TY - JFULL AU - P盲ivi Aarreniemi-Jokipelto and Merja Alanko-Turunen PY - 2013/6/ TI - Adoption of iPads Paving the Way to Changes in the Knowledge Practices within a School of Vocational Teacher Education T2 - International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences SP - 1121 EP - 1127 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3817 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 77, 2013 N2 - The possibilities of mobile technology generate new demands for vocational teacher trainers to transform their approach to work and to incorporate its usage into their ordinary educational practice. This paper presents findings of a focus discussion group (FDG) session on the usage of iPads within a school of vocational teacher education (SoVTE). It aims to clarify how the teacher trainers are using iPads and what has changed in their work during the usage of iPads. The analytical framework bases on content analysis and expansive learning cycle. It was not only found what kind of a role iPads played in their daily practices but it brought also into attention how a cultural change regarding the usage of social media and mobile technology was desperately needed in the whole work community. Thus, the FGD was abducted for developing the knowledge practices of the community of the SoVTE. ER -