Presentation in Invited EAPRIL Cloud Symposium. Cloud 1 – Demands of 21st century for Teacher Education and Teacher Educators. Eapril 2013. Biel-Bienne, Switzerland
Educational research and innovation:
the case of technology integration
I am currently working as a researcher at Ghent University (Belgium) where I have been member of the Department of Educational Studies since 2003. My research interests are in the field of instructional design and educational innovation. Most of my work focuses on ICT integration in teaching and learning processes and how this can be associated with teacher and school characteristics. This encompasses the idea that innovations should be situated within the wider
field of school improvement. In more recent work, I am especially interested in exploring the interplay between (ICT) innovations and professional development. Also in this area I investigate themes at the individual level, e.g. educational beliefs, and at school level, e.g. leadership. You can find more information on my Academia profile: http://ugent.academia.edu/JoTondeur
During the presentation I will focus on the multidimensional interaction of both teacher and school characteristics in developing a richer understanding of the complex process of technology use in education. Differential types of technology use will be considered and how they are related to variables such as teacher attitudes, educational beliefs, and school policies. Moreover I would also like to discuss the interplay between pre/in-service training and ICT-integration in education.
Organised by the Institute of Education and Society (InES)
For further information please contact Post-doc Research associate: frederik.herman @uni.lu
Visual data-enriched design technology for blended learningLaia Albó
Presentation at Tallinn University.
Archimedes Foundation fellow - Research visit during 3 months at TLU.
Learning analytics is the most known type of data collected from specific technological environments that allow educators to evaluate how students are learning within a learning context. However, there are more types of data available, less-explored, that may contribute to better design educational practices. These include design analytics, which are the metrics of design decisions and related aspects that inform learning designs. Laia Albó, from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, will talk about how visual representations, authoring support, and design analytics can aid teachers in designing for learning in complex scenarios that blend the use of different spaces for learning and different types of technological tools and resources, e.g. Massive Open Online Courses. This presentation is based on her PhD thesis work, defended in November 2019.
Blended-learning in Science and Technology. A Collaborative Project-Based Cou...eLearning Papers
Authors: Silvia Di Marco, António Maneira, Paulo Ribeiro, Manuel J.P. Maneira
The core of our work was to identify critical points and recommendations concerning the use of e-learning and project-based learning in an Applied Optics course where laboratory activities are a relevant part of the curriculum.
Is now the most important moment in the history of education?Zac Woolfitt
Is this the most important moment in the history of education?
After a year of lockdown, Higher Education is about to return to the classroom. What have we learned from a year of teaching on line? Will we be brave and daring enough to seize this moment to create a new education X.0?
Key Note presentation Zac Woolfitt for the University of St Gallen
May 27th, 2021
Teacher design teams can be an effective way to promote the (re)design of curriculum materials in the context of blended learning in higher education. In this workshop, participants (educators, department heads, researchers,…) are introduced to the four-step procedure to blended learning. This procedure was developed during a professional development project by a community of practitioners (see www.ictdesignteams.be for more information). The workshop consists of three parts: first a short introduction of the project and the ICT design teams; then TDT's will be formed (under the guidance of the workshop leaders). Each TDT redesigns a particular case of 'traditional' learning into a blended design. The workshop will end with a group-reflection on the four-step approach and working in TDT's. No prior experience is expected from the workshops participants. The workshop should be interesting for any stakeholder in higher education involved in the process of integrating blended learning into the curriculum.
Using technology to support mathematics education and researchChristian Bokhove
Christian received his PhD in 2011 at the Freudenthal Institute,Utrecht University, the Netherlands and is lecturer at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. In this talk, with space for some hands-on activities, Christian will present a wide spectrum of research initiatives that all involve the use of technology to support mathematics education itself and research into mathematics education. It will cover (i) his involvement in the development of educational software at the Freudenthal Institute , (ii) the evolution from fragmented technology to coherent digital books and their most important features, (iii) numerous examples of software modules/books, including from STEM and the enGasia project;
Educational research and innovation:
the case of technology integration
I am currently working as a researcher at Ghent University (Belgium) where I have been member of the Department of Educational Studies since 2003. My research interests are in the field of instructional design and educational innovation. Most of my work focuses on ICT integration in teaching and learning processes and how this can be associated with teacher and school characteristics. This encompasses the idea that innovations should be situated within the wider
field of school improvement. In more recent work, I am especially interested in exploring the interplay between (ICT) innovations and professional development. Also in this area I investigate themes at the individual level, e.g. educational beliefs, and at school level, e.g. leadership. You can find more information on my Academia profile: http://ugent.academia.edu/JoTondeur
During the presentation I will focus on the multidimensional interaction of both teacher and school characteristics in developing a richer understanding of the complex process of technology use in education. Differential types of technology use will be considered and how they are related to variables such as teacher attitudes, educational beliefs, and school policies. Moreover I would also like to discuss the interplay between pre/in-service training and ICT-integration in education.
Organised by the Institute of Education and Society (InES)
For further information please contact Post-doc Research associate: frederik.herman @uni.lu
Visual data-enriched design technology for blended learningLaia Albó
Presentation at Tallinn University.
Archimedes Foundation fellow - Research visit during 3 months at TLU.
Learning analytics is the most known type of data collected from specific technological environments that allow educators to evaluate how students are learning within a learning context. However, there are more types of data available, less-explored, that may contribute to better design educational practices. These include design analytics, which are the metrics of design decisions and related aspects that inform learning designs. Laia Albó, from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, will talk about how visual representations, authoring support, and design analytics can aid teachers in designing for learning in complex scenarios that blend the use of different spaces for learning and different types of technological tools and resources, e.g. Massive Open Online Courses. This presentation is based on her PhD thesis work, defended in November 2019.
Blended-learning in Science and Technology. A Collaborative Project-Based Cou...eLearning Papers
Authors: Silvia Di Marco, António Maneira, Paulo Ribeiro, Manuel J.P. Maneira
The core of our work was to identify critical points and recommendations concerning the use of e-learning and project-based learning in an Applied Optics course where laboratory activities are a relevant part of the curriculum.
Is now the most important moment in the history of education?Zac Woolfitt
Is this the most important moment in the history of education?
After a year of lockdown, Higher Education is about to return to the classroom. What have we learned from a year of teaching on line? Will we be brave and daring enough to seize this moment to create a new education X.0?
Key Note presentation Zac Woolfitt for the University of St Gallen
May 27th, 2021
Teacher design teams can be an effective way to promote the (re)design of curriculum materials in the context of blended learning in higher education. In this workshop, participants (educators, department heads, researchers,…) are introduced to the four-step procedure to blended learning. This procedure was developed during a professional development project by a community of practitioners (see www.ictdesignteams.be for more information). The workshop consists of three parts: first a short introduction of the project and the ICT design teams; then TDT's will be formed (under the guidance of the workshop leaders). Each TDT redesigns a particular case of 'traditional' learning into a blended design. The workshop will end with a group-reflection on the four-step approach and working in TDT's. No prior experience is expected from the workshops participants. The workshop should be interesting for any stakeholder in higher education involved in the process of integrating blended learning into the curriculum.
Using technology to support mathematics education and researchChristian Bokhove
Christian received his PhD in 2011 at the Freudenthal Institute,Utrecht University, the Netherlands and is lecturer at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. In this talk, with space for some hands-on activities, Christian will present a wide spectrum of research initiatives that all involve the use of technology to support mathematics education itself and research into mathematics education. It will cover (i) his involvement in the development of educational software at the Freudenthal Institute , (ii) the evolution from fragmented technology to coherent digital books and their most important features, (iii) numerous examples of software modules/books, including from STEM and the enGasia project;
2022_01_21 «Teaching Computing in School: Is research reaching classroom prac...eMadrid network
2022_01_21 «Teaching Computing in School: Is research reaching classroom practice?». Sue Sentance, director of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, University of Cambridge
Publications
a) Isa Jahnke, Lars Norqvist, & Andreas Olsson (2013). Digital Didactical Designs in iPad-classrooms. In: Proceedings of European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, ECTEL 2013, 17-21 September 2013, Cyprus.
b) Isa Jahnke, Lars Norqvist, & Andreas Olsson (2013). Designing for iPad-classrooms. In Adjunct Proceedings of European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW), 21-25 September, Cyprus. (WIP)
Understanding, reflecting, designing mobile learning spaces, the classroom of tomorrow - challenges in research and teaching -- a) Emerging problems in the Social Media World b) Yes, we need to educate the Homo Interneticus
Observing various learning goals from peers allows learners to specify new objectives and sub-goals to improve their personal experience. Setting goals for learning enhances motivation and performance. However an unrelated goal might lead to poor outcome. Hence learners have divergent objectives for a same learning experience. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is a model considering documents as a mixture of topics. This study then proposed a recommendation model based on LDA, able to determine distinct categories of goals within a single dataset. Results focused on a dataset of 10 learning subjects and over 16,000 goal-based Twitter messages. It showed (1) different goal categories and (2) the correlation between the LDA parameter for the number of topics and the type of subject. Evaluations of goal attributes also showed an increase of goal specificity, commitment and self-confidence after observing different types of goals from peers.
Using Activity theory to study the factors influencing the sustained adoption of e-portfolio curricula by secondary school Visual arts educators in South Africa.
An analysis of teachers’ comments about digital textbookKyubok Cho
An analysis of Teachers’ comments about the advantages and issues of improving the use of digital textbooks in Pilot Schools
The purpose of this research is to identify the advantages and issues of improving the use of digital textbooks in schools. For this objective, an online questionnaire was conducted to 134 representative teachers (Director or Head Teacher) of digital textbook pilot schools (elementary and middle schools) in South Korea during October 2015, and 119 teachers responded. The questionnaire contained 5 open-ended questions about the advantages and issues of improving the digital textbooks, classes using digital textbooks and managing the digital textbook pilot school. Results of the content analysis of the comments were categorized into 4 topics (development of students, digital textbook’s contents, digital textbook’s function, change of instruction). Each of the 4 topics included comments involving advantages and improvements.
Though there were comments about digital textbooks’ side effects such as distractibility and eyestrain to students, positive feedback regarding the implement of students’ concentration, interest and self-directed learning attitudes outweighed the negative comments. Also, there were affirmative comments about the variety and volume of digital textbook contents and voices demanding more richness and high quality contents. In addition, there were positive and negative comments about digital textbook’s functions such as search, exam, note, etc.. Some of the comments were not focused on digital textbook’s functions and instead focused on keywords such as LMS (Learning Management System), function of control students’ PC, cloud platform. Pilot school teachers commented about diversification of in-class digital textbook usage (Flipped learning, Collaboration learning, Personalized learning, etc.) and preparation (class design, lesson study, etc.).
As emergent technologies become increasingly integrated into formal learning environments, a new kind of classroom emerge: CrossActionSpaces. These spaces can be characterized as informal-in-formal spaces in which learning takes place across traditional boundaries. In this keynote, Isa Jahnke will present meaningful learning with technologies versus learning from technologies and the framework of Digital Didaktik Designs (DDD). DDD can be applied to design, develop and evaluate online, blended or mobile learning practices. Examples of real classrooms will be illustrated. Just a side note: Didactics in the North American discourse and Didaktik as evolved in Europe have completely different meanings.
2022_01_21 «Teaching Computing in School: Is research reaching classroom prac...eMadrid network
2022_01_21 «Teaching Computing in School: Is research reaching classroom practice?». Sue Sentance, director of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, University of Cambridge
Publications
a) Isa Jahnke, Lars Norqvist, & Andreas Olsson (2013). Digital Didactical Designs in iPad-classrooms. In: Proceedings of European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, ECTEL 2013, 17-21 September 2013, Cyprus.
b) Isa Jahnke, Lars Norqvist, & Andreas Olsson (2013). Designing for iPad-classrooms. In Adjunct Proceedings of European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW), 21-25 September, Cyprus. (WIP)
Understanding, reflecting, designing mobile learning spaces, the classroom of tomorrow - challenges in research and teaching -- a) Emerging problems in the Social Media World b) Yes, we need to educate the Homo Interneticus
Observing various learning goals from peers allows learners to specify new objectives and sub-goals to improve their personal experience. Setting goals for learning enhances motivation and performance. However an unrelated goal might lead to poor outcome. Hence learners have divergent objectives for a same learning experience. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is a model considering documents as a mixture of topics. This study then proposed a recommendation model based on LDA, able to determine distinct categories of goals within a single dataset. Results focused on a dataset of 10 learning subjects and over 16,000 goal-based Twitter messages. It showed (1) different goal categories and (2) the correlation between the LDA parameter for the number of topics and the type of subject. Evaluations of goal attributes also showed an increase of goal specificity, commitment and self-confidence after observing different types of goals from peers.
Using Activity theory to study the factors influencing the sustained adoption of e-portfolio curricula by secondary school Visual arts educators in South Africa.
An analysis of teachers’ comments about digital textbookKyubok Cho
An analysis of Teachers’ comments about the advantages and issues of improving the use of digital textbooks in Pilot Schools
The purpose of this research is to identify the advantages and issues of improving the use of digital textbooks in schools. For this objective, an online questionnaire was conducted to 134 representative teachers (Director or Head Teacher) of digital textbook pilot schools (elementary and middle schools) in South Korea during October 2015, and 119 teachers responded. The questionnaire contained 5 open-ended questions about the advantages and issues of improving the digital textbooks, classes using digital textbooks and managing the digital textbook pilot school. Results of the content analysis of the comments were categorized into 4 topics (development of students, digital textbook’s contents, digital textbook’s function, change of instruction). Each of the 4 topics included comments involving advantages and improvements.
Though there were comments about digital textbooks’ side effects such as distractibility and eyestrain to students, positive feedback regarding the implement of students’ concentration, interest and self-directed learning attitudes outweighed the negative comments. Also, there were affirmative comments about the variety and volume of digital textbook contents and voices demanding more richness and high quality contents. In addition, there were positive and negative comments about digital textbook’s functions such as search, exam, note, etc.. Some of the comments were not focused on digital textbook’s functions and instead focused on keywords such as LMS (Learning Management System), function of control students’ PC, cloud platform. Pilot school teachers commented about diversification of in-class digital textbook usage (Flipped learning, Collaboration learning, Personalized learning, etc.) and preparation (class design, lesson study, etc.).
As emergent technologies become increasingly integrated into formal learning environments, a new kind of classroom emerge: CrossActionSpaces. These spaces can be characterized as informal-in-formal spaces in which learning takes place across traditional boundaries. In this keynote, Isa Jahnke will present meaningful learning with technologies versus learning from technologies and the framework of Digital Didaktik Designs (DDD). DDD can be applied to design, develop and evaluate online, blended or mobile learning practices. Examples of real classrooms will be illustrated. Just a side note: Didactics in the North American discourse and Didaktik as evolved in Europe have completely different meanings.