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TEXT GILBERTO NETO

If you associate leadership with big positions and politicians, I have a story for you. Disclaimer: at some point I’m gonna state that leadership can learned, and by anyone. But first, let’s start with the story.

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TEXT AKSELI HUHTANEN

Our Head of Program, Akseli Huhtanen, visited one of the largest education technology events and is now letting you in on the biggest trends in the sphere of teaching and learning. 

Get your glimpse of Bett Show vibes and read what Akseli has on his mind!

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TEKSTI ANNA-LIISA JUURINEN

Tutkimus toteutettiin osana tulevaisuustutkimuksen verkostoakatemian opintoja.
​Miltä näyttävät Daren tulevaisuuden skenaariot?

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TEKSTI MAARIT HILDÈN

Maarit Hildén on tulevaisuuden työn, oppimisen ja kestävän työhyvinvoinnin rakentaja, jonka tavoitteena on työelämän, toimintatapojen ja oppimiskulttuurin uudistaminen vahvistamalla organisaatioiden ja yksilöiden muutosvalmiuksia sekä tulevaisuustietoista oppimista. Lue mitä Maaritilla on sanottavaa oppimisesta vuonna 2030 ja 2040!

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TEKSTI AKSELI HUHTANEN

Puolitoista vuotta sitten olin ison oppimishaasteen edessä. Olin saanut tehtäväkseni koota maailman kiinnostavin oppimistapahtuman sisältö. Tilanne oli ihan otollinen, olinhan Suomessa jossa osaamista aiheeseen pitäisi olla saatavilla. Opettamisen ja kasvatusfilosofian kautta osasin määritellä kasvatuksen, koulutuksen ja opetuksen (tai ainakin keskustella niistä viisaasti). Mutta mitä itse asiassa on oppiminen? Mitkä tekijät siihen vaikuttavat? Miten sitä tuetaan?

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It has been more than ten years of keen interest in Finnish educational thought and practice. Since the 2006 sensational PISA success of Finland’s schools hundreds or thousands of educational experts, teachers, public administers and politicians have traveled to Finland to seek for replicable concepts or educational products for sale. With the benchmarking boom came high demand for Finnish-made products in education. What surprised the buyers was that there was and still are only a handful of Finnish educational products available. Is this due to lack of innovation? Perhaps the success is only a coincidence? 

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TEXT AKSELI HUHTANEN

Learning and education are, for a good reason, a matter of wide public discourse. If you take a look at any major newspaper in any country, there are articles covering education and learning-related issues almost daily. During the past month, two leading Finnish weekly magazines, Suomen Kuvalehti and Image both had front-cover stories on education. These articles are widely discussed on social media. Everybody is interested in learning and education.

When there are a lot of people taking part in a debate, concepts and meanings tend to get a bit mixed. This has also happened with education-related topics, a lot. We misunderstand what other people are talking about, and then get easily provoked. We think there is a disagreement when there is not. We see evidence for our beliefs where none is available. And this makes the discussion very difficult. 

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TEXT LAURI VAARA

Designing engaging learning environments is important for any organization that emphasize learning – not only the ones in formal educational institutes. Eventually, the aim is to provide such an environment to the learners, that can promote the adaptation of essential skills and knowledge in a comprehensive and motivating setting. In formal education, there is a growing need to strengthen the connection between students and working life by pointing out future working life possibilities and fostering related key competences. At the same time, many companies are looking for solutions that could promote their employees learning at work and for that reason many are interested in what’s happening in the development of formal education.