Team Action Zone (TAZ)

ActionTrackLearning made

fun, engaging and experiential

School use examples from Finlandduring 2014-2015

ActionTrack

● ActionTrack is a service that allows TAZ partners to create various activities that are experienced with mobile devices.

ActionTrack web tool

● ActionTrack offers easy-to-use web tool for creating, publishing, monitoring and analyzing the activities.

ActionTrack mobile app

● Users can join all activities using just one free-to-install app available for iOS/Android phones and tablets.

Offer versatile experiences

ActionTrack use examples in Finland

● In Finland, schools are using ActionTrack for example for gamification, teamworking, mixing subjects, adding exercise to learning, and offering fun and motivating ”breaks” from conventional learning.

● The following pages list use examples of ActionTrack in Finnish primary schools, high schools and universities during 2014-2015.

Primary Schools● Motivating pupils to learn via gamification (collecting

points and awards from challenges and tasks)

● City orienteerings (finding places based on various clues and getting familiar with the city)

● Bringing team work and physical exerciseas part of learning other subjects, such asmathematics and languages

● Taking theory into practice by taking classoutdoors to visit actual physical locations(buildings, plants)– Teaching history and biology by experiencing

Primary Schools● Providing school area safety information for pupils and

staff (e.g. meeting points and location of safety equipment)

● Guidance to a specific place (e.g. a sports venue)

● Engaging way to offer physical and healtheducation classes

● Phenomenom-based learning (learning by doing)

● Converting normal class to ActionTrack class(variation to normal school day)

● International cooperation with other schools(creating activities for visiting schools)

Primary Schools● Guided route taking pupils to visit different places to

collect practical information● Getting familiar with school buildings, area and its

surroundings (for example open days for visitors)● Organizing a class with several activity checkpoints that

pupil teams visit guided by ActionTrack● Exams with results available immediately● Mixing several subjects into one learning

experience● Easy collection of feedback● Orientation through adventure

Primary Schools● Audio guides

● ActionTrack learning experiences provided by third parties

● Case example: Competition for pupil teams from several schools, who developed learning games for each others– Process description:

● Teachers described the basic capabilities ofActionTrack

● Pupils designed the game logic on paper● Teachers gave feedback to the game designs● Pupils started to develop the game with

ActionTrack web tool● Teachers assisted pupils in the implementation● Pupils tested the games in practice● Teachers published the games for everybody

High Schools and Universities● Information of points of interests on domestic and

international field trips● Learning by applying theory in practice● Collection of feedback● Different way to carry out teaching and

exams● Experience tool for adventure and

travel education● Campus and surrounding area

introduction for exchange students● Research tool for data collection and analysis

High Schools and Universities● Walking meetings to wake up and inspire the participants

● Team formation using both ActionTrack web tool and mobile application

● Campus area guide andguidance

● Tool for teacher education

● Experience application forvarious events organizedby student associations

● Induction training for staff