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

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

Annika Wiklund-Engblom, Kasper Hiltunen, Juha Hartvik, Mia Porko-Hudd, Marléne Johansson
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1941-8647|EISSN: 1941-8655|EISBN13: 9781466655546|DOI: 10.4018/ijmbl.2014040104
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Wiklund-Engblom, Annika, et al. "‘Talking Tools': Sloyd Processes Become Multimodal Stories with Smartphone Documentation." IJMBL vol.6, no.2 2014: pp.41-57. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014040104

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Wiklund-Engblom, A., Hiltunen, K., Hartvik, J., Porko-Hudd, M., & Johansson, M. (2014). ‘Talking Tools': Sloyd Processes Become Multimodal Stories with Smartphone Documentation. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 6(2), 41-57. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014040104

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Wiklund-Engblom, Annika, et al. "‘Talking Tools': Sloyd Processes Become Multimodal Stories with Smartphone Documentation," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) 6, no.2: 41-57. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014040104

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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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