Latest news for teachers
Spring 2025 language and communication skills training for faculty and staff in the capital region higher education institutions
Explore the offerings and register.
Funds Available for Supporting Swedish-Language Education in ELEC
Multilingual practices are gradually becoming a fixed part of the use of languages in our daily teaching. You can now apply for means to enhance Swedish-language resources in your course!
Aalto University's Finnish Design Push: Empowering SMEs and Design students
The Finnish Design Push, a joint initiative between School of Arts, Design and Architecture and Technology Industries of Finland, started collaboration with five SME technology companies by exploring design integration into their digital services.
New pedagogical micro course available: Quickstart for University Teaching
Welcome to the new pedagogical micro course, Quickstart for University Teaching. The course is targeted for new teachers, visiting lecturers, professors of practice and everyone interested in pedagogy. The course is available online for self-study, structured into five sequential topics, and it takes approximately two hours to complete.
Nominate your candidate for the 2024 Award for Achievements in Teaching at the School of Engineering
Nominate candidates for the 2024 Award for Achievements in Teaching at the School of Engineering
Learning Services – enabling success: the beta version of Opin.fi still open
The Opin.fi beta version will be closed soon.
Automation and artificial intelligence change the way we work and learn
Automation is not eliminating jobs, but rather changing the way people work and the skills they need.
The beta version of Opin.fi has found a good number of users: feedback can still be given before the beta version closes
Learners have quickly found the beta version of Opin.fi, which was launched in October. Since the service has reached its user and feedback targets, the beta version is potentially being shut down as early as December. The official launch of the service is expected to take place in April.
The QUORUM project addresses urban water and climate challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration within Unite! universities
The project has received funding from Unite! Seed Fund.
Pedagogical training in spring 2025
See the selection of pedagogical courses at Aalto University in spring 2025
Why should everyone study creativity right now?
Chief Human Resources Officer Riitta Silvennoinen is encouraging employees to be radical by taking time for learning. All staff at Aalto have the opportunity to take a basic course in radical creativity during their working hours.
Apply now for FITech's spring courses!
There are nearly 200 free university courses available on themes such as renewable energy and digitalisation.
Call for Project Funding: Applying the new language guidelines to teaching, School of Engineering
Funding call focused on promoting multilingual education at the School of Engineering. The aim is to promote multilingual and language-aware teaching.
How to educate for innovation? New report sheds light on the best practices
The report by Aalto Design Factory dives into the core elements of creating a collaborative learning environment that prioritizes student-centered, real-world problem-solving.
Welcome to try EXAM- Electronic examination service for your course!
EXAM is a system for electronic assessment that brings flexibility and versatility to student learning assessment. The events are intended for staff.
Training series: Scalable teaching and assessment with MyCourses 12.-13.12.2024
MyCourses’ features can be useful when working in courses with many students. This training is meant for teachers and teaching assistants who need scalability support and hands-on guidance on using MyCourses in their courses.
Call for contributions: Unite!-Ed Future Conference - Reimagining Education for AI ready graduates
Matchmaking event for those interested in joint teaching and joint programmes. Submit your ideas by 17 January 2025.
Boost your skills: learn the basics of radical creativity
Creative thinking and related ability to change are core competencies of the future in all fields. Aalto University launched a free online introductory course on radical creativity in Finnish and English on November 14, 2024.
Learning Services – enabling success: Opin.fi feedback form open for staff
Give feedback to the developers of Opin.fi. In the beta phase, the first user experiences are being collected.
