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Irja Leppisaari
Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences
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Irja Leppisaari
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eGroup mentoring – an evolving operational model in new ecosystems of tertiary learning
Irja Leppisaari
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1196–1206
Mentoring modernised for the digital age challenges higher education to develop new practices that support learners’ readiness for working-life and which can be applied in continuous career development. In this article we examine through the design...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation
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Exploring principles of successful eGroup mentoring on the interface of higher education and working life
Irja Leppisaari
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 389–402
An eGroup mentoring model developed by three Finnish universities of applied sciences is examined in this article. The model is part of a more extensive eMentoring programme. In the operational model higher university of applied sciences degree...
Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development, Implementation Examples & Issues
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Exploring principles of successful eGroup mentoring on the interface of higher education and working life
Irja Leppisaari
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 27, No. 4 (October 2018) pp. 481–505
An eGroup mentoring model developed by three Finnish universities of applied sciences is examined in this article. The model is part of a more extensive eMentoring programme. In the operational model higher university of applied sciences degree...
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How to Train Working Life Experts to Online Mentoring?
Riina Helenius; Irja Leppisaari
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 218–223
Online mentoring has established its position in many organisations as an efficient way of sharing expertise. However, there is only little research available on the training of online mentors. In this paper we will discuss orientation training...
Topics: Research Methods, Information Communication Technologies, Training, Educational Technology, Mentoring
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Online Mentoring to Enrich the Learning Process
Riina Helenius; Irja Leppisaari
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 1244–1249
This paper deals with the Online Mentor Project (Verkkomentor in Finnish), the aim of which is to develop for the needs of online education a new leverage model that is expected to strengthen the relationships of education and working life and to...
Topics: Distance Education, Mentoring
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Modelling Digital Natives' International Collaboration: Finnish-Korean Experiences of Environmental Education
Irja Leppisaari; Okhwa Lee
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 2 (2012) pp. 244–256
A new generation of young learners often described as digital native school children are attitudinally and technically equipped to employ social media as a social process in learning. However, few international virtual learning projects have been...
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Initiating online mentoring as a pedagogical support for content producing teams
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1306–1314
The production of pedagogically high quality learning objects, by production teams made up of polytechnic teachers is supported by the Finnish Virtual Polytechnic through online mentoring. This article examines the experiences during the project's...
Topics: Mentoring, Science, Learning Objects
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The Development and Sharing of Expertise in Teachers’ Online Further Education
Irja Leppisaari; Sini Lehto
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2674–2678
Abstract: This paper discusses the problems of development and sharing of expertise in the Online Tutor Training, teachers' further education which was implemented online. The main objective of Online Teacher Training was to develop the middle and...
Topics: Teachers, Learning Objects
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Online mentoring - to developing teachers' online pedagogy expertise in content producing teams
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2314–2321
A teacher's further development into an online teacher often begins through content production, which presents special challenges in organising content producing support. The online mentoring model at Virtual Polytechnic seeks to support the...
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Dialogue Design System in a Mass Lecture Class: Bridging the Cultural Gaps in Pedagogy through Operation Videos
Yukari Makino; Irja Leppisaari
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1361–1370
The Dialogue Design System (DDS) is a management system that facilitates dialogical learning in mass classes at universities. Staff students, who act as mediators between the teacher and participating students, work in teams to organize idea cards...
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Stopping Teachers to Reflect and Improve the Quality of Online Education
Riina Helenius; Irja Leppisaari
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2527–2532
Supporting the development of a teacher's pedagogical thinking is considered a prerequisite for meaningful online education. AVERKO has developed an innovative model to enhance qualitative online education based on professional development...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Tutoring
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Designing eMentoring Training through Authentic Learning Principles at the Interface of Higher Education Studies and Working Life
Irja Leppisaari; Helena Åkerlund
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016 (Nov 14, 2016) pp. 1356–1365
Mentoring is recognised as an effective learning method in the transition from higher education to working life. Digitization of education brings new challenges to mentoring competencies and mentoring implementation methods. This paper examines how...
Topics: Evaluation, Content Development, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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ePresence – a Key to Success in Online Education and Tutoring?
Riina Kleimola; Irja Leppisaari
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3430–3439
Many studies indicate that teachers and students consider meaningful online tutoring to comprise mutual activeness and especially presence. An ability to create a sense of presence is linked to a teacher’s level of expertise. This research paper...
Topics: Teachers, Cognition, Social Studies, Tutoring
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What Did the Teachers Learn in the Virtual Networking Project? - Experiences of Teacher Growth in the Content Production of the Finnish Virtual Polytechnic
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Marja-Liisa Tenhunen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2359–2368
The Finnish Virtual Polytechnic consists of 29 universities of applied sciences. Between 2004-2006 the content producing teams produced a plenty of materials for virtual teaching while simultaneously acquiring competence for virtual networking. This ...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Science
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Developing Authentic e-Learning through Virtual Benchmarking
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2609–2618
The implementation of authentic learning elements in 12 universities of applied sciences online courses is examined in this paper. The Virtual Benchmarking Project conducted at the Finnish Virtual University of Applied Sciences in 2008 used the...
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Searching for effective peer assessment models for improving online learning in HE – Do-It-Yourself (DIY) case
Irja Leppisaari; Janne Peltoniemi; Tuula Hohenthal; Yeonwook Im
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec 31, 2018) pp. 507–528
Peer assessment brings new affordances to the implementation of meaningful assessment on online courses (eg MOOCs) by using technological solutions to automate the assessment process For this reason, teachers need digital pedagogic skills for...
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Developing More Authentic e-Courses: Working Life Mentoring through Social Media
Irja Leppisaari; Markus Maunula; Jan Herrington; Tuula Hohenthal
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1368–1377
Affordances of social media have not yet been fully exploited in the promotion of authentic e-learning in higher education. In this paper, we examine the planning and implementation of social media in five e-Learning of the Future project courses...
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Creating Working Life Mentoring that Utilises Social Media - A Means to Modernise Online Courses
Irja Leppisaari; Tuula Hohenthal; Markus Maunula; Roni Lamberg
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 203–212
Working life should be more actively utilised in higher education as partner in education design. The e-Learning of the Future project (2009–2011, ERDF) meets work-oriented online education development challenges through working life mentoring that...
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Authentic e-Learning in a Multicultural Context: Virtual Benchmarking Cases from Five Countries
Irja Leppisaari; Jan Herrington; Leena Vainio; Yeonwook Im
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 53–73
Abstract: The implementation of authentic learning elements at education institutions in five countries, eight online courses in total, is examined in this paper. The International Virtual Benchmarking Project (2009-2010) applied the elements of...
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Reflections on creating an international virtual benchmarking model for authentic e-learning: Crossing boundaries and breaking down barriers
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington; Yeonwook Im
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 950–959
International virtual teamwork offers new opportunities for the professional development of teachers. In this paper, we examine the initial experiences in an ongoing international virtual benchmarking project coordinated by the Finnish Online...
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Searching for effective peer assessment models for improving online learning in HE – Do-It-Yourself (DIY) case
Irja Leppisaari; Janne Peltoniemi; Tuula Hohenthal; Yeonwook Im
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 53–65
Peer assessment brings new affordances to the implementation of meaningful assessment on online courses (eg MOOCs) by using technological solutions to automate the assessment process For this reason, teachers need digital pedagogic skills for...
Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Implementation Examples & Issues
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International E-Benchmarking: Flexible Peer Development of Authentic Learning Principles in Higher Education
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington; Yeonwook Im
Educational Media International Vol. 48, No. 3 (2011) pp. 179–191
More and more, social technologies and virtual work methods are facilitating new ways of crossing boundaries in professional development and international collaborations. This paper examines the peer development of higher education teachers through...
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How to Support Collaborative Knowledge Building through Authentic Assessment in Online Education?
Hanna Teräs; Irja Leppisaari; Marjatta Myllylä; Leena Vainio
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2410–2420
Collaborative knowledge construction and team work skills are increasingly valued in working life. However, traditional online teaching and assessment methods do not necessarily support these skills as efficiently as needed. In this article, we...
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Developing More Authentic e-Courses by Integrating Working Life Mentoring and Social Media
Irja Leppisaari; Riina Kleimola; Jan Herrington; Markus Maunula; Tuula Hohenthal
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 25, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 209–234
Studies show that affordances of social media have not yet been fully exploited in the promotion of authentic e-learning in higher education. The e-Learning of the Future project (2009–2011) has met these challenges through working life mentoring...
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Authentic e-Learning in a Multicultural Context: Virtual Benchmarking Cases from Five Countries
Irja Leppisaari; Jan Herrington; Leena Vainio; Yeonwook Im
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 961–970
The implementation of authentic learning elements at education institutions in five countries, eight online courses in total, is examined in this paper. The International Virtual Benchmarking Project (2009-2010) applied the elements of authentic...
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Towards Multicultural Reflective Authentic e-Learning by Using a Visual Metaphor
Irja Leppisaari; Tuire Jäntti; Laura Mustonen; Ana Cristina Pratas
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 2083–2093
In this paper, we examine the use of visual metaphor as a tool of reflection for supporting growth towards a multicultural teacher. Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ "Multicultural Authentic eLearning" (MAeL) module is offered as part of the...
Topics: pedagogical issues, cooperative/collaborative learning, Multicultural Education, Instructor Training and Support