1. Pedagogical Models
for
Tourism Education
Heli Ruokamo
Visiting Scholar, H-STAR Institute, Stanford University, CA
Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, FI
Director, Centre for Media Pedagogy (CMP)
Triple Helix Workshop ”Building the Entrepreneurial University”
16.11.2012, Stanford University, CA

2. Centre for Media Pedagogy (CMP)
 Established at the beginning of 2001, in order to support teaching,
research and development in the areas of media education and the
educational use of ICTs
 Develops new pedagogical models and methods for knowledge co-
construction:
- transdisciplinary research on learning environments
- play and game environments
- simulations and virtual reality
- digital videos
- mobile and on-line learning
- pedagogically appropriate use of ICTs
 Educational use of ICTs (25 ECTS + 35 ECTS, Minor)
 MA in Media Education (Major in English) (2010–) study program

3. TravEd – R&D of Travelling Services Through
Mobile Education

4. Development through Research
 Aiming to develop pedagogical models
– A general plan that can be used to shape curriculums, design
material and guide instructor’s work in classrooms and other
settings
 Design-based research
– Research conducted in cycles
implementation
analysis
design

5. TEACHING AND TUTORING WORK-BASED MOBILE LEARNING
TEACHER OR TECHNICAL
SUPPORT STAFF PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS
Technical training and support 1) Active and self-directed
2) Constructive
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
TEACHER 3) Individual and goal-oriented
1) Domain-specific
Design and organization of 4) Collaborative and knowledge and skills
apprenticeship period, quality conversational
control
5) Contextual, situated and
Support and guidance for multiple-perspective oriented 2) Transferable, generic
students knowledge and skills
6) Experiential and authentic
TOURISM COMPANIES 7) Reflective and critical
Tutoring learning 8) Creative
Challenging students 9) Emotionally involving
Providing learning environment
Figure 2. Refined pedagogical model for MWBML in tourism
education (Vuojärvi, Eriksson & Ruokamo 2012)

6. Thank you for your attention!
Heli Ruokamo
heli.ruokamo@ulapland.fi; hruokamo@stanford.edu
heliruokamo.wordpress.com
www.ulapland.fi/cmp