De nordiske srtekk i globalt perspektiv Leena Vainio

De nordiske særtekk i globalt perspektiv Leena Vainio and Markkula Globalt utdanningmarked – Nordisk utfordning 23. -24. September 2004 Reykjavik

The content of the presentation § The special features of North countries – new ideas of the flexible learning § The Knowledge-based Society Development § The strategies – how to contribute the best practices § Proposals for action

The special features ” Our traditions and expertise in Europe give us much to be proud of. We provide some of the best education in the world, and our cultural achievements are the envy of many. Visitors flock to our countries to witness for themselves the glory of European cultural heritage. But I think it is important to ensure that we do not rest on our past achievements. We must look to the future. New technologies will play an increasingly important role in the development of Europe’s economic and social performance. It is crucial, therefore, that we take full advantage of the opportunities provided by new technology. ” (Viviane Reding, 2003)

In Finland § The Virtual University § The Virtual Polytechnic § The Virtual School New methods of teaching and learning Transparent curriculum New skills and competencies Co-operation and interaction

Adult Education Needs to Be Built on Four Principles Based on Parliamentary Adult Education Working Group, Finland 2002 1. Adult education maintains and strengthens participatory democracy, prevents displacement and supports active citizenship. 3. Adult education 2. Adult education will develop its teaching and will produce flexibly and in a learning methods, as well as quick tempo professionally skilled content quality so that it offers workforce for all levels of work and all high-level opportunities for professions. Professional development adults’ professional will include both adults’ general development, both goal-oriented education and shorter-spanned and open education. continuing education. 4. An individual’s continuing and purposeful education will become a way of life for an increasing number of the population. At the same time work communities will become learning organizations.

The six Key Messages (European Memorandum for Lifelong Learning): Valuing learning Valuing Learning Information, guidance and counselling Rethinking Guidance and Counselling Investing time and money in learning More Investment in Human Resources Bringing together learners and learning opportunities Bringing learning closer to home Basic skills New basic skills for all Innovative pedagogy Innovation in teaching and learning Based on Koskinen & Kaipio • HUT Dipoli = The six Priorities for action (Communication from the Commission MAKING A EUROPEAN AREA OF LIFELONG LEARNING A REALITY) in S u Lea pporti Focus ena rning ng and on IC (inn T blin ova Enhan g, e t mp owe ive ap cing L p if r lear ing an licatio elong d su ns f nin g) ppo or rtin g Lifelong Learning: How to Take a Quantum Leap

Megatrends That Impact Adult Education (1) 1. Companies and communities operate more and more in global markets. Increasing part of their activities involves global value networks. 2. Labour markets become world-wide, particularly information work becomes multidimensional and network-based. 3. Bologna process, Lisbon strategy EU 2010, e. Europe…in other words, EU-level policies have an increasing impact. 4. Complex systems become basis of top products and production. Reaching the international top requires even greater investments than before. Quality is available, but its price is considerably higher. 5. Innovation is one of the few growing fields. Exploitation of technology and innovation becomes more and more important for success. © Markkula

Megatrends That Impact Adult Education (2) 6. Differences grow. The global field has numerous sectors where top level can be reached. Achieving results requires perseverance. It is based on quality, specialisation, innovations and ability to genuine working and learning together. 7. Society emphasises the ageing citizens’ motivation for working and learning. 8. Use of mobile information network, global digitalising media, leisure industry, simulators, open information sources, etc. gain ground in teaching and learning. 9. ICT increases information flow, but also enables high quality profitable knowledge management 10. Learner dreams of new experiences, and it becomes easier to do extraordinary things. © Markkula

Lifelong Learning & Continuing Education: Different Major Roles of Universities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. UCE (University Continuing Education) as continuing education provider and supporter of continuing professional development. UCE as developer and organizer of universities’ degree education, when operating with persons working on part-time or full-time basis or adults in general. UCE as distributor of university level knowledge and know-how and as developer of effective methods of knowledge dissemination. UCE as developer of e. Learning, network-based working methods and virtual university concept within the whole university system. UCE as developer of workplace learning and as acknowledger of learning-by-doing and other forms of recognized learning performance. UCE = University Continuing Education (continuing education organized by unversities) © Markkula Universities are actively developing their educational roles and prosesses in order to meet the new challenges of working life:

Multidisciplinary Research: Life as Learning The Research Council for Culture and Society of the Academy of Finland has launced a broad mulidisciplinary research programme, Life as Learning: • ” The concept of learning is undergoing some drastic changes along with rapid and often unpredictable changes in the global community. ” • ”Learning has become a crossdisciplinary challenge; hence the programme aims to encourage multidisciplinary research. . . ” • ”The new ideas about learning, inspired by new needs and new learning environments, challenge the conventional definitions of the concept. ” Academy of Finland, 2002

Enchancing Kowledge-based Society Development la): e. Learni ng – Stateof-the. Art – Finland , Report (120 pages, 2003) Structure of the Report Actor Groups Strategical Choices

7 Domains of Change A. Strengthening the Competencies for Citizenship in the Information Society B. Developing the Value-Chain C. Accelerating the Market Development D. Encouraging Collaboration E. Developing the Human Resources F. World Class Performance in Selected Areas G. Optimizing the Effective Use of Existing Financial Resources 21 Recommendations A 1. A 2. A 3. B 1. B 2. B 3. C 1. C 2. C 3. D 1. D 2. D 3. E 1. E 2. E 3. F 1. F 2. F 3. G 1. G 2. G 3. © Markkula One-Man-Committee: Recommendations

Impacts of ”e”: Importance of Creating Value Networks for Teaching and Learning e. Learning & e. Training ? digi. TV ? mobile ? I M P A C T S B 1. Creating the National Agora of Knowledge B 2. Enhancing interoperability by means of Standardization B 3. Promoting multi-partnerships and consortium models for e. Learning projects © Markkula One-Man-Committee: Recommendations: B. Creating and Understanding the Value-Chains and Value-Networks of Education PC+broad band

CURRENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT NEW WORK CULTURE 1. Cooperation between several operators 2. Networking 3. Interaction 4. Focusing on communities 5. Financial support for development projects from the government 6. Innovation 1. Multidisciplinary processes 2. Value chains and value networks 3. An open culture of working together 4. Simultaneous presence of learning communities and the individuals’ passion for learning 5. The role of public administration in generating e. Learning markets 6. Innovative social networking solutions © Markkula Developing Work Culture - Criteria for success

From Strategy to Business Benefits through Knowledge Management Focusing on knowledge is not enough for success. We need to develop innovativeness. Especially insight into opportunities for discontinuous innovation makes the difference, and for that we need to emphasize multidisciplinarity, foresight and technology assessment. © Markkula ICT is enabling a paradigm shift to managing by focusing on work processes and visualization, and managing by interaction and collaboration.

The SECI Model of Knowledge Creation and Utilization Sharing and creating tacit knowledge through direct experience Externalization Environment 10. embodying explicit knowledge through action and practice 11. Using simulation and experiments O I E I I Group Individual I I Internalization Tacit Socialization Articulating tacit knowledge through dialogue and reflection G O I E Explicit Combination E G G Org. G G Explicit Learning and acquiring new tacit knowledge in practice Tacit Explicit 1. walking around inside the company 2. walking around outside the company 3. accumulating tacit knowledge 4. transferring of tacit knowledge Tacit 5. articulating tacit knowledge using symbolic language 6. translating tacit knowledge Systemizing and applying explicit knowledge and information 7. gathering and integrating explicit knowledge 8. transferring and diffusing explicit knowledge 9. editing explicit knowledge I = Individual, G = Group, O = Organization, E = Environment Source: Nonaka, I. & Takeuchi, H. : The Knowledge-Creating Company. Oxford Univ. Press, 1995.

Proposal for Nordic Cooperation Project: Concept for Continuing Professional Development & Organizational Development Systematic V A L U E S Work Processes Knowledge Management EMPLOYEES WITH TYÖYHTEISÖN DIFFERENT ERILAISET INTERESTS IHMISET Leadership of Innovative Environments and Organizations Motivating and Incentives for Organizational Development Professional Development Creative Tension Innovative Milieu © Markkula Developer Networks V A L U E S

Concept Should Especially Focus on Self-Renewing University Continuing Education Development The five basic requirements for an innovative environment, (i. e. self-renewing development of an organization) are: 1. Players: identity, sense of belonging and charisma Networks: links, trust and mutual dependencies 3. Knowledge management: information flows and communication 4. Collaboration: new culture of working and learning together 5. Mastering timing: situation awareness and the courage to act © Markkula 2. 2. What do we need in the near future: UCE Knowledge Sharing Platform = Knowledge Agora, Knowledge Market Square, Concept of Network Ba