•   Learning Environments and Operating Cultures 1L00ET74-3003 01.08.2020-31.12.2020  5 cr  (20ETAMA) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course unit
    Teacher student
    - conceptualizes and evaluates their observations of various learning and operating environments from the perspective of teaching and facilitation of learning
    - evaluates the taught curriculum in different learning environments
    follows teacher’s code of ethics
    - can justify their practical theory for teaching
    - uses different communication methods and tools and evaluates them from a pedagogical perspective
    Course contents
    A Learning Environment can be understood as a place, space, community or operating practice where we learn to operate, understand new things or evaluate various situations and solve problems.

    An organisation's operating culture consists of patterns guiding its operation and behaviour as well as official regulations and unofficial rules, values and principles. The official operating culture in an organization and the one that is realized in practice are not always the same. By investigating the operating culture we can influence learning, facilitation and development of the operation of the whole community.

    How can different work environments be assessed and transformed into learning environments?
    What is an authentic, constructivist learning environment which supports different types of learning like?
    What factors contribute to wellbeing in learning and working environments?
    Assessment criteria
    Approved/Failed

    Pass: Teacher student

    - combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations

    - reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge

    - participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for information and collaboratively creating knowledge online and at face to face meetings

    - analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made

    - uses different communication methods and tools and evaluates them from a pedagogical perspective



    Fail: Teacher student

    - describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately

    - discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature

    - does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions

    - knows only the most common communication methods

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Sisko Mällinen

    Recommended or required reading

    To be negotiated with the group

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    Students study individually, in pairs and in small groups online and face to face on contact days. These student-centred methods include:
    - planning, monitoring and assessing own learning
    - searching for information
    - reflecting on new information and knowledge
    - preparing individual knowledge resources in different forms for group discussion (Book club discussion)
    - collaborating in knowledge building and in presenting the results (answer to the key question)
    - keeping a personal learning journal where own reflection and teacher identity building becomes visible

    Assessment methods and criteria

    Learning journal and individual tasks for individual evidence of learning
    Active participation and contribution to not only one's own but the whole group's learning

    Language of instruction

    English

    Timing

    01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

    Registration

    01.05.2020 - 12.12.2020

    Credits

    5 cr

    Group(s)

    20ETAMA

    Seats

    10 - 25

    Teacher(s)

    Jori Leskelä, Sisko Mällinen

    Further information for students

    The underlining principles are participatory pedagogy, authentic learning and sociocultural learning theory.

    Unit, in charge

    Professional Teacher Education

    Degree programme(s)

    Professional Teacher Education

    Office

    TAMK Main Campus

    Virtual proportion

    3 cr

    Evaluation scale

    Pass/Fail

    Training and labour cooperation

    This course is linked with Learning Environment and Networking Practice.

    Exam schedule

    No exams

    International connections

    This is an international group and we offer collaboration with TAMK partner univeristies when possible.

    Students use of time and load

    5 x 26,7 h, of which around 40 hours are face to face to contact. The major part of the work is either individual study or collaboration in small groups online.

    Content periodicity

    Different kinds of learning environments
    Factors contributing to learning in a learning environment
    Own practical theory of teaching (teacher's creed)
    Operating cultures and the affect on learning and collaboration
    Teacher identity
    Teacher's code of ethics

    Assessment criteria
    Approved/Failed

    Pass: Teacher student
    - combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations
    - reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge
    - participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for information
    and collaboratively creating knowledge online and at face to face meetings
    - analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made
    - uses different communication methods and tools and evaluates them from a pedagogical perspective

    Fail: Teacher student
    - describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately
    - discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature
    - does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions
    - knows only the most common communication methods