Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

After completing the study unit, the student teacher is able to
- identify global trends related to their field, education and learning and operate in a future-oriented manner
- apply the principles of sustainable education in their work and work community
- promote their own well-being and safety and those of their work community
- plan their operating methods to suit the changing operating environments
- actively operate as a part of the management and operating culture of their work community.

Content (course unit)

During the study unit, we will seek to answer the following questions:
- What are the global trends affecting education and learning?
- How can you anticipate the future of education and learning?
- How are various professions developing?
- What is the meaning of sustainable development in the work of a teacher?
- How are the needs for well-being and safety changing in learning and working environments?
- How are changes affecting a teacher’s work and self-management?

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

Third period 2023

Exam schedules

No exams

Assessment methods and criteria

The student shows meeting the course objective through a pedagogically influential act. In the act he or she performs capability to
* provide theoretical background for the influential act by referring to global trends and future scenarios
* apply the principles of Sustainable Development in his/her work and working community
* promote individual and collective wellbeing and safety in an educational institution
* plan appropciate ways of working in changing educational environments
* act as a active member of occupational culture of his/her work place.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Lectures, group works, onllne studying, individual assignments

Learning materials

To be published in Moodle

Student workload

Lectures and webinars 18 hrs
Independent study and group work 115 hrs

Completion alternatives

To be discussed with Päivi Lehtonen

International connections

International co-operation is established throught hte students' influencial acts.

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

Criteria for meeting the learning objectives
* the student has carried out the assignments approvedly
* the student has participated actively and supportively in the group work
* shows familirization to all the themes of the course through the influential act and combines theoretical knowledge to his / her experinces and observations
Reports according to the TAMK reporting guidelines