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New pedagogical micro course available: Quickstart for University Teaching

Welcome to the new pedagogical micro course, Quickstart for University Teaching. The course is targeted for new teachers, visiting lecturers, professors of practice and everyone interested in pedagogy. The course is available online for self-study, structured into five sequential topics, and it takes approximately two hours to complete.
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Opin.fi: nainen ja pallot
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The beta version of Opin.fi has found a good number of users: feedback can still be given before the beta version closes

Learners have quickly found the beta version of Opin.fi, which was launched in October. Since the service has reached its user and feedback targets, the beta version is potentially being shut down as early as December. The official launch of the service is expected to take place in April.
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MyCourses maintenance break 16 December 2024 from 10:00 to 18:00.

MyCourses maintenance break 16 December 2024 from 10:00 to 18:00. The service will not be accessible during this time.

Upcoming pedagogical trainings and teaching-related events

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

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CV, Cover Letter and AI seminar, 9 Dec 2024

Aalto University together with Daniel Valtakari from Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland, TEK is giving an opportunity to discuss how to successfully apply for a job. Daniel will provide you useful tips on how to improve your CV and cover letters and how to understand your skills in order to perform better in job interviews.
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For Aalto community Staff trainings, Support for digital teaching

For SCI staff: Implementing Aalto's AI tools in your teaching and to support multilingualism

This workshop will familiarise you with Aalto University's available AI tools and their use in course and thesis work. In the event, you will share experiences with colleagues and take part in a hands-on workshop, so be ready to bring your own work device and practice.
Digital accessibility labs for teachers
For Aalto community Support for digital teaching

Digital Accessibility Labs for Teachers

Want to enhance the accessibility of your PowerPoint slides? At the Digital Accessibility Lab, you will receive hands-on guidance on using the Accessibility Checker in PowerPoint and improving the accessibility of your course slides.
Educational Media Creation – Workshop series
For Aalto community Staff trainings, Support for digital teaching

Educational Media Creation workshops: 2. DIY videos as teaching materials

This workshop provides practical skills and pedagogical insights to enhance your teaching using educational media facilities and tools in Marsio.

Learning Services – enabling success

Learning Services (LES) supports future-oriented learning and the smoothness of daily work.

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Learning Services – enabling success

Learning Services (LES) supports future-oriented learning and the smoothness of daily work.

Digital Aalto
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Sisu

Basic information about Aalto's core information system for teaching and studying.

Services
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Aalto Service Platform

Aalto Service Platform enables the building of cross-functional digital services for Aalto. It is an enabler for user-centric service development and data-driven operations across Aalto.

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