Latest news for teachers
Curriculum information is collected through the new “Curriculum Planner” service
The upcoming curriculum round brings a common service for announcing course description and timetable information.
LES process re-building Autumn 2019
Process harmonization work during autumn 2019 will be supported by Talent Vectia team led by Katariina Sell. The team consists of Tuuli Lagerroos, Kirsi Keränen, Mervi Salmela and Sampsa Salonen.
Information events for students at the start of term
School of Engineering holds several information events for students during orientation week and later in September. The aim of these events is to support studies as they begin or continue.
UNIPS online courses on university pedagogy available for doctoral students and university teachers
Interested in developing your pedagogical knowledge? UNIPS online courses are aimed for university teachers, doctoral students, and all the academic personnel with teaching duties and interest with teaching and learning.
Aalto Online Learning Call for Idea Proposals – DL August 21st at noon
Aalto Online Learning is calling for idea proposals on online and blended learning. All Aalto people (lecturers, staff, students, etc.) from any field of study are invited to suggest ideas for advancing online learning at Aalto University.
The challenge of knowing what you can: 7 tips for improving students' self-knowledge
Silva Saulio shares insights on unveiling students' capacities.
Aalto Online Learning ensures high quality online learning materials for the Brazil-Finland Cultural Center
The 100% online course “Portuguese for Beginners” is designed to students who are just starting their way into the Portuguese language. The students will get familiar with the fundamentals of the language in a very immersive, contextualized way.
McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2019
Finance Assistant Professor Petri Jylhä has been awarded as the McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year.
Drafts sent for comments – Joint Degree Regulations for Bachelor´s and Master´s Degrees at Aalto University
Aalto Schools, some other units and AYY have been requested you to give their comments on 31 May 2019 at latest on draft for "Aalto University degree regulations for bachelor’s and master’s degrees".
A Needs Survey on Teaching Through English at Aalto
Staff who are teaching their subject content through English (not students): You are invited to participate in this needs survey on teaching through English at Aalto University. The purpose of the survey is to guide us in developing the support services for teaching through English within Aalto University in a way that better serves your needs.
Key projects showcased at the Priority project fair
The key projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, functioning at Aalto University gathered to introduce and demonstrate their work for the programme leaders, learning support services and the interested audience on the 29th of March in the Makerspace.
New Aalto University practices for individual study arrangements
Students have a right to individual study arrangements due to an impairment restricting his/her ability to study or other health condition. The newly launched toolkit site provides help to faculty and students implementing the new Aalto policy for individual study arrangements.
“I got an idea of the masters programme, in which I could apply to"
Katariina Korolainen studies second year Information technology at the School of Science. Her studies are quite multidisciplinar but she chose to have UWAS-studies from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture already at the earlty period of her studies.
“I got competitive edge from a minor of another field of study”
Otto Saikkonen studies Applied Physics and Mathematics at the School of Science. He chose to have UWS Studies from the School of Business, because he taught the Funding minor would suite for his Systems Sciences major.
Course info to be filled in MyCourses syllabus
Teachers must complete course info in MyCourses syllabus. The common practise for saving and completing the info has changed. Teachers will receive an automatic reminder from Oodi if an upcoming course has not a completed and saved syllabus. Syllabus functionality can be found on MyCourses front page.
Online application for credit transfer is on pilot test use starting 2 January, 2019
The students of the School of Business and the School of Science can apply for credit transfer using an online application form starting 2 January, 2019.
Programme Forum focused on solutions to improve student wellbeing and study progress
Directors of degree programmes and their LES collaboration partners – altogether 40 professionals in teaching and learning – discussed current affairs at the Programme Forum.
AAC decides on the regulations on credit transfer
The University Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) decided on amending the rules on credit transfer at its meeting on 10 April, 2018. The aim is to enhance the equal treatment of students and to simplify the process whereby learning gained elsewhere is recognised and identified.
Upcoming assessments in the area of teaching and learning
Three assessments exploring the theme teaching and learning will be implemented in the next few years.