Perspectives on personal learning environments held by vocational students

Teemu Valtonen; Stina Hacklin; Patrick Dillon; Mikko Vesisenaho; Jari Kukkonen; Aija Hietanen

Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 2 (February 2012) pp. 732–739

This article focuses on personal learning environments (PLEs). The idea with PLEs is to put students in a more central position in the learning process by allowing them to design their own learning environments and by emphasising the self-regulated...

Language: English

Blended Learning with Everyday Technologies to Activate Students' Collaborative Learning

Mikko Vesisenaho; Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Sari Havu-Nuutinen; Anu Hartikainen; Sirpa Karkkainen

Science Education International Vol. 21, No. 4 (December 2010) pp. 272–283

Schools are facing challenges to meet the demands of the information society and the student generation of today. Not only are students carrying their mobile phones everywhere, they are also familiar with different online environments, especially...