Highlights & stories regarding digitalisation
Digital transformation happens everywhere - in teaching, learning, research, creative practices, collaboration, services and at the campus.
Practice of entering course assessments changes as of Period I this autumn
Starting from Period I this autumn, teachers will enter course and exam assessments into Sisu instead of emailing them to the learning services of their school. Thanks to this new practice, students can view their grades on Sisu as soon as the teacher has entered them into Sisu.
IT Services utilizes agile practices in its daily work
Agile methods are particularly suitable for software development projects, as the benefits of a project can be seen early on when end users have access to the results of the project.
Helsinki Brain & Mind utilises digitalisation and develops AI-based brain imaging analysis
In the coming years, the network in neuroscience research will focus its efforts on the development of digital solutions and innovations. The network’s new project, with a budget of over €880,000, has received substantial EU funding for the term 2021–2023.
Leap for Learning - status up-date September 2021
The challenges from Sisu deployment have sparked discussion also among the Change Leads and Sponsors (deans and vice deans) from a change management perspective.
Dissertation: Auditing in the era of digital and policy uncertainties
The effects of auditor knowledge and client bargaining power on audit outcomes
FITech Network University gained extra time for free ICT courses
The university courses open to all in the field of ICT will be continued until the end of 2023.
For teachers: Remote teaching -webinar sessions in the autumn 2021
Teacher services organizes a series of webinar sessions. Please join us on Wednesdays at noon.
Two important things about handling course enrollments on Sisu
The enrollment speed cannot be used as a selection criterion. The basic enrollment requirements must not be removed.
IT Services refined their common daily management principles
After reviewing and analyzing the current situation, the ITS management team jointly decided to refine their management principles from the perspective of agile performance.
Mashrura Musharraf, Assistant Professor of Marine Technology, studies intelligent ships
“Maritime automation needs to be developed so that the systems are safe and meet human needs,” she says.
Leap for Learning: a new milestone has been reached
It is important to celebrate significant milestones. Now is a great time to look back on the journey to Sisu's deployment and thank all our colleagues for their great work.
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.
Aalto University to send an SMS to students and staff before and after Sisu’s 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).
Companies are shifting from crisis management to new growth – challenges include shortage of experts and the aftermath of a digital leap
There are bottlenecks on the road to emerging growth, and accelerated digitalisation isn't making things easier. When an organisation moves from the office to Teams, something gets left behind.
Leap for Learning – 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.
Future learning will consist of flexible studies and digitally supported study experience
For years, Aalto University has been building a foundation, which will enable even longer digital leaps in the future. Follow a video series about our digitalisation journey.
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.
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’s degree students and 1st-year master’s degree students at Aalto University. From this year onwards, results can be found from Power BI!
