19.11.2002riitta smeds | simlab™ | hut riitta smeds professor, information networks director,...

19.11.2002 Riitta Smeds | SimLab™ | HUT

Riitta SmedsProfessor, Information networks

Director, SimLabHelsinki University of Technology

Helmi

Holistic Development of e-Learning and Business Models

Holistinen verkko-opetuksen ja liiketoimintamallien kehittäminen


SimLab™ today

Accelerator of business process innovation at HUT, Information Networks

SimLab™ Multidisciplinary Research Unit Research projects and teaching in innovation and learning

Knowledge intensive business processesInter-company processes, e-Business, e-LearningVirtual learning space and methods of SimLab™

SimLab™ Business Process Fitness CentreCompany projects for business process development and training


Helmi objectives

Research and develop innovations in processes and business models of Finnish networks of e-Learning, including also the educational system in which they are embedded.

Practical objective: develop good practices and ideas for innovations for customer-driven e-Learning processes and business models

Scientific objective: develop and accumulate new scientific knowledge about collaborative innovation and learning in the emerging e-Learning business network


Consortium

Partners in the Helmi projectThe City of Espoo WSOYRadiolinja Helsinki University of TechnologyLaurea Polytechnic

Funding from Academy of Finland, Life as Learning ProgrammeTEKES, USIX Programme

Schedule(2001-) 2002 - 2005


Research method and approach

Participative SimLab™ business process simulations as a development intervention for

selected e-Learning projects their value chains and business models

Constructive research approach Action research in the case projectsComparative case researchLongitudinal follow-up studiesMultidisciplinary research: Business process networks, Management science and Computer science, Education, Social Psychology


SimLab™ Business Process Simulations


The SimLab™ Business Process Simulation

• Analysis and mapping of the process

• Structured and directed process discussion with case project examples

• Visualization• Participation: whole

personnel involved• From tacit to explicit

knowledge• Knowledge sharing

and creation


Simulation set 4Teaching the course developers

SimLab in the Helmi project: co-learning through simulation

Helmi research, basic research part•case project analyses, intervention through simulations, comparative case studies, longitudinal research. •Multidisciplinary team

-pedagogical sciences, social psychology-management science, information networks-computer science

•Scientific deliverables-scientific articles, theses

1. year

Level of joint

knowledge in

development of Network

EnabledTeaching

output/ input

Simulation setCourse projectsbusiness models

Simulation setCourse projects,business models

Simulation set Piloting a new course and business model

Continuous improvement

Helmi research, applied partCase project members• course developers, teachers, students• support people• administration,...Partners•eWSOY•Radiolinja, Elisa•Espoo •Laurea Polytechnic•HUTPractical results•Guidelines for educational institutions•Training of course developers•Business models and innovations in the e-Learning value chain•New pilot course

2. year 3. year

New process models and business models for eLearning

output/ input


Helmi cases until November 2002

Case Organi-

zation

Secondary school

Upper secondary school

Espoo Institute of Business

Laurea Poly-technic

eWSOY Radiolinja,Elisa

Producer of study module

Single teacher

Single teacher

Group of teachers

Group of teachers

Publisher& teachers

Inter-company partnering

e-Learning

launch strategy

Pioneer teacher

Pioneer teacher

Train the whole staff

Train the spear-head teachers

Turn key delivery to schools

Available when needed

Case course

Disse-minable material package

Multi-school course for talented students

Flexible study environ-ment for evening classes

Arena for joint projects

Repetitioncourse bridging school levels

Mixed mode, manage-ment and supplier training


Research topics explored in the comparative Helmi-cases …

User-centered collaborative product development of e-Learning products within public-private networksMulti-level customer relationships in e-Learning service provisioning for public and private organizationsDevelopment towards an e-Learning culture in educational institutions

what concepts can be used to describe an e-Learning culture?what are the effects of process simulations on the development of e-learning practices and strategy?


Research topics, cont’d

Which elements describe the work of the teacher in web-based teaching?

What are the existing roles of the teachers in e-Learning, and what new role expectations do the teachers confront?How do the structures and processes in the school support the development in teachers’ work?

How do web-course development projects affect

the culture of the work community? the pedagogical thinking of the teachers?


First shared observations …

e-Learning is the first ICT application to cut through the whole educational organizationCollaborative creation and implementation of e-Learning strategy and processTeachership is central, teacher roles evolve; e-Learning is just a toolAnchoring e-Learning culture is a slow process


Scientific objectives

4 Doctoral Thesis manuscripts4 Licentiate’s Thesis manuscripts10 journal articles24 conference articles


Practical objectives

GenericGuide of best practices of web-based teachingTraining for developers and teachers of web-based courses

Partner specificFocused simulations for innovations in e-Learning processes, strategies and business models, together with customers and partnersSimulation and prototyping support for the development of a pilot course


Practical & scientific results contribute to:

Dissemination of results into the whole educational system to support the implementation of e-Learning

Public-private partnerships simulated and developed through the Helmi case projectspublic seminars based on research resultsarticles for the wider audience

Development of the SimLab unit and its methodsNew application area: networked service provisioning processes and business models in digital economyFurther development and testing of the collaborative SimLab virtual innovation environment and methods


SimLab on the Web

http://www.simlab.hut.fi

19.11.2002riitta smeds | simlab™ | hut riitta smeds professor, information networks director,...

Documents

business process networks

business process development

simulation helmi research

course developers simlab

longitudinal research

basic research

selected elearning projects

helmi project