Teacher’s Handbook

Aalto University Teacher's Handbook

Find useful information, services, and support related to teaching. Use the navigation menu on the left to browse content by topic. For everyone involved in teaching at Aalto – whether you're new or experienced.

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Outages, disruptions and updates

Latest news for teachers

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MyCourses maintenance break Mon 15 June, 2026 at 9.00-17.00

MyCourses maintenance break on 15 June 2026 starting at 9.00. During this break, the service is not in use.
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Learning Spaces Plan 2026–2030 focuses on the everyday experiences of teachers and students

Learning Spaces Plan 2026–2030 sets four goals for developing Aalto University’s common learning spaces in 2026–2030.
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Creative Teaching in the Age of AI: What Changes – and What Stays the Same?

Nearly a hundred Aalto teachers and education professionals gathered at Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI to explore how rapidly evolving AI tools are changing teaching practices, while core goals like critical thinking, motivation, real-world problem solving and human interaction remain essential. Keynotes, teacher examples, and thematic dialogue sessions highlighted concrete ways to use AI as a responsible partner in teaching, and showed a strong appetite for ongoing, peer-based pedagogical dialogue and sharing of good practices.
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AAC decisions at the 7 April 2026 meeting

AAC approved the curriculum of the Aalto University Language Centre 2026–2028 and appointed a deputy to Aalto University Research Ethics Committee.

Upcoming pedagogical trainings and teaching-related events

More teaching-related staff training events at Workday Learning: Teaching competence development

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For Aalto community Staff trainings, Pedagogical training

Quickstart for University Teaching - pedagogical micro course

Start anytime! Online self-study course takes two hours to complete and is open to everyone in Aalto University.
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For Aalto community Staff trainings

AI Training 11 May – Getting Started with Generative AI – Safe and Responsible Use at Aalto (in English)

This training introduces Aalto’s generative AI tools and how to use them responsibly in your studies, teaching, or daily work. You'll learn how the Aalto AI Assistant works, what kind of content is safe to use with AI, and how to write effective prompts.
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For Aalto community Staff trainings

AI Training 11 May – Getting Started with Generative AI – Safe and Responsible Use at Aalto (in Finnish)

Aalto’s generative AI tools and how to use them responsibly in your studies, teaching, or daily work. In this training, you'll learn how the Aalto AI Assistant works, what kind of content is safe to use with AI, and how to write effective prompts.
MyCourses training
For Aalto community Support for digital teaching

MyCourses Basics Self-study Online Course for teachers

Start anytime! Learn the basics of MyCourses as a teacher in 3-4 hours.
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