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TKK Dipoli

TKK - university of excellence in adult education 2007-2009

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Developing the teacher’s community skills

in TKK

9.2.2007

Riikka Rissanen, Training ManagerTeaching and Learning Development

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The goal of this presentation

To understand how teacher’s skills to teach can be developed and how the

communal skills of teachers develop ?

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Content of this presentation

1. Work community of teaching?2. Background3. TKK steps of action in developing teaching4. Organisation - from Teaching and Learning

Development project point of view5. Activities of Teaching and Learning

Developmentexample: Program on Higher Education Pedagogy for TKK teachers (20 ECTS)

6. Goals and methods in use

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1. Work community of teaching?

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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

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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 network for 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

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Lifelong Learing Institute Dipoli(separate institute)

Director Markku Markkula

Teaching and Learning Development project group

financed by the University

Riikka Rissanen

Study Affairs Committee

Chair: vice-rector

Study affairs officeDirector

Anneli Lappalainen

Teaching and Learning Development

Steering groupChair: vice-rector

Activities

Other projects financed by-Eu-Ministry of Education-Other nat. sources

RectorMatti Pursula

FinanceNominates

Finance,close cooperation

Nominates

Approval of plan of actionApproval of annual report

Guidance

4. Organisationfrom Teaching and Learning Development

project point of view

Personnel management

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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)

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Study Module on Higher Education in Varying Fields (3 cr)

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)

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6. Goals and methods in use• Practice based approach!

• Experiments in real (classroom) action!

• Sharing experiences!

• Introducing alternative ways of doing!

• Collaboration!

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Contact information:riikka.rissanen@tkk.fiTel.+358 9 451 4486

GSM+358 50 348 6143 http://www.dipoli.tkk.fi/ok