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University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education

University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education. Erika Löfström PhD, Academy of Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer Institute of Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Behavioural Sciences. University of Helsinki in a nutshell. Established in 1640

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University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education

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  1. University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education Erika Löfström PhD, Academy of Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer Institute of Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

  2. University of Helsinki in a nutshell • Established in 1640 • 35.000 students • 7.400 staffmembers, • of these 3500 academicstaff • 11 faculties • Agriculture and Forestry, Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Biosciences, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Social Science, Theology, and VeterinaryMedicine • bilingual • Finnish and Swedish • courses and programmesalso in English

  3. The University aims at • a student-centredapproach to teaching • research-basedteaching • as well as evidence-baseddevelopment of the quality of teaching and learning • high-levelresearch and researchereducation • member of LERU (League of EuropeanResearchUniversities)

  4. Centre: aims and principles • Research-intensive Centre • Our activities are based on research and empirical evidence • Development of courses and counselling on the basis of our research • We are academics as are our “students” • Long-term interaction with teachers • no workshops • Our actions are linked with strategic aims of the University • We serve the whole academic community: teachers, researchers, students

  5. Duties and responsibilities of the Centre • Carries out research on higher education • Provides courses on university pedagogy • Up to official teacher qualifications • 60 ECTS(one ECTS=27 hours of work) • Student support • Study psychologists provide counselling and services for students (individual and groups) • Research-basedqualitysystem for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning • at threelevels: invididualstudents, departments/faculties and university

  6. Pedagogicalsupportstructures at the University of Helsinki • Centre for Research and Development of HigherEducation • Director: Prof. Sari Lindblom-Ylänne • yearlybudget appr. 1 m€ • Includesbothpermanentfunding& otherresearchfundsfrom the University and outside • 16 senior lecturers of universitypedagogy • Permanentpositions, salariespaidbycentraladministration • Yearlycostsabout 1 m€ • In addition: Academic Affairs Unit and Educational Centre for ICT

  7. Viikki Campus (Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry Biosciences, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine: 4 senior lecturers) Vice-Rector CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (professor, 4 senior lecturers, researchers, 6 study psychologists, trainingcoordinator, project workers) Meilahti Campus (Faculty of Medicine: 1 senior lecturer) City Centre Campus (Faculties of Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, and Theology: 8 senior lecturers) Academic Affairs Unit The Educational Centre for ICT Open University:1 senior lecturer Kumpula Campus (Faculty of Science: 2 senior lecturers)

  8. The Lecturers of UniversityPedagogy • The Lecturers of UniversityPedagogyform a network • The Centre coordinates the activities of the network • The task of the network is to develop teaching and learning at the University and in all the disciplines as well as to promote research on teaching and learning in their fields • The network discusses and forms opinions about relevant and actual issues concerning developmental challenges in Higher Education • Each Faculty has at least one Lecturer of University Pedagogy

  9. Courses provided by the centre:Basic studies (25 credits) • Teaching and learning in higher education (5 cr) • Constructive alignment in course design (5 cr) • Academic supervising (5 cr) • Assessment of learning practices and quality of teaching (5 cr) • Development of teaching and practical training (5 cr)

  10. Courses provided by the centre: Advanced studies (35 credits) • Subject studies (18 cr) • Didactics and discipline-specific approaches to teaching 4 cr • Curriculum design and quality assurance in higher education 4 cr • Education and society 4 cr • Psychology of learning 3 cr • Learning in groups 3 cr • Practical training (10 cr) • Practical training in higher education* 5 cr • Practical training in school and adult education* 5 cr • Research • Research in higher education 7 cr *(Includes supervised practical training in total 18.5 cr)

  11. Main research projects • Student learning at university • study success, study pace, learning outcomes, approaches to learning, emotions, regulation of learning, motivation to studying, procrastination • Doctoral process and academic supervisionAcademic leadership • University teaching • Teacher identity, teacher development, emotions in teaching • Academic integrity • Teaching and learning research ethics, plagiarism • Student well-being • Quality of teaching and learning • Assessment of learning

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