The cooperation Tietie Information Technology Using Information Technology Project, duration 6/ /1998 Cooperation since 1/ Eija Kalliala – –homepage:

Goals Increase the resources of individual institutions. Lift the restraints of time and place from students.

Cooperation partners Helsinki Business Polytechnic Helia Jyväskylä Polytechnic Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic Oulu Polytechnic North Karelian Polytechnic plus 6 more polytechnics since

New Communication and Information Technology Information networks (Internet, intranet, extranet) –Web pages – –Newsgroups –Chat –Video conferences ISDN-based multinode video conferences Learning platforms (Lotus Learning Space, WebCT, BlackBoard)

Experiences (1/5) ISDN-based video conferencing –technology is working! –wait for your turn to speak –speak slowly and don’t move too fast –problems with Scandinavian fonts, attachment files and viruses –discussions and feedback between students and the teacher

Experiences (2/5) Newsgroups –cooperation, interaction and real discussions –place for students essays and project work Web pages –educational material and exercises –content and interactivity are essential –big pictures are too slow for modems

Experiences (3/5) Different cultures –richess, not weakness of this kind of education Feedback –very important! –takes time but improves learning Time –for teacher and for students!

Experiences (4/5) Feedback from students –technology is interesting and it works better than expected –students consider what they will say or write –it’s fine to have more courses –education in the Internet takes more time than expected - but also gives more Students take responsibility for their learning

Experiences (5/5) Feedback from teachers –teaching in the Internet is more demanding than in traditional teaching –it takes time to create the educational material in the Internet to give feedback to students –maintaining educational material in the Internet is easier than with traditional material

Statistics Year 1996: 132 completed courses Year 1997: 135 completed courses Year 1998: 127 completed courses Year 1999: 228 completed courses Year 2000: 302 completed courses Year 2001: 417 completed courses Time for teacher: hours /course s from students: / course Messages in newsgroups: / course

Different kind of e-Learning Internet in contact learning –learning in the classroom, material and interaction in the Internet Blended learning in the Internet –contact, distance and independent learning Distance learning in the Internet –no other students simultaneously

Future ?? m-Learning (mobile computers and videos) t-Learning (digital tv) Development of learning platforms Learning portals