B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Digipedagogy in Finnish Language Centres: An overview of teacher attitudes and practices pre- and post-Covid
Authors: Niinivaara Janne, Nelson Mike
Editors: Eriksson Pia, Kauppi Teemu, Uljas-Rautio Katriina
Publisher: University of Lapland
Publishing place: Rovaniemi
Publication year: 2023
Book title : Asiantuntijuutta rakentamassa : Lapin yliopiston kielikeskus 40 vuotta : University of Lapland Language Centre 40 years of shaping academic expertise
Article number: 6
Issue: 1
First page : 91
Last page: 100
ISBN: 978-952-337-369-3
eISBN: 978-952-337-368-6
Web address : https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/65674
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/182026028
In this article, we investigate what we know about teacher attitudes, thoughts and beliefs towards digitalization pre- and post-Covid. We ask if this enforced change has resulted in changed attitudes, consider the development of teachers’ digipedagogical views and make suggestions about where we could go from here. In doing this we take advantage of several studies conducted in these areas leading up to 2020 and then again in the post-Covid environment to see just what teachers thought then and think now. By digipedagogy, we mean situations ‘when the special features of digital environments and their impact on teaching planning and the learning process are taken into account’ (Tampere University Teaching and Learning Centre). In our view, digipedagogy includes a pedagogical stance on online learning, distance learning and blended learning (see Siemens et al., 2015). We conclude the article by presenting suggestions that we think ought to be considered in language centre digipedagogical development both now and in the future.
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