Teacher as an Actor and Influencer in Society (5 cr)
Code: 1L00FO83-3002
General information
Enrolment period
29.01.2022 - 15.03.2022
Timing
15.03.2022 - 31.07.2022
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Pedagogical Innovations and Culture
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Teachers
- Mikko Turunen
Person in charge
Mikko Turunen
Groups
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21E2Professional teacer education, group in English 2
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21E1Professional teacer education, group in English 1
Objectives (course unit)
After completing the study unit, the student teacher is able to
- define the role of education in the development of society
- operate in national and international networks for developing learning and professional environments
- describe the ethical principles and values of a teacher’s work and act accordingly
- operate in educational and professional communities and networks in a manner that is culturally and ethically sustainable
- assess questions related to data security and operate safely in digital environments
- review data critically and use it in appropriate and creative ways
- identify current phenomena and actively operate in a manner required by the situation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
The student passes the study unit if they have demonstrated competencies described in the learning outcomes. If the student has not achieved the learning outcomes or supplemented their competencies in the manner agreed on, they will fail the study unit. The grounds for the assessment criteria are described in the document ‘Pedagogical principles in professional teacher education’. The assessment criteria are derived from the learning outcomes presented in the implementation plan for the study unit.
Location and time
Weeks 12 to 21 or according to a personally agreed schedule.
Opening session March 18, 2022, at 12 - 16
Exam schedules
No exams
Assessment methods and criteria
The student demonstrates his or her competence
- Presenting principles and possibilities of working in working life networks to influence society and vocational education. In the description, he considers: ethical principles and values affecting teacher work, culturally and ethically sustainable practices, issues related to information security and operating safely in digital environments. The description can be, for example, a video, a blog, a report, etc., and is preferably prepared in a small group
- Each student also describes their own active role and reflection in producing group presentation.
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail
Teaching methods
Flipped Learning
Case Learning
Collaborative Learning
Common orientation + Familiarization with the preliminary material by theme.
Getting to know the cases independently or identifying them from your own work
Group Workshops by Theme
- joint knowledge building in relation to the theme to be learned
- elaboration and review of the cases to be developed by theme
- group work
- networking by theme
“Professional teacher in networks and as a societal actor” -Thematic seminars
Peer reviews
Learning materials
Material offered during webinars and workshops and on the learning platform
Student workload
About 127 hours per student.
Webinars, workshops, independent and small group work
Content scheduling
15.3.2022: Moodle opens at
Contact day 01 - 18.3.2022, at 12 - 16 in zoom-adress: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/3543158705
Theme 01 Vocational education in a changing society - a teacher as a societal actor
Contact day 02 - 1.4.2022 at 12 - 16 in zoom-adress: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/3543158705
Theme 02 Vocational teacher as a competent network utilizer
Contact day 03 - 13.4.2022 at 14 - 16 in zoom-adress: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/3543158705
Theme 03 Information security in digital environments
Contact day 04 - 29.4.2022 at 12 - 16 in zoom-adress: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/3543158705
Theme 4 Values and ethical principles that guide the work of a vocational teacher
Contact day 05 - 20.5.2022 at 12 - 16 in zoom-adress: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/3543158705
Group assignment presentations and summary
Weeks 11 - 21 (18.3.- 20.5.2022)
Theme 5 The Finnish education system independent work
Completion alternatives
Possibility to personalize on the basis of previous competencies.
Practical training and working life cooperation
The course includes identifying and operating in either domestic or international networks.
International connections
Opportunity to take advantage of international networks
Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
- The approved assessment of the course requires the achievement of the competence objectives of the course
- Peer assessment and self-assessment are used in the assessment of learning and guiding feedback.