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Insights from a pilot project in international mobile digital storytelling

dimensionality of student expression


M. Vivitsou, J. Saari, K. Viitanen, J. Multisilta, H. Niemi, V. Harju, A. Siewiorek, J. Honkala CICERO Learning Network, University of Helsinki

networked era & literacies

passive use vs meaningful creation

pedagogy vs technology

media content & underlying ideologies

Study participants & methods


!!3 countries; 39 teachers; 19 schools; 26 classrooms !!Contextual & follow-up questionnaires !!Field notes & classroom observations !!Semi-structured interviews & focus groups !!Coding, thematic analysis

Avenues and pathways of communication; curiosity & exploration


!! something fun is that we get to communicate with others. Tell them about our school they teach us about theirs and they teach us about how they get to school Californian Student 5th grade !! The field behind the school It was great, we explored the place, played football, we found a tortoise. It was great! Greek student, 3rd grade

Greek & Californian students, 6th grade

Inclusiveness & expanded horizons


!! I see some slurs and some bullying going on around sometimes here in my own campus and I've heard stories about my mom's, my mom she teaches at a middle school, too. So I hear stories there, too. And also my moms are lesbian. So I wanted to do something to kind of raise awareness of that. Californian student, 7th grade

Learning at school as fun & meaningful experience

!! Californian students, 5th grade

Participation : Learning to be an active citizen


!! Well, some people wanted to do the thing that we did (in the storytelling), and somebody else didnt. And so I think it shouldve been agreed by everybody, because the other felt like left outside Finnish student, 5th grade !! We got many things from them, but they got a lot from us as well! Thats what teams are for, anyway! To give but also to get! Greek students, 6th grade

Finnish students, 6th grade

A dialogical, collaborative space emerges


!! I could really understand what their daily lives were. Not just like, this was water, we must save water. It was like, this is my favorite food, these are my parents, this is my teacher, and there were a lot of like cultural songs that they sang [it was] not just information. Californian student, 7th grade !! If it wasnt for Y, we would be totally disorganized! We wouldnt have such great material for videos either Greek student, 6th grade

Greek students, 6th grade

Digital technologies in pedagogy


!!Disruptive mechanisms of the normal course of the pedagogical meeting !!The everydayness of the classroom in disorder !!Student expression brings another aspect of themselves to class

Key experiences of democracy & equity in the classroom The human element exceeds the technological in importance

Greek students, 6th grade

Thank You for Your Attention! !

Mari@nna Vivitsou marianna.vivitsou@helsinki.fi

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