Category Archives: Research

NSS Spot Meeting at Ruaha National Park

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Ilkka

This part of North-South-South exchange progam network meeting at Tumaini University and Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, was highly successful as the pictures below show. More results to follow…

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OLPC and other interesting things

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Ilkka

Tanzania has exposed me to very many new and interesting things, such as kiti moto and dala dala,  and not to forget one of the most delicious part of Tanzania, Ndovu. Thanks for Marcus for introducing these things for me … Continue reading →

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Etäkampuksen kuulumisia

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Ilkka

Itä-Suomen yliopiston etäkampus rakentuu hyvää vauhtia tänne Pretoriaan CSIR:n tiloihin. Olemme saaneet käyttöömme kokonaisen huoneen Meraka Instituten rakennuksesta, olemme käyneet Polokwanessa asti tarkistamassa suomalaisten (tai no, joensuulaisten) opiskelijoiden kuulumisia sekä rekrytoimassa opiskelijoita Itä-Suomen yliopistoon. Perjantaina saimme myös vieraaksemme erittäin nopealla … Continue reading →

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Nykypäivän rotusortoa

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Ilkka

Parin viikon oleskelun jälkeen voi sanoa tuntevansa ensivaikutelman vieraasta maasta. Minulle Etelä-Afrikka ei ollut aivan vieras, olenhan käynyt täällä takavuosina lyhyen aikaa ja sen lisäksi Joensuussa on eteläafrikkalaisia vieraita ollut silloin tällöin ja heidän kauttaan maahan on jollain tavalla päässyt … Continue reading →

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Opetusteknologit Afrikassa

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Ilkka

Joensuun yliopiston opetusteknologian tutkimusryhmä tunnetaan usein melko kunnianhimoisista tavoitteistaan. Tuhansia osallistujia vuosittain houkuttelevan kansainvälisen teknologiafestivaalin, kansainvälisesti tunnustetun tietotekniikan opetukseen keskittyneen tieteellisen konferenssin, sekä monien muiden (joskus jopa hieman poliittisesti epäkorrektien) hankkeiden jälkeen seuraavana tavoitteena tänä syksynä on, ei enempää eikä … Continue reading →

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First taste of tug-of-war

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Ilkka

As you might know, we have been lately working with a virtual tug-of-war project for SciFest. Today we had a big day with the first test round with (half of) real hardware.

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Warwick, take 2

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Ilkka

Friday, 8th of February My final full day in Warwick. The day was again full of EM while I tried to master tkeden and other tools. I think the day was quite a success in the terms of learning definitive … Continue reading →

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Warwick, take 1

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Ilkka

Sunday, 3rd of February After traveling some 22 hours from Joensuu to Warwick (or, traveling about 13,5 hours and waiting the rest, mainly at Helsinki-Vantaa), I arrived by bus to Coventry, the major city nearby University of Warwick. Ant with … Continue reading →

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How to interpret your supervisor?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Ilkka

If you happen to be a PhD or Master student of educational technology here in Joensuu (or you have worked with us for other reasons), you most likely have came across with handwritten comments of our professor. Well, you know … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming for EdTech web

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ilkka

As recently appointed EdTech assistant I also should re-design and implement EdTech web pages. As you know, we already have had some discussions about the content and layout of pages, but I’d like to get more ideas. So, please feel … Continue reading →

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