1. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
STARTING INTRO -COURSE
- INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
2013-09-13

2. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Objective
• The goal of the course is to examine the role of educational
technology as a part of the possibilities and demands of the
learning society in different learning contexts.
• In this course, the students familiarize themselves with the
theoretical background, core concepts, and practical applications
of learning and educational technology.
• Students become acquainted with the different constituents of
expertise, in connection with which they reflect upon their own
expertise path in a digital portfolio.
• One central goal of this course is to learn to use and evaluate
information and communications technology pedagogically.

3. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Contents
• Significance of educational technology in a learning
society
• Basic concepts related to educational technology
• Introduction to the study of learning and educational
technology: objectives, research subjects and the
theoretical framework
• Expertise and reflecting upon one’s own expertise
• Central ICT applications

4. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Learning objectives
After this course the student can
• describe the basic concepts of educational technology
• name some of the central research topics in the field of learning
and educational technology
• identify societal trends and strategic policies affecting the
research field of educational technology
• describe the central characteristics of collaborative expertise
• use core utility software and information networks and evaluate
their pedagogical usability
• plan and implement a digital portfolio in a blog environment

5. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Course assessment
• Grading: 0-5
Based on
 Active participation on lectures, ICT Workshops and
collaborative studying
 Portfolio assignments 1-5
 Digital portfolio as a whole (content, structure and
technological implementation)

6. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Digital portfolio in INTRO course
• The portfolio will be evaluated by its contents
(portfolio assignments 1-5), structure, and technical
implementation.
• The evaluation of the portfolio will also considerably
affect the final grading of the course.
• Return/evaluation date 2013-11-01
– portfolio assignments have their own return dates
– Evaluation criteria in wiki
• The portfolio assignments given in other courses will
be evaluated as a part of those courses.

7. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Introduction to Learning and Educational Technology
6 ects (INTRO) 418019P
COURSE STRUCTURE
WEEK 37
PORTFOLIOASSIGNMENT1&READINGARTICLE
WEEK 38
PORTFOLIOASSIGNMENT2&READINGARTICLE
WEEK 39
PORTFOLIOASSIGNMENT3&READINGARTICLE
WEEK 40
PORTFOLIOASSIGNMENT4&READINGARTICLE
WEEK 41
EVALUATIONASSIGNMENT
WEEK 42
ICT –workshop
G1, KTK138
Wednesday
2013-09-11
14:15-16:00
Thursday
2013-09-12
12:30-14:00
ICT –
workshop G1,
KTK138
Wednesday
2013-09-18
14:15-16:00
ICT –
workshop G1,
KTK138
Monday
2013-09-23
8:15-10:00
Wednesday
2013-09-25
14:15-16:00
ICT –workshop
G1, KTK138
Monday
2013-09-30
8:15-10:00
Wednesday
2013-10-02
14:15-16:00
ICT –workshop
G1, KTK138
Monday
2013-10-07
8:15-10:00
Wednesday
2013-10-09
14:15-16:00
ICT –
workshop G1,
KTK138
Monday
2013-10-14
8:15-10:00
Wednesday
2013-10-16
14:15-16:00
ICT -workshop
G2, KTK138
Wednesday
2013-09-11
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-09-12
08:15-10:00
ICT -
workshop G2,
KTK138
Wednesday
2013-09-18
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-09-19
08:15-10:00
ICT -
workshop G2,
KTK138
Wednesday
2013-09-25
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-09-26
08:15-10:00
ICT -workshop
G2, KTK138
Wednesday
2013-10-02
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-10-03
08:15-10:00
ICT -workshop
G2, KTK138
Wednesday
2013-10-09
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-10-10
08:15-10:00
ICT -
workshop G2,
KTK138
Wednesday
2013-10-16
08:15-10:00
Thursday
2013-10-17
08:15-10:00
LECTURES
Thursday
2013-09-12
10:15-12.00
KTK215
Friday
2013-09-13
14:15-16:00
SÄ102
LECTURE
Thursday
2013-09-19
12:15-14.00
KTK303
LECTURE
Thursday
2013-09-26
12:15-14.00
KTK303
LECTURE
Thursday
2013-10-03
12:15-14.00
KTK303
LECTURE
Thursday
2013-10-10
12:15-14.00
KTK303
GROUPWOR
K
Thursday
2013-10-17
12:15-14.00
KTK303
GROUPWOR
K
Friday
2013-09-20
12:15-14.00
BK122
GROUPWOR
K
Friday
2013-09-27
12:15-14.00
BK122
GROUPWORK
Friday
2013-10-04
12:15-14.00
BK122
GROUPWORK
Friday
2013-10-11
12:15-14.00
BK122
FINAL
MEETING
Friday
2013-10-18
12:15-14.00
BK122
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO 

8. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Portfolio assignments
Portfolio assignment 1 (weeks 37-38)
”Learning and educational technology" - write a short blogpost where you describe your current
understanding about educational technology. Describe also your personal aims for educational
technology studies.
Portfolio assignment 2 (weeks 38-39)
Describe how your understanding about educational technology and pedagogical use of ICT has
developed after first lecture and jigsaw-session. Draw a mindmap.
Portfolio assignment 3 (weeks 39-40)
How the ideas of collaborative learning, selfregulated learning and learning of expertise are linked
to educational technology? Supplement your mindmap with these ideas.
Portfolio assignment 4 (weeks 40-41)
Supplement your mindmap with the ideas presented in panel "Global perspective to educational
use of ICT"
Evaluation assignment (weeks 41-42)
Read at least two blogs by your fellow students and give him/her comments concerning both the
contents and technical implementation of the blog. When evaluating the blog, you can utilize the
evaluation criteria of this course. When evaluating the technical implementation you can pay
attention to visual aspects, technical functionality and logic of the structure.

9. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Working methods
• Lectures
Room KTK
• ICT Workshops / Jari Laru
Room KTK
• Jigsaw/ Essi Vuopala
Room KTK
• Individual studying
• All the slides and instructions can be found at:
http://www.oulu.fi/let/node/12243

10. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Essi Vuopala, Oulun yliopisto, Oppimisen ja
koulutusteknologian tutkimusyksikkö
Jigsaw method
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

11. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Evaluation criteria
1 2 3 4 5
Contents
Coverage 1-2 course topics are
discussed.
Several main topics
of the course are
discussed.
All main course
topics are
discussed.
All course contents
are discussed. 1-2
topics are discussed
in more detailed.
All course contents are
discussed profoundly.
Few related topics are
also taken into
discussion.
Level of
discussio
n
Superficial and
incoherent.
Declaratory and
summarizing.
Mostly
summerizing but
also some
argumentation and
own thinking.
Deep level: reflective
and critical
discussion mainly
based on one’s own
experiences.
Deep level: critical and
scientific discussion.
Use of
references
Inadequate, core
readings of the
course is not utilized.
Core readings of the
course is somewhat
utilized.
The use of core
readings is
comprehensive.
Core readings and
some additional
material are utilized
comprehensively and
the contents of
different materials are
well integrated.
In addition to core- and
additional course
material some other
scientific articles are
utilized.
Structure Scattered and
illogical
Scattered and illogical
to some extent
Clear, simple,
coherent.
Clear and coherent in
spite of multi-level
content discussion.
Well structured, logical,
insightful.

12. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi

13. Essi Vuopala
LET – Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit
University of Oulu
essi.vuopala@oulu.fi
Introduction to Learning and Educational Technology
Collaborative Studying
Thursday 2012-09-13
EXPLORING AND MAPPING YOUR PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE
OF LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
• Form a group of 3-4 students
• Discuss:
– What comes to your mind when you think of learning and
educational technology?
– What kind of things have you experienced, read, seen or heard?
– What could be the most important concepts in that field?
– How could they relate to each other?
 Create a concept map / mind map as a team
• You can write or draw
• Use different colors, fonts, shapes, arrows etc.
• Do it in your own style :)