Introduction to PAOK Programme 2009-2012 in Finland (Pirkanmaan avoin oppimiskulttuuri -ohjelma). The PAOK Programme was a development programme for general and vocational upper secondary education of Tampere region, Finland. It promoted systematic implementation of ICT in teaching and learning. It also promoted student-centered, open and collaborative learning environment and culture. More information: http://paokhanke.ning.com/english My SlideShare presentation http://slidesha.re/1fJ9JVA tells more about the following PAOK2-projekt 2012-2014.

1. Pedagogy in the Key Role!
PAOK – Open Learning Culture Programme
of Tampere Region, Finland
Matleena Laakso and Minna Helynen, February 2012
paokhanke.ning.com/english
#paokhanke (Twitter)
facebook.com/PAOKverkosto
www.slideshare.net/MatleenaLaakso

2. Educational
structure
Finnish National
Board of Education
www.oph.fi/english/education
PAOK Programme
works with teachers
and management
of upper secondary
education

3. PAOK – Background and Finance
• PAOK is a development programme for general and
vocational upper secondary education of Tampere region
• Background: regional ICT-strategy
• Coordinated by City of Tampere
• Financed by EU, Centre for Economic Development,
Transport and the Environment
and the schools (45)
– 2009-4/2011: 882000 euro
– 5/2011-2013: 598 000 euro

4. Goals of PAOK
• To promote systematic implementation of ICT in
education and educational institutions
• To develop open interaction between teachers and
between educational institutions
• To create and to develop
student-centered, open
and collaborative learning
environment and culture
for BETTER LEARNING

5. Services of PAOK
NETWORKS ONLINE COURSE ENROLLMENT SYSTEM
• Development projects • Support for online course development
• Support from colleagues
• Network meetings COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
• Education and consultation
ICT STRATEGY WORK • Consultation for projects
• Competence surveys • Open learning culture seminars
• Consultation and training • Awards for open learning culture
Awards Winners

6. Situation of eLearning
Based on Skill Survey
Issues that promote ICT in teaching
• Computers and software are easy to use
• I am personally interested in it
• Good-quality e-materials
• Students are motivated to use ICT
• Ideas I got from extension studies
• Clear pedagogical aims for
using ICT in certain subject
• Management involvement and
willingness to invest for using ICT

7. Situation of eLearning
Based on Skill Survey
Issues which prevent the use of ICT in teaching
• Lack of e-materials
• Requires extra work
• Lack of ICT-training
• Computers are not available
• Computers and software do not
work or other technical problems
• Lack of ICT knowledge

8. We have succeeded! 1/2
THIS IS HOW WE DID IT
• Support from the management
• Voluntary participation of the schools
• Services based on the goals of PAOK and the needs of the schools
• Enthusiastic project team and its working methods
• Active informing and contacts to the schools
• Developing learning and teaching (pedagogical aspect)
NETWORKS
• Creating various networks
• Supporting the co-operation between people and
organizations
• Finding real needs for co-operation and giving
pedagogical and financial support
• Trainings, webinars, conferences, online communities,
other projects, local and national networks,...

9. We have succeeded! 2/2
• Boosting enthusiasm to the use of ICT in education and in
professional networking
• Creating more student-centered learning environments (blended
learning; more interaction, co-operation and use of social media)
• The pedagogical and financial support has enabled teachers and
teams to have some extra investment to develop their teaching, to
learn more about ICT in education and
to develop the learning environments
• Enabling and supporting
cross-institutional online studying
(also between general and vocational
upper secondary education)

10. Online Course Enrollment System
• Offers over 100 online courses yearly
• About 900 student enrollments yearly via
the system
• Enables and support cross-institutional
online studying (also between general
and vocational upper sedondary
education)
• PAOK maintains & develops the system
and supports & encourages teachers to
use it and create good quality online
courses

11. Online Course Enrollment System

12. PAOK’s Main Tools
in Social Media
• paokhanke.ning.com
• www.facebook.com/PAOKverkosto
• Twitter: #paokhanke
• Online course enrollment system
(www.seututarjotin.fi)
• Moodle
• Wikis
• Blogspot
• Google-calender
• TecherTube
• Adobe Connect