Teaching assistant as a learning instructor, autumn 2021, group A

Topic outline

• Select topic General information

  General information
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Welcome to the course page of teaching assistant as a learning instructor.

  The course, comprising four three-hour teaching sessions, is designed to provide you with tools and ideas to support your work as a teaching assistant. Each session will deal with one or two themes in an interactive manner. 

  You can earn two credit points by attending all four teaching sessions and doing all the course work.

  Learning outcomes

  After the course you will

  • be able to observe the classroom environment from the learning perspective and identify aspects to support students' learning process
  • recognise ways to support students' study motivation
  • identify your role as a learning instructor

  Course days

  The schedule for the course is the following:

  • Day 1: Thursday 16.9.2021 at 13.00-15.00
  • Day 2: Wednesday 22.9.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  • Day 3: Thursday 14.10. at 13.00-16.00
    
  • Day 4: Tuesday 2.11.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  • Day 5: Thursday 11.11.2021 at 13.00-16.00

  Independent tasks between the course days.
  

  Information and support: How to teach remotely?

  • Step-by-step guides and online trainings for Aalto teachers on how to teach remotely - especially during corona restrictions: https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/OPIT/Coronavirus+and+teaching+in+Aalto+University (remember to log in)
  • Step-by-step guidelines to all online tools used in Aalto (MyCourses, Panopto...) https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/OPIT/Home
  • Quick guide to using Zoom in teaching: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/zoom-quick-guide 

  Course teachers/instructors

  This course is organised by Schools of CHEM, ELEC, ENG & SCI and in cooperation with Aalto University Pedagogical training network.

  The course teachers are Kirsti Keltikangas (ELEC) and Jukka Välimäki (CHEM) (both emails firstname.surname@aalto.fi). 

  • Select activity Announcements

    Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

    

    Announcements Forum
  • Select activity General discussion

    

    General discussion Forum
  • Select activity Group's own discussion forum

    Not available unless: You belong to any group

    

    Group's own discussion forum

    Only members of your group (and instructors) are able to read and join the discussion here.
    

  • Select activity Course description

    

    Course description File PDF