Introduction to InnoOmnia

1. InnoOmnia
Tomorrow’s pedagogy and tools
in vocational education today

2. What is the world like
that we are educating
our students for?

3. What is the world like
that we are educating
our students for?
Globalization
Information Society
New World of Work
Crowd Initiatives
Varying Identities
Flat Networks

4. InnoOmnia
Combining
physical and
cloud-based
learning environments
in a vocational context.

5. InnoOmnia
Combining
students, teachers,
working life, and
entrepreneurs
in joint projects.

6. InnoOmnia
Combining
formal (curriculum),
non-formal, and
informal learning.

7. InnoOmnia
Spaces and opportunities
for learning

8. The physical
environment
Entrepreneurs,
students and teachers
work and learn together
in a new facility.

9. Wide range of opportunities
in the physical environment
When possible, learning is
always contextual.
Entrepreneurs renting premises
on-campus are selected based
on their willingness to interact
with students.
InnoOmnia with its’ own shop,
wellness, and service center
offers numerous learning
opportunities.

10. Learning community online
Students, teachers, and
entrepreneurs are members
of the InnoOmnia.fi online
learning community.
They build their professional
profile and interact with the
InnoOmnia-community.
Students can also stream social
media applications via feeds
into their profile.

11. Mobile technology
boost learning
Mobile technology makes
learning ubiquitous.
Students have mobile devices
as personal learning tools.
Versatile devices, personal
interest and abundance of apps
help inventing new uses.

12. New tools
for learning
Students do online learning
material facilitated by teachers.
Work spaces have QR-codes
providing students with a
multitude of material to support
contextual learning.
Omnia provides iPads and
iPod Touches as personal
Flickr, Alex Barros
learning tools for some groups.

13. Augmented
Reality
Flickr, Alex Barros

14. Flickr, Alex Barros
InnoOmnia in virtual world

15. Flickr, Alex Barros
Combining real and virtual

16. InnoOmnia
Life long learning skills
 Learning and problem solving skills
 Interaction and collaboration skills
 Occapational health, safety and
working capacity
 Professional ethic skills
 Entrepreneurship skills
 Communication and media skills
 Information technology related skills
 Active citizenship
 Sustainable development

17. InnoOmnia
Finnish targets of assessments vs. learning outcomes
described in terms of ”KSC”
1. Mastering of work processes Knowledge
2. Mastering of tasks, working
methods, tools and materials
Skills
3. Mastering of knowledge that
forms foundation for work
4. LLL- key competencies
Competence
common to all qualifications
Source: Finnish National Board of Education

18. InnoOmnia
New skills also for teachers
■ InnoOmnia offers Finnish National
Board of Education funded teacher
training for the vocational and adult
education sector.
■ All courses have a strong ICT
component.
■ Participants can choose from short-
term workshops to one year long
programs.
■ Practical, hands-on approach to all
topics
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19. InnoOmnia
Feedback from teachers
■ Teachers participated our
courses over 1,000 training
days term 2010 – 2011
■ 97 % would recommend our
training to colleagues
■ Our overall score 4,8/5,0

20. Learning should be
an engaging and
challenging process
spiced with fun
and laughter.

21. Thank you!
Esko Lius
Digital Communication Manager
presentation available online at:
j.mp/innoomnia2011
InnoOmnia, September 2011 – Espoo, Finland