Paradigm Shift at Laurea UAS:

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1 Paradigm Shift at Laurea UAS: the Changing Roles of Students and Teachers Kristina Henriksson

2 Contents The learning model LbD How it is applied in the learning process Paradigm shift how it has changed the lives of students and teachers Laurea University of Applied Sciences 2

3 LbD Learning by Developing Introduced in 2006 at Laurea UAS with the new competence-based curriculum Different approach to learning Ground-breaking cf. e.g.problem-based learning, ALL (Coventry University) Laurea UAS has branded their learning model, Learning by Developing (LbD), into a success factor Laurea University of Applied Sciences 3

4 International evaluation Twice by the international advisory board once in the OECD Quality Teaching evaluation. only university of applied sciences in Finland that has been selected five times as a Centre of Excellence by Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC) Laurea University of Applied Sciences 4

5 Learning by Developing (LbD) Genuine collaboration Real working life experience Student Producing innovations Gaining R&D competence LbD is an operating model that promotes the development of working life by integrating learning and R&D

6 In a nutshell An authentic working-life related R&D project as a learning environment Acting together as equal partners in various roles with different responsibilities Focus on the consequences of actions, leading to achieve new competences A holistic model of competence Knowing, understanding, doing, creating and situation management as an integrated whole Knowledge in theories, embedded in skills and abilities, and moral knowledge, and experiential knowledge as an integrated whole Laurea University of Applied Sciences 6

7 Students Already in their first-year studies learn how to take initiative Need to approach the business world Work on real-life projects = authentic in each study unit Authenticity is key Laurea University of Applied Sciences 7

8 The project they work on is often open, meaning that the task the students are given is open-ended: the results are not known in advance Use theory and methods to explore, develop, study, compare, contrast and create researchers Need to look for information Need to apply new knowledge into practice in order to carry out their project Laurea University of Applied Sciences 8

9 Students Learn how to plan their work and schedule it Learn how to apply methods in practice Learn how to take criticism and feedback Need to carry out business meetings, project meetings, communicate with the world of work Need to understand how to document learning process Learn how to work in teams and take responsibility Laurea University of Applied Sciences 9

10 Motivational factors Authenticity of projects motivates students Research motivates students when they can apply the new knowledge into practice To be able to be creative motivates all who are involved Teamwork motivates Laurea University of Applied Sciences 10

11 Teachers Need to accept that they do not know all the answers Need to work side by side with students and company representatives students need to trust the teachers Need to learn a new way of being a teacher Not so much teacher than facilitator, coach, mentor Must be creative Learn to see how they see things Lectures are not the only way to teach or generate learning very few lectures Laurea University of Applied Sciences 11

12 Teachers... Work is structured differently More time goes to planning; need to develop existing study units continuously on the basis of feedback and experience Need to learn how to evaluate the learning process Need to learn new tools e-learning, mobile learning Work in teams, seldom anyone teaches alone any longer shared responsibility, shared joy Much of work is guidance, less lecturing, but also to be available when needed Laurea University of Applied Sciences 12

13 Learning materials Theory, books, methods, yes Genuine information from the partner from working life Peer guidance from more experienced students Real-life cases with no ready answers Learning takes place even though a project would fail (to get great final results) Learning can take place even through mistakes Laurea University of Applied Sciences 13

14 Assessment Evaluate the learning process, not only results Need to have continuous movement in projects The process is a step-by-step learning Not so many exams Peer and self-assessment Students produce project reports in teams, project presentations, portfolios, innovations Feedback: students get feedback during the process, and at the end. They can also get feedback from the world of work. Teachers get feedback from students via web-based feedback system Laurea University of Applied Sciences 14

15 Where do we go from here? New curriculum reform in Finland Good results, but more internal pedagogical development needed Not all teachers loving it It functions and creates knowledge, meeting the aims it has, but maybe deeper theoretical insight could be possible Laurea University of Applied Sciences 15

16 Kristina.Henriksson at- laurea.fi More information on LbD: More information on pedagogy and employability: Ejournal.quickersteps.net Laurea University of Applied Sciences 16