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Examining TPACK in Practice Across Teacher Education
Daniel Mourlam; Yi Jin; Judi Harris; Jessica Duggan; Steven Chesnut; Christi Harp; Teresa Foulger; Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Petra Fisser
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1954–1957
The purpose of this symposium is to present to the TPACK community different approaches to teacher candidate TPACK development. In doing so, it is the hope that how TPACK is conceptualized and developed in practice across preservice teacher...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Best of Finland: Mapping support strategies for pre-service teachers’ ICT integration: SQD in Finland.
Teemu Valtonen; Nhi Hoang; Anneke Smits; Jo Tondeur; Jari Kukkonen; Jari Laru; Jenni Kankaanpää; Erkko Sointu
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 676–683
This study focuses on pre-service teachers’ experiences with the strategies used in teacher education to support their readiness to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning. The study is grounded in the SQD model...
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Ingredients for a positive view of Flipped Classroom in higher education
Erkko Sointu; Teemu Valtonen; Jenni Kankaanpää; Mareena Hyypiä; Lasse Heikkinen; Laura Hirsto
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1690–1697
New ways of teaching and learning in higher education are required to meet the needs of the 21st century work life and society. One possible way to change pedagogy is the Flipped Classroom (FC) pedagogical approach. Particularly from the teaching...
Topics: Blended Learning, Learner-centered, and self-directed learning
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Teacher educators as gatekeepers: Preparing the next generation of teachers for technology integration in education
Jo Tondeur; Ronny Scherer; Evrim Baran; Fazilat Siddiq; Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2019) pp. 1189–1209
This study aims at investigating the profiles of teacher educators in order to explore their ability to prepare preservice teachers for technology integration in education. Specifically, the current study examines whether teacher educators can be...
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Students’ perceptions of ICT use in higher education context
Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Jari Kukkonen; Jenni Kankaanpää
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 431–439
This research focuses on students’ perceptions of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) use in higher education. This research focuses on students’ perceptions of their teachers’ knowledge and attitudes as ICT-skilled teachers and how...
Topics: Contextualized innovation (accessibility, scalability, usability, & sustainability)
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Best of Finland: Perspectives for the Pre-service Teachers’ Readiness to Take Advantage of ICT in Education
Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Jari Kukkonen; Kati Makitalo
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 667–674
This paper focuses on first-year pre-service teachers’ readiness to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. Readiness to use ICT in education is studied as part of 21st century skills, where the role of ICT is emphasised....
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Factors affecting pre- and in-service use of technology in teaching: Implications for research and practice – Part 1
Daan Farjon; Anneke Smits; Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Dominik Petko; Doreen Prasse; Jo Tondeur; Ronny Scherer; Fazilat Siddiq; Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Johan van Braak
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 604–607
This symposium aims to contribute to a better understanding of the factors that contribute to or impede pre- and in-service teachers to use technology in their teaching. Three models are central and discussed in the contributions to the symposium....
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Preparing (student-)teachers in using technology in their teaching: An international perspective – Part 1
Joke Voogt; Henk Sligte; Anneke Smits; Ottavia Trevisan; Marina de Rossi; Erkko Sointu; Teemu Valtonen; Matthew C. Lambert; Jenni Kankaanpää; Laura Hirsto; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl; Jo Tondeur
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 675–678
A teacher’s Technological pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) not only reflects what a teacher does with technology (the pedagogical actions), but, more importantly needs to reflect why teachers use specific technology to help students learn. The...
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Differences in pre-service teachers' knowledge and readiness to use ICT in education
Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Sini Kontkanen; Kati Mäkitalo‐Siegl; Erkko Sointu
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 2 (April 2018) pp. 174–182
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into differences between pre-service teachers based on the areas of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and the areas of theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in the context of using...
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Development in pre-service teachers’ readiness to use ICT in education – longitudinal perspectives
Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Erkko Sointu; Susanna Pöntinen; Tom Stehlik; Piia Näykki; Anne Virtanen; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1755–1763
This study focuses on pre-service teachers’ readiness and willingness to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education. The study was conducted using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) focusing on attitudes, subjective norms,...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Differences in Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge and Readiness to Use ICT in Education
Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Sini Kontkanen; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl; Erkko Sointu
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 2 (2018) pp. 174–182
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into differences between pre-service teachers based on the areas of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and the areas of theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in the context of using...
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Education Systems in the Digital Age: The Need for Alignment
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Peter Twining; Ben Akoh; Yousra Chtouki; Sara Farshadnia; Kanda Moore; Roumen Nikolov; Carlos Pascual; Barbara Sherman; Teemu Valtonen
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 23, No. 3 (2018) pp. 473–494
The focus of Thematic Working Group 1 at EDUsummIT 2017 centred on the need for alignment in education systems and was driven by two key questions relating to (a) if and how all the parts of an education system work together to support the type of...
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TPACK updated to measure pre-service teachers\u2019 twenty-first century skills
Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Jari Kukkonen; Sini Kontkanen; Matthew Lambert; Kati Mkitalo-Siegl
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul 24, 2017)
Twenty-first century skills have attracted significant attention in recent years. Student of today and the future are expected to have the skills necessary for collaborating, problem solving, creative and innovative thinking, and the ability to take ...
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Insights into pre-service teachers’ TPACK
Teemu Valtonen; Sini Kontkanen; Jari Kukkonen; Erkko Sointu; Susanna Pöntinen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2489–2496
This research focuses on pre-service teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Research data consists of 61 lesson plans written by second-year pre-service teachers in a Finnish teacher education department. The lesson plans...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Differences in preservice teachers’ readiness to use ICT in education and development of TPACK
Erkko Sointu; Teemu Valtonen; Christine Cutucache; Jari Kukkonen; Matthew C. Lambert; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2462–2469
Education for the 21st century society requires the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. This presents challenges for preservice teacher education. Thus, more cognate understanding about preservice teachers’ readiness...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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(Future) Teachers’ Use of Technology and Development of TPACK: Insights from a Global Perspective
Joke Voogt; Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Sini Kontkanen; Jari Kukkonen; Susanna Pöntinen; Jo Tondeur; Fazilat Siddiq; Ronny Scherer; Evrim Baran; Anneke Smits; Roland Bruijn; Henk La Roi; Floor van Renssen; Heleen Vellekoop; Lieke van Velze; Lin Zhang; Josh Rosenberg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2499–2502
This contribution presents and discusses factors that affect (future) teachers uses of technology in their teaching in Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and China. The contributions provide insights in teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content...
Topics: Research & Evaluation, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Quasi-Experimental Study for Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers’ TPACK
Erkko Sointu; Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Sirpa Kärkkäinen; Teija Koskela; Susanna Pöntinen; Päivi Rosenius; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 3067–3074
This study investigated how pre-service teachers’ knowledge to apply Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education can be enhanced. Pre-service teachers (N = 115) were asked to design a lesson in teams as part of a course titled...
Topics: Science Education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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PREP21 - Preparing teacher student for 21st century learning practices
Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl; Päivi Häkkinen; Sanna Järvelä; Arto Ahonen; Piia Näykki; Jari Kukkonen; Jaana Isohätälä; Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) p. 3104
Teacher education has an important role in preparing new teachers with adequate 21st century skills, i.e. skills for learning, creative and critical thinking, collaboration, also for the ability to take advances of ICT. However, the current teacher...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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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'...
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The impact of authentic learning experiences with ICT on pre-service teachers' intentions to use ICT for teaching and learning
Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Sini Kontkanen; Kari Sormunen; Patrick Dillon; Erkko Sointu
Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 49–58
This research focuses on how experiences of learning with ICT in pedagogically meaningful ways can affect pre-service teachers' intentions to use ICT for teaching and learning. The research is based on the framework of the theory of planned...
Language: English
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Upper Secondary and Vocational Level Teachers at Social Software
Teemu Valtonen; Sini Kontkanen; Patrick Dillon; Jari Kukkonen; Pertti Väisänen
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 19, No. 4 (December 2014) pp. 763–779
This study focuses on upper secondary and vocational level teachers as users of social software i.e. what software they use during their leisure and work and for what purposes they use software in teaching. The study is theorised within a...
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Pre-service teachers' experiences of using social software applications for collaborative inquiry
Teemu Valtonen; Stina Hacklin; Sini Kontkanen; Anu Hartikainen-Ahia; Sirpa Kärkkäinen; Jari Kukkonen
Computers & Education Vol. 69, No. 1 (November 2013) pp. 85–95
This case study focuses on the use of social software applications for supporting pre-service teachers' collaborative inquiry. Second year pre-service teachers (N=98) were instructed to carry out an inquiry using a selection of suitable applications ...
Language: English
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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
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Confronting the Technological Pedagogical Knowledge of Finnish Net Generation Student Teachers
Teemu Valtonen; Susanna Pontinen; Jari Kukkonen; Patrick Dillon; Pertti Vaisanen; Stina Hacklin
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2011) pp. 3–18
The research reported here is concerned with a critical examination of some of the assumptions concerning the "Net Generation" capabilities of 74 first-year student teachers in a Finnish university. There are assumptions that: (i) Net Generation...
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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...
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Net generation at social software: Challenging assumptions, clarifying relationships and raising implications for learning
Teemu Valtonen; Patrick Dillon; Stina Hacklin; Pertti Väisänen
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 49, No. 6 (2010) pp. 210–219
This paper takes as its starting point assumptions about use of information and communication technology (ICT) by people born after 1983, the so called net generation. The focus of the paper is on social networking. A questionnaire survey was...
Language: English
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Finnish high school students’ readiness to adopt online learning: Questioning the assumptions
Teemu Valtonen; Jari Kukkonen; Patrick Dillon; Pertti Vaisanen
Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 3 (November 2009) pp. 742–748
The Finnish high school system in rural areas is facing challenges because of a decreasing number of the students. This situation places new emphasis on online learning. Online learning offers new possibilities for high schools to provide equal...
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Developing an Instructional Design Tool Based on Teachers' Classroom Practices
Olli Hatakka; Teemu Valtonen; Esko Kuittinen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1020–1023
There has been a vast amount of research conducted concerning how we should organise learning actions in the web. Though we know quite well how we should set up a learning environment for effective virtual education, it seems that teachers tend to...
Topics: Teachers, Planning, Virtual Environments