Starting the course introduction to learning and educational technology

1. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
INTRODUCTION TO
LEARNING AND
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY (INTRO)
Starting the course
Monday 7th September
2015

2. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY (INTRO)
418019P, 5 ECTS, AUTUMN 2015
In this course the students familiarize themselves with the
theoretical background, core concepts, and contemporary tools
of educational technology.
The course introduces the students to the field of learning
sciences and examines the role of learning and educational
technology in a globalized world.
One central goal of this course is to learn to use and evaluate
technologies in a pedagogically meaningful way.
In this course students start to reflect on their own learning and
expertise in a digital portfolio.

3. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
INTRO
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completion of this course, the student knows how to
 describe the basic concepts of learning sciences and educational
technology
 name some of the major research topics in the field of learning
sciences and technology enhanced learning
 identify and discuss contemporary issues in educational technology
in global and local educational contexts.
 use contemporary educational software and hardware, and also
evaluate their pedagogical usability
create a digital portfolio in the form of a personal journal in a weblog

4. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
INTRO
CONTENTS
 Basic concepts of instruction, learning and technology
enhanced learning
 Introduction to the field of learning sciences and technology
enhanced learning: objectives, research subjects and the
theoretical framework
 Reflection on one’s own learning and expertise
 Pedagogical use of contemporary educational software and
hardware

5. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
WORKING METHODS
VIDEO
LECTURES,
SHORT
PRESENTATIO
NS (PECHA
KUTCHA) BY
TEACHERS
AND
STUDENTS
COLLABORATIVE
WORK IN SMALL
TEAMS (JIGSAW +
MINDMAPPING)
HANDS-ON
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING
(WORKSHOPS
WITH JARI LARU) INDIVIDUAL
WRITING
ASSIGNMENTS
IN YOUR
DIGITAL
PORTFOLIO

6. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
COURSE STRUCTURE AND
TIMETABLE (MINOR CHANCES ARE POSSIBLE)Week 37 Week 38 Week 39 Week 40 Week 41 Week 42
MONDAY MORNING
MEETINGS
for information sharing and short
presentations (Pecha Kucha)
Monday 7th of
September
08:15-09:45 / L2
Monday 14th of
September
08:15-09:45 / L2
Monday 21st of
September
08:15-09:45 / L2
Monday 28th of
September
08:15-09:45 / L2
Monday 5th of
October
08:15-09:45 / L2
Monday 12th of
September
08:15-09:45 / L2
PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS
for marking your individual
learning path
 ASSIGNMENTS 1-6 PUBLISHED IN YOUR OWN DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
(the instructions for each assignment will be given in the end of Monday morning meetings)
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
SESSIONS
to learn by collaborating and
constructing shared understanding
in small groups
Group 1
Wednesday 9th of
September
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 1
Wednesday 16th
of September
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 1
Wednesday 23rd of
September
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 1
Tuesday 29th of
September
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 1
Wednesday 7th of
October
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 1
Wednesday 14th of
October
10:15-11:45 / L2
Group 2
Friday 11th of
September
12:30-14:00 / L2
Group 2
Friday 18th of
September
12:30-14:00 / L2
Group 2
Friday 25th of
September
12:30-14:00 / L2
Group 2
Friday 2nd of
October
12:30-14:00 / L2
Group 2
Friday 9th of
October
12:30-14:00 / L2
Group 2
Friday 16th of
October
12:30-14:00 / L2
ICT WORKSHOPS
for hands-on learning with the
educational technology
Group 1
Thursday 10th of
September
08:15-11:45 /
KTK138
Group 1
Thursday 17th of
September
08:15-11:45 /
KTK138
Group 1
Thursday 24th of
September
08:15-11:45 / KTK138
Group 1
Thursday 1st of
October
08:15-11:45 /
KTK138
Group 1
Thursday 8th of
October
08:15-11:45 /
KTK138
Group 1
Thursday 15th of
October
08:15-11:45 /
KTK138
Group 2
Tuesday 8th of
September
12:30-16:00 /
KTK207
Group 2
Tuesday 15th of
September
12:30-16:00 /
KTK207
Group 2
Tuesday 22nd of
September
12:30-16:00 / KTK207
Group 2
Tuesday 29th of
September
12:30-16:00 /
KTK207
Group 2
Tuesday 6th of
October
12:30-16:00 /
KTK207
Group 2
Tuesday 13th of
October
12:30-16:00 /
KTK207

7. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
ASSESSMENT AND GRADING
Grading: 0-5
Assessment is based on
o active participation in face-to-face teaching and collaborative and
independent work
o successful completion of all the portfolio assignments 1-6 and
exercises in ICT workshops

8. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO – WHAT AND
WHY?
• Your own personal space to write and publish things that you have done and learned during the
educational technology studies / LET master’s studies
• Will be used throughout your whole studies, in different ways in different courses
• Can be also used as you wish for your other studies or personal interests
• To learn by writing, to reflect and evaluate your own learning and expertise
• To collect all the great products you have done during your studies
• To show your learning outcomes to the teacher
• To show your experiences and expertise to your future employer
• To enable networking and communication with other people interested in the same topics
• To see later on, how much you’ve actually learned and achieved
• To show your learning, thoughts, products and expertise to your fellow students, friends, family or
anyone…

9. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO IN YOUR
PERSONAL BLOG
Last year students’ portfolios:
https://wiki.oulu.fi/display/Intro2014/Student+
portfolios

10. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 1
After creating your own blog (in ICT workshop this week), write a
post where you describe briefly your current understanding about
learning and educational technology
 How people learn?
 How can technology enhance learning?
You don’t need to find any new information to do this assignment!
Just write down your own thoughts at the moment :)
This assignment should be done by the end of this week (before the
next Monday meeting) and titled ”PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 1” in your
blog.

11. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THE NEXT INTRO MEETINGS:
• Collaborative work (with Venla) on
Wednesday (group 1) or Friday (group 2)
• ICT workshop (with Jari) on Tuesday
(group 2) or Thursday (group 2)
Slides and all the current information can
be found in www.letstudies.org