ICT in Initial Teacher Training

....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Theoretical Background ........................................................................................................................... 7 Use of ICT in teacher education from the point of view of learning .................................................... 7 Use of ICT in teacher education from the point of view of motivation ................................................ 8 ICT use and DLRs, ODL approaches, LMSs, etc. as innovations ...................................................... 10 Diffusion and adoption of ICT innovations ........................................................................................ 11 Access ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Competence, ICT skills ...................................................................................................................... 13 The development of teacher education at universities in Finland ....................................................... 13 The tripartite co-operation in Finnish teacher education .................................................................... 17 The study system in teacher education ............................................................................................... 19 Continuing Professional Development of Teachers in Finland .......................................................... 22 Implementation of the OECD/CERI study in Finland ........................................................................... 23 Selection of the target groups ............................................................................................................. 23 University of Helsinki......................................................................................................................... 23 University of Eastern Finland ............................................................................................................. 26 Data acquisition ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Questionnaires .................................................................................................................................... 28 Interviews ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Results .................................................................................................................................................... 30 Interview data ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Questionnaire data .............................................................................................................................. 33 General Observations.......................................................................................................................... 38 Summary and Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 39 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ 43 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 44 APPENDIX: RESEARCHER VISIT TO UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU 19.-20. APRIL, 2009 ................ 50