Välkyt

Three top themes, strong results

Välkyt con­sist­ed of three themes: Ped­a­gog­i­cal com­pe­tence, select­ed ICT tools and val­i­dat­ed mate­ri­als. Ped­a­gog­i­cal ICT com­pe­tence was a pre­req­ui­site for real­iz­ing the goals of the project in prac­tice. The staff had to mas­ter the basic use of ICT tools and use them also ped­a­gog­i­cal­ly.

Tablets, periph­er­als and inter­ac­tive touch screens were cho­sen as hard­ware. The num­ber of these was based on the num­ber of child groups at day­care, and all mate­ri­als were select­ed on ped­a­gog­i­cal grounds. Tablet appli­ca­tions sup­port­ed children’s growth and learn­ing. The instal­la­tion and main­te­nance of appli­ca­tions was done through remote man­age­ment of the city’s mobile devices.

What’s next?

The learn­ing com­mu­ni­ty is at the heart of Välkyt mod­el. In a learn­ing com­mu­ni­ty, good experiences and prac­tices are shared between chil­dren and staff. Work­ing togeth­er and a feel­ing of inclu­sion strength­en the com­mu­ni­ty. All units are encour­aged to work togeth­er with oth­er day­care units. This pro­motes the shar­ing of good prac­tices.