Presentation from Edulearn 2015 conference.

1. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING
PROGRAMMING TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN
FINLAND
Mika Saari1, Jari Turunen1, Petri Linna1, Heli Aramo-
Immonen1, Mikko Huhtala2, Sian Joel-Edgar3
1Tampere University of Technology – Pori (FINLAND)
2WinNova Länsirannikon Koulutus Oy Ltd (FINLAND)
3Exeter University – (UNITED KINGDOM)
EDULEARN15, July 6-8, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

2. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Content of presentation
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Background
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Training days
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Results of survey
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Discussion and conclusion
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3. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Background
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Vocational further educational teaching in the automotive repair
and transport sector
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Rapid development of automotive and transportation technology
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Teachers recognize challenges
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Need for further education in
– Electronics
– information technology
– data transmission technology
– new automotive technologies
– material technology
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4. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Training days in three locations ( Pori, Jyväskylä and Vantaa )
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Five training days – we focused only one
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Pedagogy
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Social media
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Telematics
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Programming, electronics and data buses
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Electrical safety training
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Exam and exercises
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Conclusion day
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5. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
PROGRAMMING AND ELECTRONICS - EXAMPLE
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6. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Programming, electronics and data buses -training day
Results of survey in Jyväskylä and Vantaa
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7. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Overall results of survey
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The opinion a=strongly disagree, b=disagree, c=neutral, d = agree and
e=strongly agree.

8. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Discussion and conclusion
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Vocational teachers prefer a ‘learning-by-doing’ type of further
education.
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Age related opinions.
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Hybrid and electric car technology and the future of automotive
technology divide opinions about the training.
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No lectures to vocational teachers
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9. EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING PROGRAMMING
TO VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN FINLAND
Thank you for your attention
Any Questions?
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