Evolving Pedagogy

Authors: Eila Burns¹ & Kirsi Korkealehto²| Abstract The development of higher education teachers’ competences known as 21st century skills has gained increasing research interest; particularly as means to improve quality in education. It is imperative for the teachers to master and comprehend the concept of 21st skills themselves before they are able to integrate them…

Authors: Jari Karttunen and Hannu Seppänen| Introduction The reform of vocational upper secondary education in Finland started in 2017 by submitting a new act on vocational education and training (VET). At the beginning of the year 2018, the full reform of VET was launched throughout the country by new legislation of VET (Laki ammatillisesta koulutuksesta…

Authors: Shokoofeh Motamedi,¹ Rashidat George¹,  Vesna Belogaska,² and Eila Burns¹| Abstract Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), as the modern version of educational broadcasting in the digital era, have seen overwhelming public approval in recent years. To acquire user satisfaction, during the creation of a new design of MOOC, it is important to consider the usability…

Authors: Meril Ümarik¹ Meidi Sirk¹, Eila Burns² and Piia Kolho² | Abstract This paper focuses on exploring the transformative educational changes at a university exploiting the implementation of an international course of Global VET as a case example. The aim is to understand what the success factors and barriers in international educational change process are…

Authors: Outi Niininen and J. Graham Spickett-Jones | For many people, the smartphone has become ubiquitous- the smartphone has evolved rapidly into an essential instrument for modern life. It has become a commonplace tool that has helped to extend personal horizons beyond immediate physical constrains; it supports a seamlessly blended, hyper-mediated and interconnected sense of…

Experientially and Emotionally Involving Teachers and Students Authors: Jari Karttunen & Anna-Liisa Parkkinen | Introduction In 2019, Finland brought questions of equality and inclusivity to the fore of international conversation. “Equality forms a core value for Finland and its people, and the best symbol of Finnish equality is a personal pronoun from the Finnish language:…

Author: Marcella Zoccoli| To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. I am not a teacher only a fellow student. -Søren Kierkegaard Abstract This practice paper is based on a previous inedited essay written by the author in early November 2018 during the studies at JAMK Teacher Education College accomplished…

An approach to  Design-Based Research and experiential learning. Authors: Reudler Talsma Johanna1, Koivu- Mouloudj Anniina, Aluoch Ernest, Parppei Jouko, Eila Burns| This article describes the process the teacher students carried out and the results they achieved when they took part in JAMK’s Future Factory activities. At the School of Professional Teacher Education such a possibility…

Authors: Seija Koskela and Virpi Koskelo| In 2017-2019 we, as representatives of the school of professional teacher education, participated in a European Erasmus+ project called Personalised Learning. The aim of the project was to find out how teaching and learning processes, especially in secondary education, are personalised in different European countries (England, Poland, the Netherlands)….

Authors Terhi Myller and Mervi Vänskä | Hand in hand with societal and technological changes, education in the social and health care fields – comprising higher level education in social services, social work and psychology – is required to change and find new ways to organize. In line with these demands and their potential reflections…