We have developed two new online courses in university pedagogy at UTUPEDA Centre for University Pedagogy and Research. Both of the courses Becoming a Higher Education Teacher, (2 ECTS), and Digital and Interactive Teaching and Learning, (3 ECTS) can be completed without a separate application process and we are offering them for unlimited number of participants.
The courses are directed for teachers, supervisors, doctoral researchers and all the staff members who are interested in higher education pedagogy. At the University of Turku, these courses are part of the University Pedagogy studies. The courses are available also via Open University enabling people outside of University of Turku to participate (by paying the Open University tuition fee).
NEW: Doctoral researchers from outside the University of Turku can study for free by registering through the website "Doctoral courses in Finland" https://www.doctoralcourses.fi/ .
Becoming a Higher Education Teacher (2 ECTS)
WHAT: Becoming a Higher Education Teacher (2 ECTS) is a course designed for higher education teachers, other staff members, doctoral researchers, and anyone interested in higher education pedagogy. The course introduces participants to basic concepts related to teaching in higher education and elements to consider when planning teaching. These concepts will provide tools for self-reflection and development as a teacher, and the elements will help in planning new courses or developing existing ones. See study guide to read more.
Please note: The course is a combination of the former UNIPS modules "Becoming a Teacher" (1 ECTS) and "How to Plan My Teaching" (1 ECTS). If you have completed the courses, please do not register due to content overlap.
HOW: The course is organized as online studies from 3.2.2025 to 30.4.2025 on Moodle. During the course, students will study the course materials and write an essay based on the materials and their own teaching experiences. Submitting your essay will take you to the peer feedback phase, where you have about two weeks to comment on your group members' essays.
WHEN: The course runs on a monthly cycle, with three optional completion periods in Spring Semester 2025:
February (in Finnish): If you want to complete the course in February 2025, please submit your reflective essay to Moodle by February 15th. If you submit your essay before the deadline, you will find your group members' essays on Moodle on February 16th. You have about two weeks to comment on your group members' essays.
March (in English): If you want to complete the course in March 2025, please submit your reflective essay to Moodle by March 15th. If you submit your essay before the deadline, you will find your group members' essays on Moodle on March 16th. You have about two weeks to comment on your group members' essays.
April (in Finnish): If you want to complete the course in April 2025, please submit your reflective essay to Moodle by April 15th. If you submit your essay before the deadline, you will find your group members' essays on Moodle on April 16th. You have about two weeks to comment on your group members' essays.
REGISTRATION PERIOD 1.1. - 4.4.2025:
I am a staff member of the University of Turku: Register via this link
I am a Doctoral Researcher (=doctoral student) at the University of Turku: Register via Peppi (student desktop). NB: Post-doctoral researchers are considered to be staff, so please register via the link for staff.
I am a Doctoral researcher from outside the University of Turku (I have a study right in some of the Finnish universities): Register via Doctoral courses in Finland
I am NOT a Doctoral Researccer and NOT a staff member at the University of Turku: Register via Open University (15 €/study credit).
Digital and Interactive Teaching and Learning (3 ECTS)
WHAT: Digital and Interactive Teaching and Learning (3 ECTS) is a course designed for higher education teachers, other staff members, doctoral researchers, and anyone interested in higher education pedagogy. The course consists of different cases related to teaching situations and reflections on solutions to them. It aims to support participants in interpreting and solving typical issues that emerge in teaching and supervising situations, basing their decisions on research findings and theories of higher education pedagogy. See study guide to read more.
HOW: The course is organized as online studies from 1.11.2024 to 30.5.2025 on Moodle. During the course, students will study the course materials, write an essay, prepare a PowerPoint presentation based on the essay, and participate in a Zoom meeting where students will work in small groups. During the Zoom meeting, students will present their PowerPoint presentations to their small group members and comment on their presentations.
WHEN: Students can study, write the essay, and prepare the PowerPoint presentation at their own pace. Once these are done, the student will attend one Zoom meeting, where active participation is required. The Zoom meetings will be organized monthly, alternating between Finnish and English. In English-language meetings, both the language of the PowerPoint presentation and the spoken language will be English. In Finnish-language meetings, the presentation can be either in Finnish or English, but the spoken language will be Finnish. Each student attends only one Zoom meeting. Students can choose which Zoom session to attend but need to be able to communicate in the language of the meeting (Finnish for Finnish-language meetings and English for English-language meetings).
The dates for Zoom meetings are:
Friday 13.12.2024 at 13:00-15:00 in English
Friday 17.1.2025 at 13:00-15:00 in Finnish
Friday 14.2.2025 at 13:00-15:00 in English
Friday 14.3.2025 at 13:00-15:00 in Finnish
Friday 18.4.2025 at 13:00-15:00 in English
Friday 17.5.2025 at 13:00-15:00 in Finnish
REGISTRATION PERIOD 1.8.2024 - 4.4.2025:
I am a staff member of the University of Turku: Register via this link
I am a Doctoral Researcher (=doctoral student) at the University of Turku: Register via Peppi (student desktop). NB: Post-doctoral researchers are considered to be staff, so please register via the link for staff.
I am a Doctoral researcher from outside the University of Turku (I have a study right in some of the Finnish universities): Register via Doctoral courses in Finland
I am not a staff member or a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Turku: Register via Open University (15 €/study credit).