Teacher competencies in game-based pedagogy

Tuula Nousiainen; Marjaana Kangas; Jenni Rikala; Mikko Vesisenaho

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 74, No. 1 (August 2018) pp. 85–97

This study examines what kind of competencies teachers need in using game-based pedagogy (GBP). In our conceptual framework, GBP entails four approaches: using educational games or entertainment games, learning by making games, and using...

Language: English

Pre-Service Teachers' Experiences of ICT in Daily Life and in Educational Contexts and Their Proto-Technological Pedagogical Knowledge

Sini Kontkanen; Patrick Dillon; Teemu Valtonen; Sami Renkola; Mikko Vesisenaho; Pertti Väisänen

Education and Information Technologies Vol. 21, No. 4 (2016) pp. 919–943

Many pre-service teachers are members of the net generation and are expected to be familiar with different ICTs, yet several studies have indicated that they are not necessarily able to use them for teaching and learning. The notion of teachers'...

Seamless Learning Environments in Higher Education with Mobile Devices and Examples

Victoria Marín; Päivikki Jääskelä; Päivi Häkkinen; Merja Juntunen; Helena Rasku-Puttonen; Mikko Vesisenaho

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2016) pp. 51–68

The use of seamless learning environments that have the potential to support lifelong learning anytime and anywhere has become a reality. In this sense, many educational institutions have started to consider introducing seamless learning...

Career Repertoires of IT Students: A Group Counselling Case Study in Higher Education

Leena Penttinen; Mikko Vesisenaho

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance Vol. 13, No. 3 (October 2013) pp. 203–215

Uncertainty about future career prospects has increased enormously for students enrolled in higher education Information Technology (IT) programs. However, many computer science programmes pay little attention to career counselling. This article...

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

Modelling a Peer Assignment Review Process for Collaborative E-Learning

Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi; Mikko Vesisenaho; Henrik Hansson; Mats Danielson; F F. Tusubira

Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 11, No. 2 (2012) pp. 67–79

The educational culture in most developing countries is lecturer-centred with lecturers as providers of information and students as receivers of information. This approach has impacted on student's ability to seek and create knowledge to support...

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...