Media education in Tikkurila Upper Secondary School, Finland Heli Toivonen [email_address] Tikkurilan lukio Vantaa, Finland Festival Di’Arts, Singapore, 7 September 2009

Finnish Upper Secondary School Students aged 16-18 Three-year programme (min. 75 courses) 47-51 compulsory courses > the rest optional (including at least ten advanced courses) Students compile their timetables from a list of over 1000 teaching groups in our school (or even some from other schools)

Students aged 16-18

Three-year programme (min. 75 courses)

47-51 compulsory courses > the rest optional (including at least ten advanced courses)

Students compile their timetables from a list of over 1000 teaching groups in our school (or even some from other schools)

Media related courses in TILU ” Cross curricular”: media are dealt with in many subjects (Finnish language & literature, foreign languages, History, Visual Arts etc) 36 special courses but not all of them are taught every single year http ://www.edu.vantaa.fi/tilu/opalvelut/ops05/viestinta.htm a list of our media courses in Finnish 

” Cross curricular”: media are dealt with in many subjects (Finnish language & literature, foreign languages, History, Visual Arts etc)

36 special courses but not all of them are taught every single year

http ://www.edu.vantaa.fi/tilu/opalvelut/ops05/viestinta.htm

a list of our media courses in Finnish 

General or specialized Optional courses Basic courses Performing arts (eg theatre) Visual arts courses (eg graphic design) Media courses (press, journalism, tv, radio) Film (knowledge about film, film technology as well as actually making short films and animations)

Optional courses

Basic courses

Performing arts (eg theatre)

Visual arts courses (eg graphic design)

Media courses (press, journalism, tv, radio)

Film (knowledge about film, film technology as well as actually making short films and animations)

Media – part of everyday life The idea of ”theory > exercises” is avoided Students learn most efficiently by doing things themselves, from small tasks to bigger ones: real letters to the editor writing blogs film making film club: watching & analyzing musical and everything related to it School magazine ”HÄLY” comes out three times a year All school events except spring graduation: students are responsible for lights, sounds etc.

The idea of ”theory > exercises” is avoided

Students learn most efficiently by doing things themselves, from small tasks to bigger ones:

real letters to the editor

writing blogs

film making

film club: watching & analyzing

musical and everything related to it

School magazine ”HÄLY” comes out three times a year

All school events except spring graduation: students are responsible for lights, sounds etc.

Media diploma A special national diploma Assessment by a subject teacher in our school and an outside expert in that field Includes writing tasks (”media autobiography”, self evaluation, theoretical background) plus an extensive practical assignment. Some examples: A study of light and time (photography) A new appearance for the school magazine A film Light show for the school musical

A special national diploma

Assessment by a subject teacher in our school and an outside expert in that field

Includes writing tasks (”media autobiography”, self evaluation, theoretical background) plus an extensive practical assignment. Some examples:

A study of light and time (photography)

A new appearance for the school magazine

A film

Light show for the school musical

” non scholae sed vitae discimus”

” non scholae

sed vitae

discimus”

Closed environments on the net Fronter (learning environment): noticeboard, materials, hand-in folders etc https://fronter.com/vantaa/ Wilma: grades, absences, tool for communication for both teachers, students and parents https:// wilma.edu.vantaa.fi /

Fronter (learning environment): noticeboard, materials, hand-in folders etc https://fronter.com/vantaa/

Wilma: grades, absences, tool for communication for both teachers, students and parents

https:// wilma.edu.vantaa.fi /

Language labs, computer classrooms Four computer classrooms with internet access as well as language lab facilities for studying foreign languages: listening, pronunciation practice, practice for oral tests (especially IB students)

Four computer classrooms with internet access as well as language lab facilities for studying foreign languages:

listening,

pronunciation practice,

practice for oral tests (especially IB students)

Computer classroom

Thank you! Kiitos!

Thank you!

Kiitos!

Sources Contents & photographs ©heli.toivonen@vantaa.fi Except arial photo of the school building ©Tikkurilan lukio, Vantaa, Finland

Contents & photographs ©heli.toivonen@vantaa.fi

Except arial photo of the school building ©Tikkurilan lukio, Vantaa, Finland