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Fostering innovation in education
Hanna TeräsIWBAS 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Innovation is to the 21st century knowledge economy what mass production was to the 20th century...
...the central key to success.
Or so they say.
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Information society:
Producing, handling and transmitting information has a
central role in economy.
(Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Information society:
Producing, handling and transmitting information has a
central role in economy. Knowledge society:
Innovations, renewal, technological
development and openness to new
ideas are in key role.
(Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
General skills in a knowledge society (to name a few)
• Information literacy
• Communication skills
• Reflection
• Solving ill-defined problems
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Initiative and responsibility
• Intellectual curiosity
• Multicultural competence
• Self-direction
• Leadership
Eg. Reeves 2006, Ruohotie 2005, Trilling & Fadel 2009...)Tuesday, November 27, 2012
WHOA! Hold on a second...
How can these be taught???
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They can’t.
These are skills that are acquired when the learning environment and working
methods support their acquisition.
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“Do we need to know this in the exam?”
Levels of cognition (Anderson & Krathwohl 2001)
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analysing
Evaluating
Creating
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
“Do we need to know this in the exam?”
Levels of cognition (Anderson & Krathwohl 2001)
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analysing
Evaluating
Creating
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Something is missing?
What about volition, mental energy, determination, willingness to work to achieve a goal...
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Different learning environments promote different behaviours, learning outcomes
and skills.
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Behaviours and practices are better
acquired than content.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Innovation & education?
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What is innovation?innovation = technology?
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Image: act, don’t think
WO-HOO!
The philosopher’s stone has been found!
Technology will solve the problem!
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Fleep Tuque
Right... Who are we kidding?
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Kuva: Esparta
Innovation:
“ability to imagine a desired future
and act accordingly to
make it happen!”
Kao 2007
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