Introduction to learning and educational technology

1. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
INTRODUCTION TO
LEARNING AND
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY (INTRO)
Pecha Kucha – info
Monday 14th September
2015

2. 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

3. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
THIS MORNING WE WILL…
 Pair/team up for Pecha Kucha’s
 Learn some basic information about Pecha Kucha
 Start the discussions about your topic with your pair/team
 Listen to Hanna Järvenoja’s lecture: Introduction to learning and
educational techology

4. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
PAIRING/TEAMING UP…

5. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
PAIRING/TEAMING UP…
SOMEONE FROM
FINLAND (IF
NEEDED)
+
EVERYONE FROM THE
SAME COUNTRY
= A TEAM OF 2-3
STUDENTS

6. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
PECHA KUCHA
20 slides (mostly pictures and graphics, not much text)
20 seconds for each slide (automatically by powerpoint)
 Presentation lasts 6 minutes and 40 seconds
Examples of Pecha Kuchas:
http://www.pechakucha.org/

7. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
THE TOPIC OF YOUR PECHA KUCHA
PRESENTATION
”Educational technology in (your country
here)”
- What are your experiences as a student/teacher/other?
- How do people use technology for learning in that country?
- What do they write in the national strategies about educational technology?
(find information on the internet!)
-What are the main things that should be developed further?
Remember that you’ll only have 6 minutes and 40 seconds, so study and
discuss carefully what are the main points you want to say :)

8. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
TIMES FOR THE PECHA KUCHA’S
Monday 21st of September
Monday 28th of September
Monday 5th of October
Choose a time for your presentation! 

9. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 2
Watch two video lectures:
Paul Kirschner: Current understanding about high quality learning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS3LEc_YaAk
Essi Vuopala: Innovating pedagogy
http://connectpro.oulu.fi/p62271873/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&p
bMode=normal
Based on those lectures and today’s lecture by Hanna
Järvenoja, write a blog post where you describe what are the
five (5) most important or interesting things you have learned
from those lectures.
This assignment should be done by the end of this week
(before the next Monday meeting) and titled ”PORTFOLIO
ASSIGNMENT 2” in your blog.

10. Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
Venla Vuorjoki
venla.vuorjoki@oulu.fi
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?