the usability of the online uas journal
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The usability
of the online journal
of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
www.uasjournal.fi
Mervi Friman, Häme UAS & Mauri Kantola Turku UAS & Lotta Linko, Häme UASEAPRIL Conference
21-25 November 2016
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Agenda
• UAS Journal • Digitalization in higher education• Action research, methods, and data• Interventions and results• Conclusions
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Aim of the studyHow to develop UAS Journal to be a national and international
window to UASs´activities for public• networking platform for UAS staff and companies• testing and piloting platform in the digitalization process for HE
institutions as a whole
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UAS Journal in a nutshell• Online journal on education, research and development
activities in practice-oriented higher education• Published by the Finnish UAS Rectors’ Conference • Financed by the universities of applied sciences (24)• Open-access, free-of-charge, four issues a year since 2011• Mission of the journal:
– Provide information (‘general’ public)– Provide a network (applied universities & world of work)
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www.uasjournal.fi
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Digitalization in higher education
The main principles of EU DigCompOrg -paperAims and methods in Finnish higher education policy
Vision written by rector Tapio Huttula
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#DigCompOrg
• European Framework for Digitally-Competent Educational Organisations
• Applied to UAS Journal as a national network
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Digital competence of UAS Journal
• Leadership&governance practices ✔
• Teaching&learning practices ✔• Professional development ✔• Assessment practices ✔• Content ✔• Collaboration and networking• Infrastructure ✔• Research, development and
innovation ✘
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Finnish National Digital Policy in Higher Education
• Implementation of digitalization in all teaching and learning• Utilization of digital databases • Co-operation between universities, UASs and Research
Centres• International co-operation (Open Science, Global data, Mooc
etc.)http://www.minedu.fi/opencms/
• opencms/handle404?exporturi=/export/sites/default/OPM/Tapahtumakalenteri/2014/05/ICT_opetus/Kosunen_12.5.2014.pdf
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A window of possibilities
Tapio Huttula´s “declaration”: digitalization is a window of possibilities when higher education institutes• are birth places of new knowledge and know-how• have wide and cellular relation to society localy, regionaly and globaly• prioritize and manager data and information to the usable form and level• profile as key actors in responsibility of education and civilatization
Tapio Huttula 2016. Digitalisaatio ja uusi korkeakoulu. (Digitaliztion and new higher education). In Jukka Määttä & Titta Pohjanmäki & Päivi Timonen (ed.) Kohti digikampusta. Humanistinen ammattikorkeakoulu, julkaisuja 22. Helsinki: Humanistinen ammattikorkeakoulu. ISBN 978-952-456-242-3 (printed), ISSN 2343-0664 (printed), ISBM 978-952-243-0 (online publication), ISSN 2343-0672 (online publication), s. 12-23
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UAS Journal’s role in digitalization
• Common project amont UASs– Instead of the local journals
• National (and international) tool for UAS implementation
• Tool of internationalization• Good national practice
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Methods and data
• Action research as framework• Three processes: production, marketing,
networking• Qualitative interviews• User survey• User statistics
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Action research
•Planned and documented self-evaluation•Researchers are part of the research process •Helps in focusing the interventions•Strips the processes•Forces to make planned interventions•Enables measurable results
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User survey
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User statistics
2016
Page views
45,363
Visits
20,381
Unique visitors
14,957
Figures not comparable to
those of previous years as
older issues are no longer
available on the new platform.
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Conclusions
Activities in research and development activities are missing
More detailed data from the users is neededInternationalization process is worth continuingData from foreign users is needed