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New working environments require new kind of social competence
Image: Travis Isaacs During November 26-27 a national Pedagogics Conference, Kasvatustieteen päivät (in Finnish only), was organized at the University of Tampere. I was glad to be able to attend and give a presentation there together with my long-time research … Continue reading
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Authentic learning environments and working life requirements
Image by Geekgirly Greetings from Turku, the historical capital of Finland! I’m attending a national language teachers’ conference here. Today I gave a workshop on using web-based technologies for authentic language learning. There was a lot of discussion and I … Continue reading
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Self-directed learning + Full teacher control = Impossible
Image by rp72 If you are a teacher in higher education, I’m sure you cannot escape the discussion evolving around social media these days. It’s just everywhere. Some teachers are really enthusiastic about the whole thing whereas others wouldn’t hear … Continue reading
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Social Media in Education – Where did the “Social” go?
Image by edwindejongh A few days ago I attended a seminar on the use of social media in education. I had high hopes in advance – especially as the participants were informed that the venue had changed as there were … Continue reading
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Learning environments’ new clothes – or how to localise e-learning?
Image by Wonderlane Today I attended a Cross-cultural User Experience Seminar at Tampere University of Technology. The approach of the seminar was mainly from the viewpoint of product design and international marketing. There were really interesting talks about user experience … Continue reading
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