Presentation given in Feb 2012 at InnoOmnia (Espoo, Finland)

1. Connectivism
&
VET

2. 1. Deep learning

3. 2. Ubiquitous
learning

4. 3. Learner
involvement

5. What motivates?

6. What kind of
lifelong learning skills
are needed?

7. What kind of
lifelong learning skills
are needed?
Lifelong learning skills are
tools for continuous learning,
for taking over one’s future and new contexts,
and for changing circumstances
of the working life.

8. What’s the
world of a professional
like?

9. What’s the
world of a professional
like?
in 2020

10. What’s the
world of a professional
like?
in 2020
in 2030

11. What’s the
world of a professional
like?
in 2020
in 2030
in 2040

12. What’s the
world of a professional
like?
in 2020
in 2030
in 2040
in 2050

13. Three paradoxes
of the Finnish
educational model
1. Teach less, learn more
2. Test less, learn more
3. More equality with greater diversity
Pasi Sahlberg, Director General, CIMO

14. Learning process
• Personal - but not solitary
• Contextual
• Diverse - yet directed

15. Connectivism
• Learning theory by George Siemens
• Learning is primarily a network-forming
process
• Learning happens as a part of diverse,
social network, which is augmented by
the modern digital technology

16. Connectivism - The Networked Student
http://dotsub.com/view/41f08de7-68dc-4365-af4c-5733f565b9e1?utm_source=player&utm_medium=embed

17. Connectivist learning
• is learner-centered
• is social and cultural
• forms networks and structures nodes
• has a lot in common with new
communication technology and its use

18. 1. Deep learning
” takes root in
our apparatus
of understanding, in
the embedded meanings
that define us and that
we use to define the
world.”
John Tagg, The Learning Paradigm College, 2003

19. Deep learning
is based on
the knowledge capital
of the learner

20. Knowledge capital
• based on knowledge,
skills, attitudes and
values
• social & cultural
• also tacit knowledge

21. Knowledge capital
• building on
existing capital
• needs unlearning,
breaking patterns
and getting rid of
false assumptions

22. http://innoomnia.wikispaces.com/Sosiaalisen+median+työkalupakki

23. LevVygotski
• Learning is inherently social,
embedded in cultural setting
• Sosioconstructivist learning conception

24. Distributed intelligence
• socially
• physically
• virtually

25. Distributed intelligence
• socially
• physically
• virtually

26. Distributed intelligence
• socially
• physically
• virtually

27. Distributed intelligence
• socially
• physically
• virtually

28. http://pintakilta.wikispaces.com/

29. 2. Ubiquitous learning
authentic
learning environments
information &
communication tech
open cloud services
and social media

30. On-the-job
learning blog
of
a landscaping artisan
blogger.com

31. Learning blog
of a building
maintenance
student
posterous.com

32. Company-driven
meeting place
of professionals,
home-gardeners,
and students
facebook.com

33. Landscaping in the virtual world
secondlife.com

34. Simulation of the real building&yard
Collaboration of pros and on-the-job learners

35. Landscaping
students
in a skills
competition
youtube.com

36. QR-code
and mobile
learning video
by
InnoMerchant
students

37. 3. Learner involvement
• inner motivation
• lifelong learning
• knowledge capital
• empowerment

38. Learning material produced by students
Make
Share
Use

39. Showing vocational competence
Shoot
Share and
comment

40. ABC of mopping
http://youtu.be/iG6vycR5gbI

41. Concept of knowledge
• static
• authorized
• objective

42. Concept of knowledge
• static
dynamic, creative
• authorized
democratic
• objective
relative

43. Institutional point of view
leadership

44. Institutional point of view
leadership objectives

45. Institutional point of view
leadership objectives
operational
culture

46. Institutional point of view
leadership objectives
operational
culture
technological
desicions & solutions

47. Institutional point of view
leadership objectives
operational
collaboration culture
& networks
technological
desicions & solutions

48. Cloud services & tools
mentioned or taken use of
bit.ly (j.mp) – shortening URLs
blogger.com – Googleblog service
docs.google.com– Google online documents
doodle.com – arranging appointments
dotsub.com – multilanguage subtexts
facebook.com – online community
posterous.com – blog service
qr-koodit.fi– Finnish QR pages
secondlife.com – virtual world
slideshare.net – presentation sharing
twitter.com – microblogging
wikispaces.com – wiki service
wordle.net – word clouds
youtube.com – video sharing

49. thank you!
Esko Lius
Presentation online in Slideshare:
Finnish j.mp/konnektivismi2012
English j.mp/connectivism2012
esko.lius@omnia.fi
CC-by-NC-SA 2012