Welcome to the TYÖPEDA blog! Here we will keep you updated on the activities of this four-year research initiative sponsored by The Ministry of Education & Research. This project aims to unite work life practice with higher education in new ways by developing pedagogically sound research-based action models that are applicable within working life practice. www.tyopeda.fi
Monday morning started in Arcada’s simulation center, where students in the study module My Future Work Life 1 experienced learning in a different environment than usual. The brand new study module is open for all students in all programmes, however it just so happens that the participants this first time are all engineering students. This was one workshop out of five, and the topic was communication, verbal as well as…
Read moreOur final day together began with a keynote speech by Raija Hämäläinen from Jyväskylä University, Finland. Her presentation encompassed literacy in technology rich environments (TRE). Specifically, she has been focusing on what the push toward digitization and technology means for those working within higher education. The aim of her research is to gain understanding as to the skill level of Europe’s higher education adult teachers, specifically focusing on technologically rich…
Read moreOur second day of sharing together began with Lazaro Moreno Herrera from Stockholm University, Sweden. His talk focused on some of the challenges within the Nordic context relating to employability. Some of the contextualizing factors within the realities of work market dynamics are due, in part, by new requirements and policies within the EU and nationally that relate to working life. In terms of restructuring within higher education, there are…
Read moreThe TyöPeda & Toteemi project members thought to share some pictures and thoughts about some of the activities from the Nordyrk conference (day 1), taking place at Arcada. The main theme of this conference is, Learning and working life competencies in a future perspective – challenges in professional education. The event kicked-off with a warm greeting from Camilla Wikström-Grotell, followed by a presentation by our Rector Mona Forsskåhl that provided…
Read moreHello everyone! There is an additional portal where you can find additional activities related to the TyöPeda project. Check it out or better yet, sign-up to follow the progress at:https://www.researchgate.net/project/Tyoeelaemaepedagogiikka-korkeakoulutuksessa-Tyoepeda-Work-Integrated-Pedagogy-in-Higher-Education-WORKPEDA Warm wishes on this special morning of the blood moon, Denise
Read moreYesterday, January 9th, members of the TyöPeda RD&I project spent an intensive day together while traveling to Tallinn and back. The day included identifying and developing the broad strokes that will become the core activities of our undertaking. This included discussions on the broad-based competencies we consider most vital and those that are aligned with the goals of this project; discussions about current business contacts and models as well as…
Read moreDenise Villikka, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Arcada UAS, (denise.villikka@arcada.fi) Christa Tigerstedt, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration, Arcada UAS, (christa.tigerstedt@arcada.fi) On the first Wednesday of November, members of faculty involved in the TOTEEMI project attended a seminar that was hosted by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. The main theme of this day was, Kokeile ja kehitä, which when translated to English could mean, Development through Experimentation. There were three presenters during…
Read moreDenise Villikka, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, (denise.villikka@arcada.fi) On 8 November, Arcada University of Applied Sciences hosted an event where approximately 200 individuals from around Finland met for a full day of presentations and discussions relating to the TYÖPEDA research, development and innovation project that is sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The main aim of this four-year collaboration is to develop new ways…
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