Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completing this course, the student:

  • Learns to understand the cultural, artistic, societal, educational, and individual impacts of digitalization and digitization.
  • Learns to use various models and platforms of digital education in their work.
  • Familiarizes themselves with current phenomena in digitality and digital culture, especially from the perspective of art education.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 16.04.2025 - 28.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tomi Slotte Dufva

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The student understands the multi-level impacts of digitalization and digitality on society and people's lives, especially in the areas of art, culture, learning, teaching, and education.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Participation in teaching, completing assignments.

    Minimum 80% attendance for the course. Detailed information on task-specific assessments can be found on the course's MyCourses page.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    6 ECTS ≈ 162h

    Contact teaching 48h

    Other 114h

    Lectures, experimental and artistic work, reading and writing, group work.

    Participation in the course. Minimum 80% attendance.

    In exceptional cases independent assignments to be agreed separately with teacher in charge.

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Given in the course.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    5 Gender Equality

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

    17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring V
    2025-2026 Spring V

    Registration:

    Minimum amount of participants 8
    Maximum amount of participants 20. Registration for Courses Sisu. The course is intended for art education major and minor students as well as students completing minor studies in Critical Pedagogies and Mediations of Art. Then Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts