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21.11.2018
During the last ten years Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, School of Vocational Teacher Education has operated abroad in many countries. Co-operation in South Africa, Pretoria started in 2015, when representatives from Tshwane University of Technology visited Haaga-Helia. The university was interested in developing pedagogical skills and the ideas of their teachers. Haaga-Helia’s pedagogical teacher […]
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7.11.2018
The Internet of Things is experiencing explosive growth, and will impact almost every industry. In an international IoT Rapid Protolabs project the goal is to rapidly prototype Internet of Things solutions for European small and medium size businesses.
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17.9.2018
I have presented this research topic in Paris at INTE International Conference on New Horizons in Education, in July, 2018. The full version of the paper is submitted for publication in an international journal. This is a brief summary of the findings of my research. Need for research and objectives This research is needed because […]
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13.4.2018
Internet addiction, new challenges for educational institutes and information society to encounter
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The popularity, accessibility, and affordability of the internet enables people to use it for various purposes. The effective and efficient use, however, has always been questioned by parents, teachers, and researchers. Internet Addiction (IA) become a major concern since it is on the rise, which brings many social and psychological challenges. Despite the fact, that […]
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21.11.2017
In search of the lost cat
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The President of the Finnish Trade Union of Education Mr Olli Luukkainen (blog post 2.10.2017) is one of the many people who have expressed concerns about the Finnish school producing every year around 6000 young persons who are unable to read well enough in order to manage in their everyday life. Do these difficulties that […]
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25.10.2017
Members of the Nordic network of researchers on vocational education and training (VET)* converged on the town of Falun June 7-9 for the NordYrk Conference. Mari Räkköläinen from the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (Karvi) presented in her speech the ongoing reform of VET and evaluation of the quality of education in Finland. Her message […]
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