Latest news for teachers
Participate in Learning on the move - the pedagogy of taking a break" workshops and webinars
Deepen your competence and participate in the national “Learning on the move - the pedagogy of taking a break" webinars and/or workshops offered free of charge by the Active University project (Jyväskylä) at the beginning of November.
Aalto University Microlearning Playbook has been launched
The playbook aims to assist educators in creating engaging learning experiences through microlearning.
Awards for Quality Teaching at the School of Electrical Engineering
At the Dean's coffee, awards were given for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level courses, as well as for the most inspiring teacher.
New organisation and service pages created for Aalto Lifewide Learning
The lifewide learning service pages are targeted especially for teaching staff.
Course feedback now in MyCourses
A new course feedback tool has been launched in MyCourses today, Monday 23 October. In addition to the good features familiar from the old system, the tool contains many new possibilities. Despite the system change, end-of-course surveys work automatically without interruption.
How to add more movement to teaching, see 6 tips!
In the University on the Move project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, UniSport has produced videos to give teaching staff tips for tools to increase movement in teaching.
Reset before you leave – etiquette for using common learning spaces
Remember to return a learning space to its original layout.
Bachelor's Graduate Survey responses influence university funding
The response rate of the Finnish Bachelor’s Graduate Survey dropped in 2022. Responding to the survey in the bachelor’s thesis seminar could be a way to increase the rate in the future.
How to add more movement to teaching, see 6 tips!
In the University on the Move project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, UniSport has produced videos to give teaching staff tips for tools to increase movement in teaching.
Get familiar with Aalto University's guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
Here you find Aalto University guidance for the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning - read also about artificial intelligence in research
Jussi Ryynänen: In the back row, I wondered what on earth I was doing here and whether I would survive
'I meet a lot of people, and I have a finite social battery that gets drained during the working day. When I want to clear my head of the day's thoughts, I go and lie down under the car to fix it. The best part is that I don't have to talk to the car.'
We specified teachers' Sisu instructions on discontinuing a student’s performance in an implementation
Check out the new instructions on SisuHelp.
A new Master's programme trains hydrogen experts to develop more sustainable energy systems
The Master's Programme in Hydrogen and Electric Systems meets the most pressing needs of working life, says head of the programme Matti Lehtonen.
What does it take to build a Blended Intensive Programme?
Program manager Marcela Acosta shares her experience in planning and organising the Unite! Summer School.
The implementation of the new course feedback tool progressing as expected
The new course feedback tool is being introduced at Aalto University. The testing phase is now finished, and the tool will be launched in the planned schedule. The tool can be found on MyCourses from 23 October 2023.
The knowing-doing gap and how not to sink in it
What we need is a shift in focus from knowing to not knowing, claims action researcher and MIT senior university lecturer Otto Scharmer.
Leap for Learning – status up-date September 2023
Improvements to the calculations and evaluation summary view in master’s academic evaluation.
Open Science Short News
Short summary of what is happening at Aalto and in the national Open Science Coordination.
Audiobooks can today be created with AI
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has published its first AI-based audiobook.
Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus
The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
