Educational use of ICTs and Media Education in Finland – Towards the Roadmap of the Future School Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen Helsinki University CICERO Learning Network www.cicero.fi Association on Media Education EDEN Annual Conference 2010, Valencia 12/6/2010
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Educational use of ICTs and Media Education in Finland –
Towards the Roadmap of the Future School
Sanna Vahtivuori-HänninenHelsinki University
CICERO Learning Network www.cicero.fi
Association on Media Education
EDEN Annual Conference 2010, Valencia 12/6/2010
”The future is already here—
It is just unevenly distributed.”
William Gibson
Contents1. 21st Century skills - Some megatrends2. Wanted! Culture of collaboration and
collectivity3. Use of ICTs and media education in Finland4. Towards the roadmap of the future school5. Lessons learned?
1. Ways of thinkingLearning to learn, creativity, synthesis, innovation,creating new knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making
2. Ways of working Learning to collaborate and communicate
3. Tools for working Learning to use ICT, media literacy skills (creative, critical, social)
4. Living in the world Active citizenship, both local and global, personal and social responsibility, including cultural sensibility and awareness
[KSAVE Model, ATCS 2009; University of Melbourne, www.act21s.orgICTs at Schools Everyday Life Project, Interim report 2010, www.cicero.fi, http://tiny.cc./valiraportti; www.arjentietoyhteiskunta.fi]
1. From closed to open systems - Open learning environments, open courseware, open application interfaces
2. Soft values – towards slow life - ICTs to support sustainable development, sharing, collaboration and co-creation, and ”good life”
3. New wave of mobile learning - Key elements of mobile learning in education, new concepts and solutions
4. Ubiquitous learning - Informal and formal learning – Educational use lacks behind everyday use?
5. Serious games as learning environments- Problem solving skills, critical thinking (e.g. Mäyrä 2010; Gee 2008)
pelotCreativity
Enriching CommunityTrust and Commitment
Towards Culture of Collaboration
Vision
Challenges
ResourcesQuestions
See e.g. Himanen, P. 2008.
Dream
Fears
PISA 2006
Seppo Tella, University of Helsinki and Waseda University, Japan
PISA 2006
Seppo Tella, University of Helsinki and Waseda University, Japan
Reasons for Finnish PISA SuccessFinnish “literary” culture: trust for educationEducation policy
– Widely accepted vision of a knowledge-based society– Educational equality– Delegating decision power and responsibility from central
administration to the local levelsComprehensive school (= basic education)
– Core curriculum– Headteachers as pedagogical directors– School practices: several subjects, free warm lunches,
small groups, high quality equipmentTeacher education
– Teaching seen as an academic profession– Highly-qualified teachers– Excellent students
Seppo Tella, University of Helsinki and Waseda University, Japan 9
Use of ICTs at home vs. at school (OECD, 2009)
Everyday’s technological innovationsHow about schools?
Educational use of ICTs at Schools (2010)
Web interview in Kasavuori Secondary School, Kauniainen, Spring 2010
Media Education and Educational use of ICTs in Finland
(Kupiainen, Sintonen & Suoranta (2008), Decades of Finnish Media Education. [http://www.mediakasvatus.fi/publications/])Finnish Approach to Media education
Different Approaches of Finnish Media Education
(Kotilainen & Suoranta 2005, Longing for the Media Education. In: Media Education 2005. National Development. Ministry oi Justice 5/2005)
• The technology ”tribe” ICTs, educational use of information and communication technologies, media skills and proficiency, distance education
• The protection ”tribe”Harmful content and children protection
• The culture research ”tribe”Participation and empowerment
(Kupiainen, R. (2009) [http://www.mediakasvatus.fi/publications/])
• Media proficiency and media skills• Active citizenship• Democratic society, cultural diversity and
respect for human rights• Encourage production, creativity and
interactivity
Media education includes
(Kupiainen, R. (2009 [http://www.mediakasvatus.fi/publications/])
• Development of information management and ICT skills, recognizing how media texts convey meaning
• Learning to product media messages (UCC, LCC)
• Learning critical understanding of media• Learning how to participate and impact in
the media (active citizenship)
“Media education is the process of teaching and learning about media. While media literacy is the outcome—the knowledge and skills learners acquire.” (David Buckingham: Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture, 2003)
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www.helsinki.fi/sokla/media/
Vahtivuori-Hänninen, Suomalainen & Karaharju-Suvanto 2008
Developing Educational Use of ICTs in Finland –Towards National Educational Technology RoadmapVision
2011 Finnish schools will have innovative and creative ICT models and practices for wide dissemination to all schools in the country
GoalsTo produce new knowledge and know-how for schools and educational administration about the latest developments and pedagogical methods in ICT
To develop the educational use of ICT in a multidimensional and equal way
Infrastuctureand
ICT innovations
Team workCommunity
Pedagogicalstructures
and practices
Future School
Information and Communication Technologies in School’s Everyday Life Project 2008—2010The project is included in• Finnish government programme • National ubiquitous information society policy of Finland
The project is carried out by • Ministry of Transport and Communications (co-ordinator) • Ministry of Education and Culture• Finnish Board of Education • in co-operation with industry and commerce
The operational work is carried out by CICERO Learning, Helsinki University [www.cicero.fi] and Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Teacher Education
Knowledge Creation Lab for Teacher Education (Lonka 2010)
• Motivation• Interaction,
support for sharing
• Multimodal use of ICTs
• Authentic learning situations
• Blended learning, F2F and web 2.0 applications
22.4.2008
Vahtivuori-Hänninen, Suomalainen & Karaharju-Suvanto
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www.helsinki.fi/sokla/media/
OPTEK – Educational Technology in School’s Everyday Life Research Project
OPTEK in short• OPTEK is a research project which is funded by Tekes (Finnish Funding
Agency for Technology and Innovation), private companies and participating universities.
• The research consortium consists of 12 multidisciplinary research units, 28 enterprises and 20 pilot schools, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Education and Finnish Board of Education.
• The project includes four research packages (seven sub projects)
• Leader of the research consortium: Professor Marja Kankaanranta, Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä
• Co-ordinator of the project: Maarit Viik-Kajander, CICERO Learning, University of Helsinki• The project is closely linked to and collaborates with ICTs at School’s Everyday Life Project,
Project manager Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen, University of Helsinki
• Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) is preparing a wide research programme for Innovative Learning Enviroments
Research packages1. Pedagogical models and technological innovations2. ICT and different school subjects
2a Improvement of teaching mathematics using Open Source programs
2b ICT innovations in Finnish language teaching and science education
3. Mobile learning and user created content4. Business practices, infrastructure and impact
4a Public Private Partnership and business practices4b Open Source programs in the school context4c Evaluation of the impact of schools ICT services
What makes the impact?1. Evidence-based decision making
2. Willingness - ability to break the barriers and work together
3. Passion and action
Roadmap for the Future School of Finland?Special emphasis is on users perspective
1. Improvement of flexible technical and pedagogical support
2. Collaborative and activating learner-centred working methods and communal modes of studying
3. E-learning materials accessible for all and inspire experiential, game-based and reflective learning
4. Encourage a communal and collaborative working culture in all schools (pedagogical models)
5. Informal and formal learning and working life learning come close to each other, learning happens everywhere, on-the-go
6. Updating the ICT skills and knowledge about media education of educational administration and school leaders and principles
7. Updating teacher education to meet the needs of future schools
8. New assessment methods, peer assessment
The Results of the ICT in Schools Project • The results of the project will include an
educational technology plan for the Finnish government’s next term of office.
• This plan will include models, recommendations and practices related to:
1. ICT tools, infrastructure and usability2. Learning environments (eg. using social media
and mobile learning in school’s everyday life)3. Content creation and learning materials4. Development of school communities, support
of professional development and cooperation5. Development of public-private partnership
models
Advisory Board• The Advisory Board of the ICTs at School’s Everyday Life project
has 23 members from the public sector and from industry and commerce.
• Director General Timo Lankinen of the Finnish National Board of Education acts as the Chair of the Advisory Board
Helsinki University Advisory Board Professor Hannele Niemi, Cicero Learning Professor Kirsti Lonka, Helsinki UniversityProfessor Seppo Tella, Helsinki University
Adjunct professor Heikki Kynäslahti, Dept. of Teacher Education
For more information• Project Manager Ms Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen
• Ms Aleksandra Partanen, Ministry of Transport and Communicationstel. + 358 9 160 28671, aleksandra.partanen()mintc.fiwww.arjentietoyhteiskunta.fi/inenglishblogs.helsinki.fi/oppiailoakouluun/in-english
• Being open• Peering• Sharing• Acting Globally Tapscott & Williams 2008, Wikinomics
• Contribution• Connection• Collaboration• Creation Leadbeater 2008, We-think. Mass innovation,
not mass production
• Affiliations• Expressions• Collaborative problem solving• CirculationsJenkins et. al. 2006, Confronting theChallenges of Participatory Culture: MediaEducation for 21th Century
Social media..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8