Future-led Learning 6: Esa Saarinen, part 1

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 of Future-led Learning marks the beginning of the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project At Aalto University. Please see more at radicalwellbeing.aalto.fi.

Future Led Learning

Future-led Learning 1: Niina Nurmi

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Future-led Learning 1: Niina Nurmi

May 19, 2021 • 34:29

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.
Future-led Learning Begins, eps 0 of the series

May 20, 2021 • 9:58

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 2: Pekka Mattila

May 31, 2021 • 47:03

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…
Future-led Learning 3: Marko Keskinen

Jun 11, 2021 • 38:19

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…
Future-led Learning 4: Maija Taka

Jun 30, 2021 • 22:57

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…
Future-led Learning 5: Kiia Beilinson

Oct 6, 2021 • 23:47

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…
Future-led Learning 6: Esa Saarinen, part 1

Nov 16, 2021 • 31:20

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…
Future-led Learning: Esa Saarinen, part 2

Nov 16, 2021 • 30:39

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 8: Petri Suomala and the art of listening

Mar 4, 2022 • 26,20

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

Mar 25, 2022 • 29:53

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.