Authors: Pasi Savonmäki, Päivi Kauppila, Riikka Michelsson and Seija Koskela| Abstract Within the framework of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and its policy action process School to Work (S2W), the project partners from Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden decided to define a new program for the profession as a coordinator and…
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Authors: Anu Verma and Eila Burns| Abstract In the present times, digitalization is deeply penetrating our lives from all directions. Digital world transforms our traditional lives into smart lives paving ways to innovative and intelligent learning. In the era of digital education, the ongoing technical advancements, and the skills needed for the 21st century learners…
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Kirjoittajat: Satu Kinnari; Kristiina Luukkonen ja Sonja Mäki| Abstrakti Jyväskylän yliopisto, Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulun ammatillinen opettajakorkeakoulu, Itä-Suomen yliopisto sekä Turun yliopisto tutkivat yhteisessä SimReg-tutkimushankkeessaan opettajaopiskelijoiden käsityksiä oppimisen itsesäätelystä ja itsesäätelyn tukemisesta. Tutkimushanke jatkuu lokakuuhun 2022 saakka. SimReg -hankkeen tutkimusaineisto koostuu kahdesta kokonaisuudesta: avoimia vastauksia sisältävästä Webropol-kyselystä sekä opetuksen simulaatiopilotin videomateriaalista. Tässä artikkelissa keskitytään kyselyaineistoon ja analysoidaan…
Continue readingSuccess factors and barriers in international education change in higher education: case Global VET course
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…
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Teacher training and personalised learning
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)….
Continue readingConceptions of learning and online learning environments among higher education social and health care students
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…
Continue readingSome Experiences of Implementing the Concept of Flipped Classroom in the Field of Engineering
Authors Appiah-Osei Agyemang and Sirpa Laitinen-Väänänen | The new curriculum for schools in Finland urges the teachers to use different applications of modern technology in teaching. The aim of this is not only to enhance students’ technical skills and provide them with skills needed in tomorrow’s working world but also to find teaching methods which…
Continue readingOpportunities of e-learning in developing countries: Case Ghana
Authors Dr. Emmanuel Ndzibah and Cephas Ofori| E-learning has over the years become a channel for a lot of educational institutions and organizations in developed economies to effectively disseminate information as well as teach and train individuals, groups and corporate entities with a wide range of subjects and its related opportunities. There is more to…
Continue readingMotivation of Online Learners
Authors Joseph Aduayi-Akue, Kodjovi Lotchi, Subia Parveen, Tanja Onatsu, Tuula Pehkonen-Elmi| This paper is based on the pedagogical project which focuses on the main factors that motivates or demotivates learners while they are studying online. Specifically, this paper focuses on technical and pedagogical aspects that are needed to make an online course attractive and motivating…
Continue readingPortfolio as a Tool for Teachers’ Reflective Thinking and Professional Identity Development
Authors: Dr. Eila Burns and Prof.Asoc. Dr. Kastriot Buza| The purpose of this presentation paper is to discuss whether teacher trainees’ portfolios demonstrated evidence of reflective thinking on the different aspects of teachers’ performance. An investigation onto teacher trainees’ portfolios was conducted in teacher education in Kosovo (University of Pristina, Faculty of Education) and in…
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