Latest news for teachers
Toni Kotnik: Thinking in Structures
Kotnik wants to reform the traditional way of designing the built environment. Â
A broad range of study opportunities presented at the first Unite! Virtual Fair for Students
At the Unite! Virtual Fair for Students a wide range of study opportunities were presented, such as joint programs, project courses, summer schools as well as language and cultural courses.
Finding the red thread between design research, science and technology and innovation
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera will take on the position of Associate Professor, New Frontiers in Design in Aalto University starting from August 2022.
Photography Online Course for Scientists: enrol now, study with your own pace!
POCS is suitable for anyone who wants to learn photography from scratch, and is especially recommended for materials scientists. Our core idea is photography with ease. It introduces you to a functional photography-based workflow: from a story via a visualization plan to a final photo.
New study options for the Bachelor's Programme in Engineering
The spring 2022 joint applications process will feature four new options for the Bachelor's Programme in Engineering (studies in Finnish or Swedish):
Degree regulations and General regulations on teaching and studying amended
AAC approves changes to master's thesis supervision, effective 26 October.
Students coded an open-source microprocessor that companies can use as they wish
The new processor is suitable, for example, for 6G transceivers and encryption technology. The project encourages young people to study microelectronics; skills that are in high demand in Finland.
Everyday choices: As an expert of lifewide learning, what skill did you learn most recently, Laura Sivula?
The Head of Aalto's Summer School and an expert of life-wide learning is constantly trying to learn new things.
The School of Engineering Award for Achievements in Teaching: Deadline for proposals December 3rd 2021
The staff and students at the School of Engineering are asked to submit proposals for the winner of the Award for Achievements in Teaching 2021.
Leap for Learning – Process owners’ quarterly review included an overview of the LES process development work
Process owners’ quarterly review was held 5 October. The session included an overview of the LES process development work.
Recent policy recommendation: How to accelerate platform economy in the education sector
Platforms can be used to create increasingly individualized learning solutions and more efficiently distributed learning materials while reducing production and publishing costs.
‘My teaching’ view for teachers about to be renewed in Sisu
The redesigned features will be included in Sisu version 2.5 from aprox. 1 Nov 2021.
Uudistukset tulevat Sisun versiossa 2.5, joka asennetaan arviolta 1.11.2021.
Uudistukset tulevat Sisun versiossa 2.5, joka asennetaan arviolta 1.11.2021.
A new Course workload estimation tool has been published for teachers
Course workload and study time allocation page has been updated at aalto.fi and a new tool for workload estimation has been published.
Aalto ENG Teaching Forum materials provide tips for teaching planning
Participants in the Teaching Forum of the School of Engineering on October 4, 2021 received support to start teaching planning.
AaltoSDG mobile application is closing by the end of the year 2021
The AaltoSDG mobile application is closing - we welcome feedback and ideas from users for new openings!
Registration of courses held in period II has begun in Sisu
Teachers can check when the registration time of their course implementations from Sisu.
Pool of Experts for new teaching collaboration connections
The Pool of Experts is a new tool for our lecturers to find new cases, projects and guest lecturers for course collaboration at the School of Business.
Practice of entering course assessments changes as of Period I this autumn
Starting from Period I this autumn, teachers will enter course and exam assessments into Sisu instead of emailing them to the learning services of their school. Thanks to this new practice, students can view their grades on Sisu as soon as the teacher has entered them into Sisu.
How to make teaching and learning in higher education safer and more inclusive? Listen to a podcast episode
In the fifth episode of the Future-led Learning podcast, ARTS teacher Kiia Beilinson and Aalto pedagogical specialist Sara Rönkkönen discuss inclusion and safer spaces in higher education.
The policies and procedures for professors' tenure track and other academic positions have been revised
The policies and procedures for professors' tenure track and other academic positions have been revised.
