Diversity and Legislation (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Teacher student:
- recognises and evaluates practices relating to flexibility of studies
- evaluates the structure and goal setting of the curriculum and qualification requirements
- can justify the significance of facilitation in teaching and learning
- works in an ethical manner which decreases the risk of exclusion and promotes inclusive practices at an educational institute.
- knows the main laws regulating teachers' work and can abide by them

Content (course unit)

How can a teacher take into consideration students’ individuality and ways to orient themselves to studying and learning?
What kinds of skills are required from teachers and staff in order to to carry out flexible design and implementation of studies?
How can the safety of studying and the educational institute be secured?
In what situations in teachers’ work can knowledge of legislation be useful?
What are teachers’ responsibilities according to the Finnish law?
What are your most important ethical principles as a teacher?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass: Teacher student
- combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations while evaluating online learning environments and practices and how they contribute to learning
- reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge
- participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for information and collaboratively creating knowledge at online and at face to face meetings
- analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made
- works in an ethical manner which decreases the risk of exclusion

Fail: Teacher student
- describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately
- discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature
- does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions
- does not demonstrate understanding of the inclusive approach
- is not aware of the laws and regulations guiding teachers' work

Exam schedules

No exames

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning journal and individual tasks for individual evidence of learning.
Active participation and contribution to not only one's own but the whole group's learning.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Students study individually, in pairs and in small groups online and face to face on contact days. These student-centred methods include:
- planning, monitoring and assessing own learning
- searching for information
- reflecting on new information and knowledge
- preparing individual knowledge resources in different forms for group discussion
- collaborating in knowledge building and presenting the results
- keeping a personal learning journal where own reflection and teacher identity building becomes visible

Learning materials

To be negotiated with the group

Student workload

5 x 26,7 h, of which around 40 hours are face to face to contact. The major part of the work is either individual study or collaboration in small groups online.

Content scheduling

Students' Diversity
Finnish Legislation in Education
Final Seminar

Practical training and working life cooperation

Field survey included

International connections

This is an international group and we offer collaboration with TAMK partner universities when possible.

Further information

The underlining principles are participatory pedagogy, authentic learning and sociocultural learning theory.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Pass: Teacher student
- combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations while evaluating online learning environments and practices and how they contribute to learning
- reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge
- participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for informationand collaboratively creating knowledge at online and at face to face meetings
- analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made
- works in an ethical manner which decreases the risk of exclusion.

Fail: Teacher student
- describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately
- discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature
- does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions
- does not demonstrate understanding of the inclusive approach
- is not aware of the laws and regulations guiding teachers' work.