Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations: The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools

Jukka Orava; Pasi Silander

Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations: The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools

University of Helsinki

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Abstract

There has long been a missing link between the National Information Strategies for Education and its implementation into teaching practices in schools. In this chapter we present the new collaborative cognitive tools (CCT) for shared representations. The cognitive tools make a difference by providing a platform for collaborative construction of the school’s information strategy with a shared vision and practice-oriented goals supporting its implementation. Collaborative cognitive tools work as mediators in a transformation process from the traditional school culture, where teachers work alone, to the new culture of teachers’ collaboration and teamwork. In addition, they provide an instrument for pedagogical leadership for school principals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multiple Perspectives on Problem Solving and Learning in the Digital Age
Editors	Dirk Ifenthaler, Michael Spector, Kinshuk , Pedro Isaias, Demetrios Sampson
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	2
Pages	127-139
Number of pages	13
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4419-7612-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4419-7611-6
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011
MoE publication type	A3 Book section, Chapters in research books

Keywords

cognitive tools
pedagogical leadership
information strategy
shared representations

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Orava, J., & Silander, P. (2011). Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations: The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools. In D. Ifenthaler, M. Spector, K., P. Isaias, & D. Sampson (Eds.), Multiple Perspectives on Problem Solving and Learning in the Digital Age (1 ed., pp. 127-139). Article 9 Springer.

Orava, Jukka ; Silander, Pasi. / Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations : The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools. Multiple Perspectives on Problem Solving and Learning in the Digital Age. editor / Dirk Ifenthaler ; Michael Spector ; Kinshuk ; Pedro Isaias ; Demetrios Sampson. 1. ed. New York : Springer, 2011. pp. 127-139

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Orava, J & Silander, P 2011, Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations: The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools. in D Ifenthaler, M Spector, K, P Isaias & D Sampson (eds), Multiple Perspectives on Problem Solving and Learning in the Digital Age. 1 edn, 9, Springer, New York, pp. 127-139.

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Orava J, Silander P. Collaborative Cognitive Tools for Shared Representations: The Missing Link Between the National Information Strategy for Education and its Practical Implementation in Schools. In Ifenthaler D, Spector M, K, Isaias P, Sampson D, editors, Multiple Perspectives on Problem Solving and Learning in the Digital Age. 1 ed. New York: Springer. 2011. p. 127-139. 9

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