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This project aims to increase resources in individual institutions and remove time and place restraints for students. It involves using information networks, web pages, email, newsgroups, chat, video conferences, and learning platforms. The project has had positive experiences with ISDN-based video conferencing, email, newsgroups, and web pages. Feedback from students and teachers has been valuable. The project has seen an increase in completed courses over the years. Different types of e-Learning, such as blended learning and distance learning, have been explored. Future developments may include m-Learning, t-Learning, and learning portals.
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The cooperation Tietie • Information Technology Using Information Technology • Project, duration 6/1995 - 12/1998 • Cooperation since 1/1999 - • http://www.helia.fi/proj/tietie • Eija Kalliala • e-mail: eija.kalliala@helia.fi • homepage: http://myy.helia.fi/~kalei
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 1.8.2000
New Communication and Information Technology • Information networks (Internet, intranet, extranet) • Web pages • E-mail • 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 • E-mail • 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: 50 - 200 hours /course • E-mails from students: 130 - 300 / course • Messages in newsgroups: 0 - 250 / 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