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Valtonen, Teemu; Kontkanen, Sini; Dillon, Patrick; Kukkonen, Jari; Väisänen, Pertti – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
This study focuses on upper secondary and vocational level teachers as users of social software i.e. what software they use during their leisure and work and for what purposes they use software in teaching. The study is theorised within a technological pedagogical content knowledge framework, the emphasis is especially on technological knowledge…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Vocational Schools, Computer Software, Mass Media Use
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Valtonen, Teemu; Dillon, Patrick; Hacklin, Stina; Vaisanen, Pertti – International Journal of Educational Research, 2010
This paper takes as its starting point assumptions about use of information and communication technology (ICT) by people born after 1983, the so called net generation. The focus of the paper is on social networking. A questionnaire survey was carried out with 1070 students from schools in Eastern Finland. Data are presented on students' ICT-skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Users (Information), Generational Differences, Information Technology
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Vesisenaho, Mikko; Valtonen, Teemu; Kukkonen, Jari; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari; Hartikainen, Anu; Karkkainen, Sirpa – Science Education International, 2010
Schools are facing challenges to meet the demands of the information society and the student generation of today. Not only are students carrying their mobile phones everywhere, they are also familiar with different online environments, especially social software. This situation can be seen both a challenge and a chance for schools, as mobile…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Computer Software, Blended Learning, Conventional Instruction