The Flying Teacher

I had the enormous opportunity to participate as an observer in a module on Applied Design Research provided by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. It was a nice surprise to find out that during the session there was another student performing his teaching practises for this module. So it was doubly rewarding for me to witness not only how a complete course is organised but to understand the role of a trainee from his own point of view.   The course was in Finnish and consisted of four contact sessions with the students. Two face-to-face meetings were also held at Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus among teachers for lesson preparation. The whole module was a perfect to understand the planning and implementation process as well as how to organise the assessment methods. It consisted of four contact sessions and Here is the module in a nutshell: SCOPE : 5 cr (135H) CONTENT: - What is applied research? - Research ethics  - Applied research as a part of organisationa...

  Time for laws and amendments related to higher education.The common ground for all the groups was this time trying to identify the laws, amendments and legal issues that affect vocational teachers. One key aspect during this session was how and where to find legal information, especially from Finnish sources. Having this part clear for all the students we went independently to more specific areas going from confidentiality law and principles of good administration to safety and copyright laws.  Pre-task for all the groups:  Where can you find the current laws and amendments concerning vocational/university education and working as a teacher? Are there any English versions available? The following websites are capital in terms of finding information on current laws and amendments affecting higher education: www.finlex.fi  (database of legislative and judicial information in Finland) www.oph.fi  (Finnish National Agency for Education) www.minedu.fi ...

                                            Before going any deeper in this topic: Who was Comenius ? Click the following clip to find out (in only 15 seconds !!!): (Created using AI. Voice by Christian Soto ©️ )   And what is even more important: what is t he Comenius Oath ?   "The Comenius Oath is an ethical guideline that supports teacher's work and serves as a reminder that ethics are the foundation of the teaching profession "  ( oaj.fi) In 2017, the Teachers' Union in Finland established the Comenius' Oath as a way of supporting teachers and to provide this profession with an ethical framework. Thus, Comenius Oath for teachers is the equivalent to the Hippocratic Oath to physicians or the Archimedean Oath for engineers. Through this link  you can access the complete text.  Aspects of ethics to be considered in the everyday work Teacher are r...