Future Led Learning

Future-led learning 15: psychologist Merita Petäjä about radical wellbeing and piloting

Aalto University — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:40:26 +0000

In 2021 Merita Petäjä and her team started the Oasis of Radical wellbeing project. During this time, Oasis has explored wellbeing issues at Aalto university from many perspectives, be it as surveys or education diversity and inclusion, harassment, safer space, or mindfulness...

Future-led Learning 14: Meri Kuikka and Tuomo Eloranta on teaching together.

Aalto University — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:55:12 +0000

Meri Kuikka and Tuomo Eloranta on co-teaching

Future-led Learning 13: Kyösti Ruuttunen on academic advising

Aalto University — Tue, 02 May 2023 10:41:58 +0000

Academic advising at its best is a joint journey that supports self-reflection.

Future-led Learning 12: Matti Kuittinen on sustainability

Aalto University — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:53:04 +0000

Riikka Evans discusses sustainability with professor Matti Kuittinen.

Future-led Learning 11: Pirjo Kääriäinen

Aalto University — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:19:22 +0000

CHEMARTS aims to inspire students and researchers to explore bio-based materials together, and to create new material concepts for the future.

Future-led Learning 10: Johannes Kaira

Aalto University — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:15:35 +0000

Johannes Kaira works as a teacher at the Aalto Ventures Programme which is the entrepreneurship education program at Aalto University, where students in multidisciplinary teams work on hands-on exercises. We discussed with Johannes about teamwork and what it requires as a method from students and teachers. We talked about trust, communication skills and flexibility and how they …

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Future-led Learning 9: Kristiina Mäkelä, provost at Aalto University

Aalto University — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:32:20 +0000

Future-led Learning podcast strives to develop the learning culture at Aalto University and offers a platform to university educators to reflect their ideas about teaching and learning. The podcast series is a part of the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing at Aalto University.

Future-led Learning 8: Petri Suomala and the art of listening

Aalto University — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:33:22 +0000

Vice president Petri Suomala of Aalto University speaks about equity, diversity and inclusion and the art of listening with Riikka Evans. Future-led Learning is now part of the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, an incubator gathering knowhow about wellbeing from around and outside our community, and spreading and curating information about holistic wellbeing as an essential part of the Aalto everyday life. Contemplative …

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Future-led Learning: Esa Saarinen, part 2

Aalto University — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:47:27 +0000

This is the second of two episodes featuring professor emeritus and senior advisor at Aalto University, Esa Saarinen. Future-led Learning is now a part of the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project at Aalto University. Please see more at radicalwellbeing.aalto.fi.

Future-led Learning 6: Esa Saarinen, part 1

Aalto University — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:43:51 +0000

Last summer, philosopher and professor Esa Saarinen retired from Aalto University, after lecturing at Aalto for 19 years. He has been a very popular teacher, and he leaves an impressive legacy. What is his teaching philosophy? Riikka Evans met with the professor, emeritus, at the Aalto University School of Business. This is the first of two episodes with Esa Saarinen. This episode …

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Future-led Learning 5: Kiia Beilinson

Aalto University — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:51:29 +0000

One of the concrete actions in Aalto University’s current strategy is focusing on holistic wellbeing. One point of this is understanding diversity and inclusion as essential parts of the wellbeing of our community. What does inclusion in higher education teaching mean in practice? Aalto pedagogical specialist Sara Rönkkönen interviewed freelancer Kiia Beilinson, who teaches at …

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Future-led Learning 4: Maija Taka

Aalto University — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:35:44 +0000

What is the role of supervision and support in doctoral studies and doctoral students’ learning and wellbeing? Sara Rönkkönen, the pedagogical specialist at Aalto University School of Engineering discusses these teams with Maija Taka. Maija is a postdoc researcher and project manager in the Water and Development Research Group (WDRG) at Aalto School of Engineering. Maija is also innovating …

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Future-led Learning 3: Marko Keskinen

Aalto University — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:45:21 +0000

The AllWell questionnaire studies the wellbeing of our students on a yearly basis. The results of the questionnaire help us to identify many things, among them good practices in teaching. One of the programmes that has achieved very well is run by Marko Keskinen, Associate Professor at the Department of Built Environment in the School …

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Future-led Learning 2: Pekka Mattila

Aalto University — Mon, 31 May 2021 11:12:00 +0000

Life-wide learning and constant development of one’s skills are central to working life (in 2020’s). Any university degree is not enough, we have to keep on learning all through our careers, and indeed, through our whole life. Riikka Evans discusses these themes with Dr. Pekka Mattila, the Group Managing Director and Associate Dean of Aalto University …

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Future-led Learning Begins, eps 0 of the series

Aalto University — Thu, 20 May 2021 11:43:52 +0000

This is the episode 0 of the Future-led Learning podcast series from Aalto University. Hosts Riikka Evans and Sara Rönkkönen and producer Sakari Heiskanen discuss the goals of the series.

Future-led Learning 1: Niina Nurmi

Aalto University — Wed, 19 May 2021 14:50:43 +0000

In this episode, Riikka Evans meets professor of practice Niina Nurmi, the director of International Design Business Management (IDBM) program at the department of management studies in Aalto University.