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今天，Penni為大家?guī)?Olli Vallo 的來信。他是芬蘭一家做在線產(chǎn)品評估、測評報告和認證的教育科技公司的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人。

一起來聽聽 Olli 的故事吧：

小時候，我不是很喜歡學(xué)校，但也還過得去。我總是喜歡在實踐的過程中學(xué)習(xí)。我經(jīng)歷過的最棒的學(xué)習(xí)體驗是用電腦做樂曲，或者在播客上聽別人充滿創(chuàng)意的故事。創(chuàng)新和創(chuàng)造力是生活中最美妙的事，這也鼓勵了我，激發(fā)了我的好奇心。

雖然我不是一個喜歡學(xué)校的孩子，但是，畢業(yè)后我還是成了一名老師。教比學(xué)有趣多了，但是很快我就對自己的表現(xiàn)感到失望，尤其是在音樂課上。因為我們并不能激發(fā)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力，僅僅是在一起唱歌。我用盡了各種非結(jié)構(gòu)化練習(xí)的辦法，比如編曲或者組成樂隊表演，但卻讓學(xué)生感到焦慮萬分，不知道從何處下手，同時又總是有事情需要做。我覺得，對于激勵和吸引學(xué)生來說，科技可能是一種有意義、有創(chuàng)意，又可行的方式。

于是我從學(xué)校辭職，加入了一家為學(xué)校開發(fā)音樂app的公司。當(dāng)那款app上線后，我走訪了數(shù)十所學(xué)校，見到了數(shù)以千計的學(xué)生，發(fā)現(xiàn)它給孩子們提供了一種表達渠道，改變了他們對學(xué)校音樂教育的態(tài)度，變得非常積極起來。我之前從沒見過那樣備受鼓舞的學(xué)生。

教育科技對于學(xué)習(xí)的好處完全不需懷疑。我百分之百相信，它可以讓學(xué)習(xí)變得更美好，對每個人皆是如此，永遠都會如此。然而，想要更多地從教育科技中獲益，就要求學(xué)校使用的工具和解決方案足夠有效，并且以正確的方式在正確的地方使用——這已經(jīng)成為我現(xiàn)在的使命。

Penni: What is your story and viewpoint about education?

Olli: I didn't like school that much when was a child, but it was ok. I've always liked learning by doing. The best learning experiences I've had when making music with computer or when listening about other people's creative stories from a podcast. Innovations and creativity are the best things in life which always inspire me and spark my curiosity. 

Though I wasn't a big school lover, I graduated as a class teacher. Teaching was more fun than learning, but soon I ended up being disappointed to myself, especially in music lessons. I wasn't able to spark the creativity of students. Instead we were just singing together. I couldn't try more unstructured practices, such as composing or band playing, because students got anxious immediately when they didn't know what to do. They needed to be kept busy all the time. I thought technology would be a practical way of activating and engaging students in a meaningful and creative way. 

I quit my job and got hired to develop a music composing app for schools. When the app was ready, I toured tens of schools, met thousands of students and saw how the app changed their attitude towards school music education. It gave them possibilities to express themselves and I had never seen that engaged students before. 

Penni: What is your hope when it comes to education?

Olli: There's no question about edtech's benefits for learning. I'm 100% convinced that it can change the school experience for better, for everyone and forever. However, to benefit from Edtech fully, it requires that the tools and solutions are valid and they're used in the right way. This has become my current life mission :) 

對于教育，如果你也有故事或觀點可以分享，歡迎投遞給我們：lei.peng@jmdedu.com 或 chuying.liang@jmdedu.com。