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

Annika Wiklund-Engblom, Kasper Hiltunen, Juha Hartvik, Mia Porko-Hudd and Marléne Johansson
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Annika Wiklund-Engblom: MediaCity, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
Kasper Hiltunen: Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
Juha Hartvik: Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
Mia Porko-Hudd: Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
Marléne Johansson: Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 2014, vol. 6, issue 2, 41-57

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.

Date: 2014
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