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International Innovation Camps: Evidence from a Field Study
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Silva, Paulino; Temple, Bryan K.; Kalviainen, Mirja; Mantzalos, Costas; Horky, Emil; Stoklasa, Michal; Orme, Philip – Industry and Higher Education, 2012
A two-week workshop was held in Finland during February 2010 and again in Glasgow in February 2011. The events were sponsored by the European Lifelong Learning programme. Students from Portugal, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland and the UK were placed in multicultural teams of five. Each team had two product designers, one graphic designer, one…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Graphic Arts, Innovation
EdMedia + Innovate Learning: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 24-28, 2019)
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Bastiaens, Theo, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2019
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" took place in Amsterdam, The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Technology Integration
Using Short Video Lectures to Enhance Mathematics Learning--Experiences on Differential and Integral Calculus Course for Engineering Students
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Kinnari-Korpela, Hanna – Informatics in Education, 2015
Mathematics' skills and knowledge lay the basis for engineering studies. However, the resources targeted to mathematics' teaching are in many cases very limited. During the past years in our university the reduction of mathematics' contact hours has been significant while at the same time the study groups have grown. However, the mathematical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Video Technology, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods
Ideas and Results in Teaching Beginning Maths Students
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Oikkonen, Juha – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
At the University of Helsinki, special effort has been put to help beginning math students to get started with their studies. This involves new ways of teaching a lecture course and new ways of giving peer support to the students. The results have been promising: the number of students passing certain important courses has been at least doubled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Suitability of a Virtual Learning Environment for Higher Education
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Koskela, Marileena; Kiltti, Piia; Vilpola, Inka; Tervonen, Janne – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2005
The number of virtual learning environments (VLEs) is increasing. Already a few case studies claim that VLEs are more effective as a learning method than traditional lecturing. Many of these case studies are in the area of information and communication technology (ICT). Therefore, the good learning results are not surprising. The aim of this paper…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION IN FINLAND. (TITLE SUPPLIED).
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HAAPIO, MARJA – 1967
ADULT EDUCATION DEGREES IN FINLAND ARE OFFERED ONLY AT THE INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE. STUDY IS PURELY THEORETICAL WITH EXAMINATIONS BEING GIVEN AT THREE LEVELS. MOST OF THE RESEARCH ON ADULT EDUCATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE. BEGINNING IN 1873 WITH LECTURES AT A WOMEN'S ACADEMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Community Education