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Tero Toivanen

Finnish Ontology Library Service ONKI - 0 views

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    ONKI ontology library service contains ontologies (including vocabularies and thesauri) used in Finnish on a national level, and services for creating, publishing, and using them cost-efficiently. Ontologies are conceptual models, that identifies the concepts of a domain and contain machine "understandable" descriptions of the relations between the concepts. Ontologies can be used e.g. for describing content in a more specific and consistent way, which makes it possible to create more intelligent applications, such as MuseumFinland, HealthFinland and CultureSampo, based on such precise knowledge.
Tarmo Toikkanen

Education 2.0: Never Memorize Again? - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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  • Memorization is a waste of time when Google is only a a few clicks away.
  • "Kids should learn about history to understand the world and why things are the way they are. But they don't need to know all the dates. It is enough that they know about the Battle of Hastings, without having to memorize that it was in 1066. They can look that up and position it in history with a click on Google,"
  • "Children are going to have to reinvent their knowledge base multiple times," he continues. "So for them memorizing facts and figures is a waste of time."
  • Tarmo Toikkanen on 04 Dec 08
     
    Don Tapscott (kirjoittanut mm. Wikinomics-kirjan) toteaa, että ulkoa opettelu on ajan hukkaa.
Tero Toivanen

Languages smarten up your brain - Guardian Weekly - 1 views

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  • Now a study published by the European Commission reveals that learning an additional language such as English may bring benefits that go beyond the ability to use the language itself. This report has implications for why, when and how we teach and learn English as a second or foreign ­language.
  • One of the significant findings for English language teaching is that changes in the brain’s electrical activity may occur much earlier than previously thought.
  • this study suggests that changes in the brain may start even in the earlier stages of language learning.
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  • Another cluster concerns enhanced mental flexibility.
  • The benefits reported include enhanced capacity for learning whereby knowledge of languages can lead to superior memory function, especially short-term “working” memory.
  • Most of the advantages ­described support overall competence-building for life and work in modern, information-rich, internet environments.
  • Enhanced problem-solving capability is also reported.
  • Greater understanding of how language functions and is used to achieve specific goals in life acts as the fourth cluster.
  • Finally the study reports on research that links knowledge of languages to a slowdown of age-related mental diminishment such as certain forms of dementia.
  • The cognitive neurosciences stress the need for powerful learning environments, and yet not enough of our language education is spent encouraging learners to engage in higher-order thinking about meaningful content that fires up the brain.
  • Tero Toivanen on 14 Feb 10
     
    Most people learn languages to help them communicate. Now a study of recent research into brain function reveals that students could be gaining a lot more from their pursuit of linguistic skills, says David Marsh
Tero Toivanen

Weblogg-ed » Teachers as Master Learners - 0 views

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  • What I want are master learners, not master teachers, learners who see my kids as their apprentices for learning.
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      Tero Toivanen on 24 Feb 10
       
      This is what teachers should be!
  • My sense is that we need to rethink the role of those adults once again, and that we’re coming full circle.
  • social and technological networks subvert the classroom-based role of the teacher.
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  • When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage.
  • instead of controlling a classroom, a teacher now influences or shapes a network.
  • Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning. Apprenticeship is concerned with more than cognition and knowledge (to know about) – it also addresses the process of becoming a carpenter, plumber, or physician.
  • We can’t teach kids to learn unless we are learners ourselves, and our understanding of learning has to encompass the rich, passion-based interactions that take place in these social learning spaces online.
  • Tero Toivanen on 24 Feb 10
     
    Teachers should be master learners not master teachers!
Tero Toivanen

YouTube - Show Your Media Literacy - 2 views

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  • Tero Toivanen on 24 Dec 09
     
    Lyhyt (2:30) video YouTube:ssa siitä, mitä tarkoittaa "Media Literacy".
Tarmo Toikkanen

Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War - PowerPoint - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The amount of time expended on PowerPoint, the Microsoft presentation program of computer-generated charts, graphs and bullet points, has made it a running joke
  • “It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control,” General McMaster said in a telephone interview afterward. “Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.”
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  • Commanders say that behind all the PowerPoint jokes are serious concerns that the program stifles discussion, critical thinking and thoughtful decision-making.
  • Senior officers say the program does come in handy when the goal is not imparting information, as in briefings for reporters.
  • The news media sessions often last 25 minutes, with 5 minutes left at the end for questions from anyone still awake. Those types of PowerPoint presentations, Dr. Hammes said, are known as “hypnotizing chickens.”
  • Tarmo Toikkanen on 27 Apr 10
     
    Raportaasi USAn sotavoimien Powerpoint-käytöstä. Pelottavaa.
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The Finnish Education System Rocks! Why? - 1 views

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  • In short, Singapore and Finland have become world renowned for their education systems, but interestingly they have achieved their success using quite different approaches (to say it mildly!).
  • Here are five reasons, why Finish people have been, and are successful: Quality education with equal opportunity High level of investments in R&D for technology development Good regulatory framework and efficient public service Open economy: competition has to prevail Social model: social market economy, welfare society
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  • Besides free and universal high-level education from comprehensive school to university (6% of GDP directed to public education), Finland stresses also equal opportunity for all, irrespective of domicile, sex, economic situation or mother tongue. Teachers are required to be trained in dealing with low-achieving students, as well as students with disabilities and learning difficulties.
  • The fact that education is free, including travel expenses, welfare services, accommodation, books and other school material, means that students can focus more of their time on learning, rather than all the other distractions that might come with it.
  • Interestingly, a teacher must have a master's degree to teach in Finland, and also have a lifelong learning program mapped out for them. They emphasize a lot on lifelong learning, and it is kind of embedded into the their learning culture.
  • Finland don't rank students or schools, and they don't emphasize on standardized nationwide examinations that drive students, teachers and parents nuts.
  • I personally believe (based on my shallow understanding) the Finnish education system has managed to infuse discipline, hard work, and competitiveness, but at the same time also infuse the right balance to nurture critical skills required for the 21 century, which include communication, collaboration, creativity (innovativeness), critical thinking, problem solving, digital literacy, flexibility, adaptability, global care/awareness, and emotional intelligence.
  • In addition, the Finnish education system is rather decentralized and schools are given a degree of freedom (independence) to develop their own curriculum. The problem with having a centralized system and curriculum, is that if you get it wrong, the whole country will suffer. Also, with a top-down model, it is difficult to quickly innovate and spark changes to the curriculum that is needed to deal with the increasingly disruptive learning world that we are experiencing today. However, in a decentralized system, schools can easily change and adapt as they learn, and also they have more freedom to explore and try out new things, without needing to worry about ranking of this and that.
  • Finally, Finland emphasizes big time on research and development (around 4% of GDP), and have interlinked companies with the Universities to collaborate on new innovations. Whatever they do, their approach is very scientific, which of course includes how they are continuously improving their education systems.
  • Focus less on exams, and more on learning.
  • Focus more on teacher education, and less on centralized content/curriculum.
  • Focus less on investing on flowers and big buildings, and more on equipping educators and students with the learning tools needed to transform the way they learn.
  • Tarmo Toikkanen on 27 Sep 09
     
    Analysis on why the Finnish education system gives good results.
  • Tarmo Toikkanen on 27 Sep 09
     
    ZaidLearnin kirjoittaja pääsi kuuntelemaan Suomi-Malesia-konferenssiin opetuskulttuurien eroista. Tässä hän analysoi USAn näkökulmasta, mikä suomalaisessa koulutusjärjestelmässä häntä inspiroi.
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