Contact sessions and materials
All the teaching material is collected here, including slides and extra information on day's theme. The materials will be updated during the course.
Contact Session #1: Interaction and Constructive feedback (7.9. / 10.9. / 12.9. / 14.9.2018)
- FileContact Session 1 slides FilePowerpoint 2007 presentation
Contact Session #2: Different approaches to learning (4.10.2018)
- FileContact Session 2 slides FilePowerpoint 2007 presentation
- FileHints for being approachable; group work on 4.10.2018 FilePowerpoint 2007 presentation
Contact Session #3: Motivation (31.10.2018)
- FilePED-131 Day 3 (31.10.2018) - autumn 2018 FilePowerpoint 2007 presentation
An example what a community of students (Prodeko Guild of Industrial Engineering and Management), faculty at the department, and alumnii can do to improve well-being. In addition to "Prodeko Values", there are study well-being training for all freshmen organised by the guild and peer students.
"AllWell? -project is a part of Aalto University's strategy 2016-2020. The goal is to enhance students' well-being by advancing study support, teaching, learning services and focusing support on study capabilities."
You can use the Presemo polling system in Aalto. Just create a new poll and you get short instructions by mail. Other instructions can be found in http://opit.aalto.fi => Presemo .
Today, in the contact session, we used the poll http://presemo.aalto.fi/scita/ which used a voting option. Presemo is totally anonymous tool. Below, you can see the results ("Screen") from the voting questions, what's your best advice for a TA.
Additional material in Autumn 2018
"Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding" is a 19-minute award-winning short-film about teaching at university and higher-level educational institutions. It is based on the "Constructive Alignment" theory developed by Prof. John Biggs. The film delivers a foundation for understanding what a teacher needs to do in order to make sure all types of students actually learn what the teacher intends.
Part 1/3: Meet Susan and Robert, deep and surface learning, and three levels what students are, what teachers are, and what students do.
Part 2/3: Active learning as a tool for deep understanding. SOLO taxonomy.
Part 3/3: Constructive alignment