken the … Continue reading
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Education, entrepreneurship and development
I’ve now spent a week in Dar es Salaam, a few more are to come. I’m here with 4 friends and colleagues from Tampere. We’re here to work together with people from University of Dar es Salaam, in four projects … Continue reading
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Traditional schooling is a threat to learning
Image: k8marieuk Mikael Jungner, the former CEO of YLE Broadcasting company in Finland, shocked the nation with his exceptionally direct speech at the end of April (article in Kauppalehti 29.4.2010, in Finnish only – sorry!). He believes the leadership culture … Continue reading
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