Projects 2013 01-18-start

Venla VallivaaraLET – Learning and Educational Technology Research UnitUniversity of Oulu2013-01-18

Educational Projects(PROJECTS)

6 ects, 418022P


Today’s schedule:

Friday 2013-01-18

08:15-09:45 KTK215

Course info Venla Vallivaara

10:00-11:30 KTK215

Teaming up and starting the projects

Venla VallivaaraAino-Maaria Palosaari

12:30-14:00KTK215

Teamwork - Pecha Kucha- Idea Paper


Objective

• The goal of this course is to implement a project in which the students study the theory of project work and project management and participate in the implementation of a project as a part of the project team.

• The areas of application of the project are development challenges related to learning and educational technology.

• Different technological applications will be utilized in the project, and the use of those applications as learning tools will be evaluated and developed.


Contents

• Basics of project work• Planning, practical realization, and

administration of project work

• Special characteristics of educational projects

• The utilization of technology in project work and educational projects

• Development challenges in the field of learning and educational technology


Learning objectives

After this course the student can• plan and implement an educational project• work responsibly as a part of the project team• plan and evaluate educational projects utilizing

current learning research information• apply the special competence of his or her own

field to the contents, planning, and implementation of projects

• work as an expert in his or her field in a multidisciplinary project team


Course structure

2013-01-18Friday08:15-14:00KTK215

2013-02-01Friday08:15-14:00KTK215

2013-02-15Friday08:15-14:00KTK215

2013-03-22Friday08:15-14:00KTK215

2013-04-12Friday08:15-14:00HU206

2013-05-03Friday08:15-14:00KTK215KTK207

2013-05-17Friday08:15-11:30KTK305KTK215

Course info Lecture: Planning a project

Lecture: Educational projects

Lectures: Project funding, Project reports

Lecture: Evaluating projects

Project presentations

Summing up the course

Meeting with the client

Meeting with the client

All the clients present

Teamwork BRAINSTORMING AND PLANNING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

Teamwork

Consulting appointments

PLANNING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

Teamwork


PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

Teamwork


IMPLEMENTING AND REPORTING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

Teamwork IMPLEMENTING AND REPORTING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

ICTWorkshop: digital stories

FINALIZING THE PROJECT IN TEAMS

Finalizing the teamwork

PECHA KUCHA

POSTER DIGITAL STORY

IDEA PAPER

PROJECT PLAN

MID PROJECT REPORT

FINAL PROJECT REPORT


Course assignments

• Planning the project (January – March)– Idea paper– Pecha Kucha– Project plan

• Reporting the project (March – May)– Mid report– Final report– Poster

• Reflecting the teamwork and the ”journey” of your project (April - May)– Digital story

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATIO

N(February - May)


Course assignments and evaluation

PECHA KUCHA

POSTER DIGITAL STORY

IDEA PAPER

PROJECT PLAN

MID PROJECT REPORT

FINAL PROJECT REPORT

Visual presentations of your project- Will be presented to other

students- Peer evaluation 50 % of

the team’s evalution score

Written project documents • Will be returned to your

team’s instructor (Venla or Aino-Maaria)

• Teacher evaluation 50 % of the team’s evaluation score

• English/Finnish

Individual course grades (0-5) will be based on the team’s evaluation score and individual activity within the team (assessed by the team)


THE PROJECTS AND

THE TEAMS


General agreement about the project work (1)

The students of LET Masters Programme and minor studies of Educational technology will plan and implement project for a local school, company or other organization as a part of their course ”Educational Projects” (6 ects). The workload for this project is 120 hours per students (that includes project reporting). The implementation of the project will be discussed with the client and the instructor of the project.



When studying in this course the members of the project team (students) commit to implement the project by using their best skills and knowledge, taking the goals and time limits of the course into consideration. The project team commits to the goals they set for the project in their project plan that they write in the beginning of the course, and implement the project during the spring 2013 in the way that is decided with the client.



The client commits to providing the support and information the project team needs to succesfully implement the project, and to pay any costs that the project work may require. These possible costs will always be discussed beforehand with all parties. In addition the client will pay the costs of printing a poster that is one of the course assignments.

All the projects have a teacher as an instructor. The instructor will commit to provide support to the team when it comes to the content of the studies or project work in general.


Developing communication and collaboration between

high school staff

Client: Oulun Lyseo IB School (international high school)

Project team: Gary, Jacki and Ana

Instructor: Venla

Language: English


Designing and implementing a course about multicultural issues

in university teaching

Client: University of Oulu, University pedagogics studies

Project team: Erkkie, Liping, Polina

Instructor: Aino-Maaria

Language: English


Designing and implementing a course about pedagogical use of technology in university teaching

Client: University of Oulu, University pedagogics studies

Project team: Päivi E., Vera & Olli-Pekka


Language: Suomi


Developing student counseling in international high school

Client: Oulun Lyseo IB School

Project team: Antonella, Sasha & Salvador

Instructor: Venla

Language: English


Developing new learning solutions for health and fitness service

provider

Client: Super-Akatemia

Project team: Asta, Julia, Katri

Instructor: Venla

Language: Suomi


Developing high school distance learning

Client: Oulun Lyseo IB School

Project team: Marta, Lyana, Fedor & Fatiu

Instructor: Venla

Language: English


Developing university course of mechanical engineering

Client: University of Oulu, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project team: Miguel, Petri, Joni & Katyusha


Language: English


Teaming up

– Read the project paper carefully and discuss about your first impression and ideas about the project

– Choose a project manager for the team

– Discuss about other roles: • who will take notes in your

meetings?• who will contact the client? • who will contact the instructor if

there’s any questions?


Idea paper

• One page (English/Finnish) freely constructed document, where you describe your team’s ideas about– What could be the name of your project (something quite

short and memorable)– Why could this project be important? What kind of needs or

problems are behind this project?– What are the main goals of this project? – Implementation of the project?– How could this project be related into learning and

educational technology? What learning theories could you connect with this?

– What questions you should ask from the client when you meet him/her?

– What kind of information or knowledge you should seek to implement this kind of project?

– Other ideas..?


Pecha Kucha

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGaCLWaZLI4

Basic Idea:• 20 slides, mainly pictures• 20 seconds per slide The whole presentation lasts 6 minutes and 40

seconds

• In PowerPoint:– Transitions After 00:20,00 Apply To All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGaCLWaZLI4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGaCLWaZLI4


For the next time:

• Contact the client and arrange a meeting with him/her to discus about the project

• Write your IDEA PAPER as a team and send it to your instructor by the 27th of January– venla.vallivaara(at)oulu.fi– aino-maaria.palosaari(at)oulu.fi

• Create a PECHA KUCHA presentation as a team and be ready to present it for the others (in English) in the next meeting

• If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact your instructor

Documents

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