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Quality means avoiding irrelevance
Jaakko Kurhila,
Director
of
the
open
university
Chairman
of
the
teachers
’
academySlide2
everything is only two clicks awaySlide3
irrelevance?Slide4Slide5
we need to argue the relevance to students, day in, day outSlide6
LinkedInSlide7
LinkedIn
Lynda.comSlide8
LinkedIn
Lynda.com
1,5 billion USDSlide9
“you will increase your employability 20%, if…”Slide10
“with 98
%
certainty this hire is successful because…”Slide11
UdacitySlide12
UdacitySlide13Slide14
The problem with traditional universities:Slide15
Research is open competition,
teaching is notSlide16
Teaching is personal, research is notSlide17
I =
my course
my course = meSlide18
We need to
open up
educationSlide19
We need to
open up
education
i
n order to increase the quality of educationSlide20Slide21
Opening up structures:Slide22
Main
themes
of the
course
Previous
knowledge
from e.g.
Preceding
courses
or
general
knowledge
(explain
what)
When one
can
do
all of these
(and nothing
else), one
passes
the course
with lowest
grade.
When one can
do
all of these, one gets
the grade 5/5.
Not
required
but
pointers to
deeper
knowledge.Slide23
Main
themes
of the
course
Previous
knowledge
from e.g.
Preceding
courses
or
general
knowledge
(explain
what)
When one
can
do
all of these
(and nothing
else), one
passes
the course
with lowest
grade.
When one can
do
all of these, one gets
the grade 5/5.
Not
required
but
pointers to
deeper
knowledge.Slide24
Main
themes
of the
course
Previous
knowledge
from e.g.
Preceding
courses
or
general
knowledge
(explain
what)
When one
can
do
all of these
(and nothing
else), one
passes
the course
with lowest
grade.
When one can
do
all of these, one gets
the grade 5/5.
Not
required
but
pointers to
deeper
knowledge.Slide25
Main
themes
of the
course
Previous
knowledge
from e.g.
Preceding
courses
or
general
knowledge
(explain
what)
When one
can
do
all of these
(and nothing
else), one
passes
the course
with lowest
grade.
When one can
do
all of these, one gets
the grade 5/5.
Not
required
but
pointers to
deeper
knowledge.Slide26
Open up results:Slide27Slide28Slide29
XASlide30
XASlide31
XASlide32
Emphasize the attitude:Slide33Slide34
This
is what learning is aboutSlide35
Student
does
something
, into a
desired
direction
,
with
feedbackSlide36
Master
truly
wants
the
apprentice
to
succeedSlide37Slide38
Student
does
something
, into a
desired
direction
,
with
feedbackSlide39Slide40Slide41Slide42Slide43Slide44
Constantly
evidence
that
you
are
progressingSlide45
Empowering students:Slide46
Top-down:
structures:
“everything looks good on paper”
Bottom-up:
ownership of the learning environment
Student empowerment
by the emergence of versatile learning activitiesSlide47
As
s
oon
as
they
can
d
o
s
tuff
,
l
et
t
hem
:
Pop-up
Courses:
Apps4finland,
GameJam
...
Codecamps
:
Qt
, Windows Phone,
Android…
Challenges:
AI
for Games, Competitive programming (ACM ICPC,
IOI)
Software
Factory:
Real-client
projects
with
spinoffs Slide48
argue
the value and
relevance to students
day in, day outSlide49Slide50
Collins, 2001Slide51
Collins, 2001Slide52
Collins, 2001Slide53
Collins, 2001Slide54
UH’s pedagogical development modelSlide55
UH’s pedagogical development model
Centre
for
Research
and
Development
of
Higher Education Slide56
UH’s pedagogical development model
Centre
for
Research
and
Development
of
Higher Education
Centre for
Research
and
Development of
Higher
Education
Promotes and coordinates
the scholarship
of teaching
Conducts research on higher education
Provides courses on university pedagogy Slide57
UH’s pedagogical development model
Pedagogical university lectors
Centre
for
Research
and
Development
of
Higher Education
Centre for
Research
and
Development of
Higher
Education
Promotes and coordinates
the scholarship
of teaching
Conducts research on higher education
Provides courses on university pedagogy Slide58
UH’s pedagogical development model
Pedagogical university lectors
Centre
for
Research
and
Development
of
Higher Education
Centre for
Research
and
Development of
Higher
Education
Promotes and coordinates
the scholarship
of teaching
Conducts research on higher education
Provides courses on university pedagogy
Network of senior lecturers in university pedagogy
Faculty-level development and related pedagogical research
Faculty-level courses on university pedagogySlide59
UH’s pedagogical development model
Teachers
’
Academy
Pedagogical university lectors
Centre
for
Research
and
Development
of
Higher Education
Centre for
Research
and
Development of
Higher
Education
Promotes and coordinates
the scholarship
of teaching
Conducts research on higher education
Provides courses on university pedagogy
Network of senior lecturers in university pedagogy
Faculty-level development and related pedagogical research
Faculty-level courses on university pedagogySlide60
TEACHERS’ ACADEMYSlide61
Reward system
The selected teachers are recognised as permanent members of the Academy and receive a personal (10 000 € / year / 2 years).
The teacher’s home unit: grant for its development of teaching (15 000 € / year / 2 years).Slide62
30 founding members 2013
20 fellows 2014
20 fellows 2015
10 new fellows 2017
network
of
top teachersSlide63
Thank
you
!