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‘Talking Tools': Sloyd Processes Become Multimodal Stories with Smartphone Documentation

‘Talking Tools': Sloyd Processes Become Multimodal Stories with Smartphone Documentation
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Author(s): Annika Wiklund-Engblom (Åbo Akademi University, Finland), Kasper Hiltunen (Åbo Akademi University, Finland), Juha Hartvik (Åbo Akademi University, Finland), Mia Porko-Hudd (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)and Marléne Johansson (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 19
Source title: Web Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch079

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Abstract

The study presented is part of a work-in-progress project of developing a mobile application for smartphones, Talking Tools (TT). The first context TT is developed for and tested in is sloyd education [Swedish: slöjd], a compulsory subject taught in Finnish schools. In sloyd learners design and manufacture unique artifacts in various materials (textiles, wood, metal, and electronics). The process-based work flow of sloyd lends itself well to this kind of educational tool, which aids multimodal documentation, communication, and instruction. The empirical study targets what student teachers (N=11) microblogged about and the character of the blog posts during a sloyd project. A sociocultural perspective of appropriating new tools for learning is used as a theoretical frame, as well as views on multimodality and transmedia. Their sloyd process is discussed in terms of transmedia storybuilding, as learners build their own story as a flow of content through their documentation and interactions.

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