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University of Helsinki Department of Applied Sciences of Education
 

Department of Applied Sciences of Education

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Departmental office:
Department of Applied Sciences of Education
(P.O. Box 9)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
phone +358-(0)9-1911
fax +358-(0)9-191-29611

Media Education Centre

Photo: Olli Vesterinen

The general aim of the Media Education Centre of the Department of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki, is to conduct research and developmental work on media education.

In addition, the Media Education Centre aims at

  • organising degree courses (approbatur, cum laude) and other initial teacher education courses in media education
  • organising in-service teacher education courses in media education
  • coordinating and taking part in national and international projects connected to media education
  • contributing to international consultancy operations
  • disseminating information and knowledge with respect to rapidly evolving media education systems

To sum, the Centre specialises in different kinds of activities connected to media education, such as

  • MICT (modern information and communication technologies)
  • ODL (open and distance learning)
  • CMHCS (computer-mediated human communications systems)
  • The Virtual School concept and virtual learning environments

 

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