"Think, Construct & Communicate" Comenius 2.1 project

FURTHER - FINLAND (Joensuu)

Ø   Own www-site for the project (in Finnish language) http://www.edu.joensuu.fi/thinkweb/ contains some example WebQuests and self-study course, developed as a part of the project, for learning to use WebQuest in teaching and lealearning.

Ø   This site was linked to national portal www.edu.fi to a part which introduces some practical ways to use ICT in education http://db3.edu.fi/openidea/yleissivistava/view.asp?vastaus_id=306 in portal for teachers Ideas http://db3.edu.fi/openidea/yleissivistava/

Ø   The approach (WebQuest) has been applied in in-service training for teachers arranged by TOTY unit at the University of Joensuu http://toty.joensuu.fi/ ).

Ø   The approach (WebQuest) has been utilized in a course Educational Applications of ICTs 4 ects which is part of degree studies Educational Use of Information and Communication Technologies 25 ects. The course was organised local part for Joensuu and Savonlinna. (Studies are part of a Finnish national educational sciences virtual university project KasVi http://kasvi.joensuu.fi/ )

Ø   The approach (WebQuest) is used continuously as a part of course ICT in Teachers Work 3 ects for subject teachers.

Ø   Abstract was sent (was not accepted) for a presentation to the national conference Interaktiivinen Tekniikka Koulutuksessa (Interactive Technology in Education)