1. Tallinn, Estonia
27.05.2016
In search for a new
learning paradigm in
the midst of digital
transformation
Terje Väljataga
Centre for Educational Technology
School of Digital Technologies
Tallinn University, Estonia
2. Social shaping view on technology and co-evolutionary
development: human needs, imagination, and activity in turn will
shape the further development of technology and new human
abilities emerge
Points of departure
Fiedler, S. & Väljataga, T. (2011). Personal learning environments: concept or technology?
International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2(4), 1-11.
3. Continuously expanding digital transformation not only poses
challenges related to new technological instrumentation, it also
requires fundamental shifts and formidable changes from old habits
and mindsets to new approaches of learning and working
Points of departure
Väljataga, T. & Fiedler, S.H.D. (2013). Commentary on learning processes. In A. Littlejohn
& A. Margaryan (Eds.), Technology-Enhanced Professional Learning: Processes, Practices,
and Tools (pp. 109 – 114). Routledge.
4. !
Extension of past practices, incremental
improvements within existing modes of practice
Ethnographic studies in
K-12 education
To understand
current practices
Current practices tackle
first-order change in
education
5. !
Excess of existing paradigms, fundamental
changes of how things are done within a specific
human activity system
To tackle second-order
change in education
Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
6. Bring your own
device concept
Digital materials and
collections
Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
Re-conceptualisation of
learning and teaching
Trialogical learning
metaphor
A set of exemplary scenarios:
learner as an active creator and designer of (digital)
artefacts
Väljataga, T., Fiedler, H.D.S., Laanpere, M. (2015). Re-thinking Digital Textbooks: Students as Co-
authors. In F.W.B. Li, R. Klamma, M. Laanpere, J. Zhang, B.F. Manjon, R.W.H. Lau (Eds.), Advances in
Web-Based Learning – ICWL 2015, The 14th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, pp.
143−151. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
7. 3 metaphors for learning
Paavola, S., Engeström, R. & Hakkarainen, K. (2012). Trialogical approach as a new form
mediation. In A.Moen, A.I. Morch, S. Paavola (Eds.), Collaborative Knowledge Creation:
Practices, Tools, Concepts, 1-14.
8.
9. Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
Re-conceptualisation of
learning and teaching
Vocabulary and analytical
tools
Levels of co-authorships Content curation models
10. Example to describe scenarios
Väljataga, T. & Fiedler, S.H.D.
(2014). Reconceptualising e-
textbooks: in search for a
descriptive framework. In Y. Cao, T.
Väljataga, J. Tang, H. Leung & M.
Laanpere (Eds.), New Horizons in
Web-Based Learning. ICWL 2014.
Revised Selected Papers Series:
Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
Vol. 8699. Tallinn: Springer.
11. Co-authorship levels
Väljataga, T., Fiedler, H.D.S., Laanpere, M. (2015). Re-thinking Digital Textbooks: Students as Co-
authors. In F.W.B. Li, R. Klamma, M. Laanpere, J. Zhang, B.F. Manjon, R.W.H. Lau (Eds.), Advances in
Web-Based Learning – ICWL 2015, The 14th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, pp.
143−151. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
13. Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
!
Excess of existing paradigms, fundamental
changes of how things are done within a specific
human activity system
To tackle second-order
change in education
Fiedler, S., & Väljataga, T. (2010). Interventions for second-order change in higher
education: challenges and barriers. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 8(2), 85-92.
14. Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
Re-conceptualisation of
learning and teaching
Self-directed competence
advancement
Procedural support
tools
Creativity enhancement,
distance collaboration
Väljataga, T. & Fiedler, S.H.D. (2012). Creative re-instrumentation of collective learning activity. In D.K.W. Chiu, M.
Wang, E. Popescu, Q. Li, R. Lau (Eds.), New Horizons in Web-Based Learning. ICWL2011 International Workshops, KMEL,
ELSM, and SPeL Hong Kong, China, December 8-10, 2011 and ICWL2012 International Workshops, KMEL, SciLearn and
CCSTED Sinaia, Romania, September 2-4, 2012 Revised Selected Papers (pp. 300-309). Springer-Verlag Berlin.
Personal learning
environments
Extended model of
learner control
15. Expanded concept of learner control in formal higher education
Fiedler, S. & Väljataga, T. (2011). Expanding the concept of learner control in higher education:
consequences for intervention design. In I. Aedo, N.-S. Chen, D.G. Sampson, J.M. Spector, Kinshuk
(Eds.), Proceedings of the 2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning
Technologies (pp. 262 – 264). Athens: IEEE Computer Society.
16. Shift of control on various instructional functions
Elements of the Personal Learning Project externalisation and the conceptual procedure
Fiedler, S.H.D. & Väljataga, T. (2013). Networked narrative accounts of personal learning projects: an
instrument for systemic intervention research in higher education. In N. Reynolds & M. Webb (Eds.),
Proceeding of 10th World Conference on Computers in Education. Learning while we are connected
(pp. 29 – 37). Torun: Nicoloaus Copernicus University Press.
17. Personal Learning Project outlines
(including their revisions),
records of action, and/or items of
experience/reflection through
publicly accessible Weblog posts
18. Intervention studies
K-12 education Higher education
Re-conceptualisation of
learning and teaching
Self-directed competence
advancement
Modelling tools of
adult learner
Creativity enhancement,
distance collaboration
Väljataga, T. & Fiedler, S.H.D. (2012). Creative re-instrumentation of collective learning activity. In D.K.W. Chiu, M.
Wang, E. Popescu, Q. Li, R. Lau (Eds.), New Horizons in Web-Based Learning. ICWL2011 International Workshops, KMEL,
ELSM, and SPeL Hong Kong, China, December 8-10, 2011 and ICWL2012 International Workshops, KMEL, SciLearn and
CCSTED Sinaia, Romania, September 2-4, 2012 Revised Selected Papers (pp. 300-309). Springer-Verlag Berlin.
19. Viable system model
Fiedler, S. & Väljataga, T. (forthcoming). Modelling the personal adult learner: the concept
of PLE re-interpreted. Interactive Learning Environments.
20. Competency profile
Põldoja, H., Väljataga, T., Laanpere, M. & Tammets, K. (2012). Web-based self- and peer-
assessment of teachers’ digital competencies. World Wide Web Journal. DOI: 10.1007/
s11280-012-0176-2
21. Future directions
Personal development & digital turn
in higher education
Mobile learning, learning on the
move, outside of classrooms with
personal mobile devices, wearables
• What are the innovative pedagogical
frameworks that provide promising basis for
designing and evaluating learning experiences
and environments outside of classroom to
enhance knowledge building through creative
co-construction of digital and physical
artefacts?
• How to orchestrate and manage these
distributed learning forms?
• How to methodologically study the changed
character, function and structure of “learning
on the move”?
To target second-order change
• What are the concrete, distinguishable and
cognizable change ideas and characteristics of
“digital turn” in higher education and how to
methodologically pursue and analytically
define “digital turn” in higher education?
• What are the potential criteria and
corresponding measurable indicators and their
operational definitions that demonstrate the
essence and dimensions of “digital turn” on a
formal higher education system level?
• What are the possible synergies, barriers and
triggers for transformative learning
experiences in the context of formal and
informal intentional learning and how to
intervene into current learning practices to
promote transformative learning experiences?
22. Potential H2020 calls:
MSCA-ITN-2017: Innovative training networks (January 2017)
MSCA-RISE-2017: Research and innovation staff exchange (April 2017)
SwafS-15-2016: Open Schooling and collaboration on science education
(August 2016)
SwafS-11-2017: Science education outside the classroom (August 2017)
WIDESPREAD-05-2017; Twinning (November 2017)
!
Ceiter partner school network:
Form a core group of schools and teachers to work with (Digital turn school
network, Learnmix project network)
!
Open research lab:
Extend research to a pupil level in schools: a pyramid of researchers working
in collaboration, a joint data repository
Future directions
23. Thank you for your time and attention!
Dr. Terje Väljataga
Senior research fellow
!
Tallinn University
Centre for Educational Technology
terje.valjataga@tlu.ee
http://terjevaljataga.eu
