Slides of my speech in Arctic Frontiers 2020 event. Oulu, Finland.

1. Oulun yliopisto
”Digital enabled learning”
Or technology enhanced learning and digital fabrication, or
emergent learning technologies or..
Jari Laru, Dr., University Lecturer, Technology Enhanced Learning,
Research Unit for Educational Technology (LET), Faculty of Education, University of Oulu

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Near term future (present) Not-so—distant future (R&D)
Real future (Research and
unforeseeable future beyond
research)
Technology
Enhanced Learning
Technology Enhanced &
Augmented
Learning Processes
Research, no idea 
A. Today B. ”Tomorrow” C.”No ETA, surprise”
Three ”futures” of educational technology:
A-B-C

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Future A: Today
(near term future)
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Digital playground = Scratch Junior
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Target group:
up from 4
years old
children

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Technology is ubiquitous and
pervasive (even in educational
contexts)

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From computational literacy to..
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Computational thinking:
• Concepts (e.g.
algorithms)
• Practises (e.g.
remixing)
• Perspectives (e.g.
collaboration)
Learning activity
examples:
• Digital
fabrication
• Maker
Education
• Explorative
Science
Design thinking
STEAM
(science,
technology,
engineering,
arts &
mathematics)
as a context
? ?
ok
Computational literacy (e.g.
office programs)
Computational fluency (e.g.
digital storytelling)
Computational thinking
Computational Design (design
thinking)
Current research direction from steam perspective (Laru/Iwata/Hiltunen/Mäkitalo)

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Technology is a part of soft skills
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”..these (basic) goals [last slide] and
associated educational mission can be
found in one form or another in most
developed and developing countries
around world..” (pp.84 ,Navidad, Mayes,
Choi & Spector, 2015)
Natividad, G., Mayes, R., & Spector, J. M. (2015). Balancing stable educational
goals with changing educational technologies: challenges and opportunities. e-
mentor, 1, 83-94.

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Future B: Not-so-distant
future (R&D)
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AI is here, coming into mainstream.
Example of Microsoft R&D:
https://education.micro
soft.com/en-
us/resource/9786fb2a

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Alvin AI
assistant.
Learn by
discussing with
AI and teaching
it
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Future C: Real future
(Research and unforeseeable
future beyond research)
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To adress 21st centyry challenges and
opportunities, Woolf (2010) suggests..
● User modeling
● Mobile and network tools
● Rich interfaces and
environments, including
gamification and
intelligent systems
● Educational data mining
● Personalizing education
● Assessing student learning
● Diminishing boundaries
● Developing altenative
teaching strategies
● Enhancing the role of
stakeholders
● Adressing policy changes
Technology should be used for:New designs that include:
Woolf B.P., A roadmap for education technology, National
Science Foundation, Washington, DC, 2010, https://hal.
archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00588291.
Technology is not answer, unless it
can be used for
?

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Socially shared regulation in learning
(with learning analytics etc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7jbvSumGnU
https://www.oulu.fi/let/

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https://medium.com/@shivsoni377/the-difference-between-augmented-reality-virtual-reality-and-mixed-reality-
a028bdd81f9d?fbclid=IwAR17d57MG4e9-ClKnGKEk8Sv9tSn87Uac2Gqx28pnw2NIM8gq_-zEwcYy_g
Rich interfaces & Environments: virtual
assistants and xReality

16. Oulun yliopisto
Interactive Visible Light Communications: Using
Human-Light Interaction in Learning Contexts
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Laru, Jari & Katz, Marcos & Järvelä, Sanna & Häkkinen, Juha. (2015). Interactive
Visible Light Communications: Using Human-Light Interaction in Learning Contexts.
10.13140/RG.2.1.5194.0242.

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