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Designing People-Centered Learning Environments. Teemu Leinonen Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki, TaiK. Teemu Leinonen. Born 1969 in Tampere, Finland. 1970’s childhood in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In 1980-90’s in Afghanistan, Kenya, Namibia.
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Designing People-Centered Learning Environments Teemu Leinonen Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki, TaiK
Teemu Leinonen • Born 1969 in Tampere, Finland. • 1970’s childhood in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In 1980-90’s in Afghanistan, Kenya, Namibia. • Family: Andrea and Luna (2004) citizens of Colombia. • Art, music, football, scuba diving. • Educational science, University of Tampere • New Media, Media Lab, University or Art and Design Helsinki • Learning Environments research groug, Media Lab Helsinki, since 1998
Learning Environments Research Group • Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki (TaiK), Finland. • Multidisciplinary: pedagogy, design, software, cognitive science, social sciences, usability, aesthetics. • Theory-based - design oriented. • We do “stuff”!
1. Learning environments 2. Designing learning3. Future of learning
0. Geography lesson: Finland1. Learning environments 2. Designing learning3. Future of learning
0. Geography lesson: Finland1. Learning environments 2. Designing learning3. Future of learning
Finland: Facts • Population 5.2 million • 5.78 million cellular phone subscriptions (109%) • 1.52 million broadband Internet connections • Nordic country (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland) • Languages: Finnish and Swedish • Capital: Helsinki • 11th on the UN Human Development Index
Finland: Education and ICT • According to OECD (2003) Finland is the leading country in the quality of education. • 1980-2000 ICT has played a significant role in the improvement of productivity in Finland. • Since 1995 ICT has been a part of the national education curriculum. • Finnish citizens are required to have a high level of ICT literacy and skills.
1. Learning environments 2. Designing learning3. Future of learning
Learning environment is a psychological, social, cultural, physical and technological state that favours learning.
What kind of psychological, social and cultural state you are designing for your students?
Technology supported learning environments: Me and my computer 2. We and someone’s virtual world 3. We and our world
Pictures from technology supported learning environments
What kind of psychological, social and cultural state you are designing for your students?
1. Learning environments 2. Designing learning3. Future of learning
Designing educational technology is designing learning.