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TEL @work: Toward integration of theory and practice
Author(s) -
Tynjälä Päivi,
Häkkinen Päivi,
Hämäläinen Raija
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12164
Subject(s) - computer science , educational technology , context (archaeology) , knowledge management , work (physics) , sociocultural evolution , technology integration , sociology , pedagogy , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , anthropology , biology
This paper examines technology‐enhanced learning at work in the context of the integrative pedagogy model. The basic idea behind this model is to create learning environments whereby the four basic elements of professional expertise (ie, theoretical, practical, self‐regulative and sociocultural knowledge) can be integrated. The paper illustrates two basic ways of applying the model in technology‐enhanced learning at work. First, examples of how to make use of existing technologies, especially social media, to empower learning at work is presented, and second, an instance of the way the model is used in the design of specific technologies for enhancing collaborative learning in the work context is described. The paper concludes that the integrative pedagogy model has the potential to serve both as a principle for designing technologies and for applying existing technologies for workplace learning.