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Video reports on inquiry projects
Mart Laanpere, head of the Centre for Educational Technology, Tallinn University

2. Inquiry-based learning
 Inquiry-based learning: approaches to learning that
are based on the investigation of
questions, scenarios or problems - often assisted by
a facilitator
 Learning the same way the scientists do: by
questioning, exploring, discovering, explaining, test
ing, observing, (in)validating, arguments
 In the new national curriculum for Estonian
schools, IBL is compulsory (integrated in subject
curricula and compulsory inquiry project instead
state exam)

3. Progressive inquiry

4. Digital storytelling + inquiry
 Learning through storytelling: an ancient method,
similar to Socratic method (dialogical learning)
 Digital storytelling: compiling your personal/life
story with digital media
 Trialogical learning (Paavola et al): where learners
are collaboratively developing, transforming, or
creating shared objects of activity (such as
conceptual artefacts, practices, products) in a
systematic fashion
 Vision of Students Today – a viral Youtube video,
combining inquiry learning with digital storytelling

5. Your task
 Form the groups of 3-4, using TeamUp.aalto.fi
 In each group, there should be persons with the
following roles:
 Data collector – conducts surveys, interviews…
 Script writer – creates the storyline, narration…
 Movie editor – shoots and cuts the video clips
 Tools: Google Docs, iPad Mini (iMovie), Socrative

6. The criteria for ouput
 Duration of the video: max 3 min
 Defines and answers 1-2 research questions, e.g.:
 What could be causing Wifi jams?
 How to avoid physical damage of tablets?
 Which creatures were making that noise at the pond?
 What are the teaching perspectives of TSP participants and
how are these related with gender/age/nationality?
 Toilet paper preferences among TSP-ers: over vs under?
 Digital/video storytelling based on collected data
 Follows the style of “Vision of Students Today”
 Uploaded to Youtube, presented and reflected in the end
of the session