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TKK Dipoli

TKK Dipoli. TKK - university of excellence in adult education 2007-2009. Developing the teacher’s community skills in TKK. 9.2.2007 Riikka Rissanen, Training Manager Teaching and Learning Development. The goal of this presentation.

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TKK Dipoli

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  1. TKK Dipoli TKK - university of excellence in adult education 2007-2009

  2. Developing the teacher’s community skillsin TKK 9.2.2007 Riikka Rissanen, Training Manager Teaching and Learning Development

  3. The goal of this presentation To understand how teacher’s skills to teach can be developed and how the communal skills of teachers develop ?

  4. Content of this presentation • Work community of teaching? • Background • TKK steps of action in developing teaching • Organisation - from Teaching and Learning Development project point of view • Activities of Teaching and Learning Development example: Program on Higher Education Pedagogy for TKK teachers (20 ECTS) 6. Goals and methods in use

  5. 1. Work community of teaching?

  6. 2. Background • Research university culture: loose coalition of autonomous actors • Research: traditions of collective discussion and critics, cumulative knowledge • Teaching: the tradition of the classic university - teaching is the individual activity of the teacher, the master • Predominant teaching elements of TKK courses: lectures, problem-solving exercises, individual or group design work or laboratory work

  7. 3. TKK steps of action in developing teaching • Some centrally lead actions taken appr. every 5 years: mainly projects • ”The Virtual Campus” information management strategy 1997 • Study Affairs Committee focus on developing teaching 1998-2000 • Towards Virtual HUT project, an umbrella for the ICT in teaching demonstration and development work in autumn 1998 • Setting up a support networkfor teaching and learning in fall 1999, launched in spring 2000 • promoted by a team of experts (Teaching and Learning Development Unit) • Virtual HUT - project spring 2001 (under the framework of Finnish Virtual University) • Undergraduate education strategy 2001 • Information strategy 2003 • Implementation of Bologna two-cycle structure + ECTS 2005 • Preparing for audit of quality assurance system 2006 Audit 2007

  8. 4. Organisationfrom Teaching and Learning Development project point of view Activities Rector Matti Pursula Lifelong Learing Institute Dipoli (separate institute) Director Markku Markkula Finance Nominates Study affairs office Director Anneli Lappalainen Study Affairs Committee Chair: vice-rector Personnel management Finance, close cooperation Nominates Teaching and Learning Development project group financed by the UniversityRiikka Rissanen Approval of plan of action Approval of annual report Teaching and Learning Development Steering group Chair: vice-rector Guidance • Other projects financed by • Eu • Ministry of Education • Other nat. sources

  9. 5. Activities of Teaching and Learning Development • Training of teaching staff • Higher Education Pedagogy programme (20 ECTS) • Myself as a Teacher (5 ECTS) • Tutoring and guiding • Workshops on ”hot” topics • Courses for students • ABC of teaching (2 cr) • Studying techniques (2 cr) • Study skills courses • www –services (e.g. quidance for studying) • Tailored trainings and workshops for departments, special interest groups • Information service www.dipoli.tkk.fi/ok • Expert work in committees, internal + national projects • Support for Virtual Learning Environment (separate project funding)

  10. Example:Program on Higher Education Pedagogy for TKK teachers (20 cr) Spring Fall Myself as a teacher: - Teaching + Learning + Teaching (5 cr) Teacher's Professional Development (5 cr) Development Project for Own Teaching (7 cr) Study Module on Higher Education in Varying Fields (3 cr)

  11. 6. Goals and methods in use • Practice based approach! • Experiments in real (classroom) action! • Sharing experiences! • Introducing alternative ways of doing! • Collaboration!

  12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONContact information: riikka.rissanen@tkk.fi Tel.+358 9 451 4486 GSM+358 50 348 6143 http://www.dipoli.tkk.fi/ok

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