“EDUKATA – Service design as a tool for developing school culture” now forms an official part of the in-service primary school teacher training in Finland, supported and funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. This training program offers continuous education to headmasters and head teachers to develop schools using service design methods and tools. [Read more…] about Edukata renewing Finnish schools with LifeLearn
About Tarmo Toikkanen
Master thesis on the use of Edukata
Kadri Riis from Estonia may be the first student to do a master thesis on Edukata design work. If you know of more academic work or publications related to Edukata-inspired design work in the field of education, do let us know. [Read more…] about Master thesis on the use of Edukata
Edukata rollout in Finland confirmed
It’s always a challenge to move from a project (that developed Edukata) to a sustained long-term existence. I’m glad to report that the Finnish Board of Education has granted funds for the Future Classroom Network in Finland, which will start rolling out the Future Classroom Toolkit and Edukata, first in five schools, later within five school networks in Finland, targeting everything from teacher-training schools and public schools to private schools. [Read more…] about Edukata rollout in Finland confirmed
Edukata opening new horizons for teachers and schools
Edukata was piloted in numerous schools in Finland. Recently I was in the closing seminar in Oulu, Finland, talking about Edukata and – most importantly – talking with the teachers who had piloted Learning Activities designed by our team, and also designed their own, using a beta version of Edukata. [Read more…] about Edukata opening new horizons for teachers and schools
Spanish schools reimagining education
Edukata is a model for creating Learning Activities that help teachers reimagine their teaching. Here’s a short video showing what 10 Spanish schools did with a set of interesting Learning Activities. [Read more…] about Spanish schools reimagining education