Latest news for teachers
Amended regulations as of 1 August 鈥 what has changed for teachers and advisors
The new Degree Regulations for Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 Degrees entered into force on 1 August 2021, replacing the different regulations on bachelor鈥檚 and master's degrees that have existed previously at the school level. The Aalto University General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) as well as the Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education have also been updated.
Getting started with hybrid teaching guidelines
Many courses are now being planned to be taught in hybrid mode, but what it actually means and how to do it? Get started using guidance material for hybrid teaching!
Sisu has replaced Oodi and registration for courses held in period I begins in Sisu on 16 August 2021
Sisu has replaced Oodi as the core information system for teaching and studies at Aalto University on 9 August 2021.
274聽times Thank you, teacher, for responding to the survey on remote teaching
More than 270 respondents from Aalto's teaching staff responded to the remote teaching survey.
Aalto University to send an SMS to students and staff before and after Sisu鈥檚 service break
Aalto University students and staff will be informed of the start and end of the service break of both Oodi and Sisu by text message (31 Jul - 8 Aug).
Unite! universities offer pedagogical training for Aalto faculty
The seven Unite! partners will offer a set of activities and training aimed at teaching staff (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), lecturers and faculty.
Summer break in Exam-studios
All Exam-studios on Aalto campus are closed during 28.6-9.8.2021 due to maintenance and software installations.
Sisu's effects on the use of MyCourses from the teacher's point of view
The change in system from Oodi to Sisu does not cause major changes from the MyCourses point of view. This article outlines the main changes, practicalities and schedules involved. This information will also be updated in the MyCourses help wiki.
Leap for Learning 鈥 quarterly review
Process owner quarterly review was held with ITS partners on 9 June. Resourcing for autumn, roadmap planning and strategy implementation was discussed.
Accessibility support for Sisu at Aalto University
Accessibility issues have been found in Sisu, the new student information system that will be fully deployed in August. Aalto University is committed to providing students with individual support until the issues have been resolved.
Revised degree regulations and OOS effective 1 August
When entering force, the new Degree Regulations for Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 Degrees will supersede the different regulations on bachelor鈥檚 and master's degrees that have existed previously at the school level. The Aalto University General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) as well as the Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education have also been updated.
MyCourses course-space archiving week 28.6.-2.7.2021
MyCourses course-space archiving week 28.6.-2.7.2021 for courses that ended over two years ago.
Give us feedback on Teachers' Weekly newsletter as the pilot period continues
Teachers鈥 Weekly is a newsletter for Aalto鈥檚 teaching staff.
The letter aims at easily approachable, informative and timely content on issues related to teaching and learning.
The letter aims at easily approachable, informative and timely content on issues related to teaching and learning.
Validity of the instructions for organising remotely proctored exams extended for the academic year 2021-2022
The instructions for organising a remotely proctored exam were released in spring 2020 when the covid19 pandemic was at its peak. The instructions were actively updated during the academic year 2020-2021 so as to accommodate particular features of remote proctoring and assessment of learning with sufficient detail.
Proficiency in Finland鈥檚 languages strengthened in national collaboration
Aalto University is promoting the learning of the national languages of Finland 鈥 Finnish and Swedish 鈥 as part of a broader programme for internationalisation and its Talent Boost programme.
New study support functionality is being developed with agile methods
Pilot experimentation of the functionality together with end users helped to find points of development that could see immediate development.
Aalto Mathematics professor wins Outstanding Teacher of the Year from the Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion's
This year the Outstanding Teacher of the Year is Fabricio Oliveira, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Operations Research. Aalto alumni Joonas Govenius won the Young Researcher of the Year
Teacher, answer the remote teaching survey latest by 15 June
Teacher services conducts a remote teaching survey in spring 2021.
Hybrid way of teaching experiment
LES Teacher Services tested hybrid way of learning in the course where teachers discussed about pedagogically smart and innovative teaching methods.
AllWell? results in Power BI
The 2021 AllWell? well-being survey was conducted in February among all 2nd-year bachelor鈥檚 degree students and 1st-year master鈥檚 degree students at Aalto University. From this year onwards, results can be found from Power BI!
