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14 November 2011

Juho Norrena &

Marja Kankaanranta

Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä

Innovative Teaching and Learning –

Findings from Finland 2011

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Contents

Finnish ITL data

Innovative teaching practices

Present state at Finnish schools

ICT availability and challenges

Supporting attributes

Presentation of Finnish ITL school cases

Related research projects and development activities

Dissemination in Finland / 2011

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Finnish ITL data

Method School year 2009-2010 School year 2010-2011

Teacher survey n=292 n=537

School leader survey n=18 n=45

Classroom observations n=24 (lessons) n=15

National educational

leader interviewsn=3 -

Teacher interviews n=29 n=15

School leader interviews n=6 n=5

Student focus group

interviews- n=6

Learning assignments and

student workn=747 (artifacts) n=993 (artifacts)

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Innovative teaching practices• Lots of variation in teachers’

innovative practices

• Student-centeredness and teacher ICT use are the most common features of innovative teaching practices

• Student technology use and extending learning beyond classroom are the biggest challenges

• There are individual innovative teachers in all elements of innovative teaching practices

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ICT use at Finnish ITL-schools

• Technology is a tool to other innovative practices

• Technology well available at schools, but not that much in

classrooms

• Technology unequally divided between schools

• Mostly teachers use technology at schools

• Mostly technical aspects of teacher ICT use are supported

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Availability of technology for students in

Finnish ITL-schools

• Technology well available, but unequally divided between schools:

– School leader reported student/computer ratio varies from 2,3 to 14,4

10 20 30 40

ITL schools

Student-computer ratio

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Availability of technology in Finnish ITL-

schools

Internet connection Interactive white board Data projector

88 % 30 % 62 %

Desktop computer Laptop computer Computer

In Teacher use 76 % 45 % 92 %

In Student use 57 % 38 % 70 %

Technology available for teachers at school:

Computers available for teachers and students at classroom:

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Attibutes that contribute innovation at school

level

•In innovative schools, innovative teaching and learning are integrated

into professional culture

•Innovation requires strong leadership, supporting innovation, having

internal value discussion within school, and teacher collaboration

•External technology training doesn’t support pedagogy, teachers have

an intense need for tailored pedagogical support

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Finnish ITL school cases

Aim: Modeling of innovative schools and elements of innovative

pedagogical practices

• ITL results from three Finnish case study schools– Innovative teaching practices

– School level factors

• Case study videos from innovative schools

– Research-based introduction to case school results

– Interviews: school leaders, teachers, and students

• Video dissemination:– National and international dissemination of results for various audiences

– Material for teacher education; teachers’ lifelong learning

– School development programs and initiatives

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Related research projects and development activities in Finland

1. Assessment of Teaching and Learning of 21st Century Skills

(ACT21S)

• autumn 2011: piloting and field trials of assessment tasks

2. Design of 21st Century Learning Spaces• funding: National Indoor Environment Program (Tekes)

3. Systemic Learning Solutions• Proposal for Tekes Learning Solutions Programme (Tekes = National

Technology Agency)

4. National Learning Environment -projects (funded by National Board

of Education) / coordination projects: 1) ICT tools, 2) Learning

games and virtual worlds• network of innovative schools

• development of innovative teaching and learning practices

5. Possible integration of WebPanel for ITL research activities

• Analyzing student and teacher ICT use (especially Internet use)

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Thank you!

Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Juho Norrena

Project researcherMarja Kankaanranta

Professor