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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

Finance

Nominates

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