Design thinking is an approach to exploring and solving problems through collaboration and creative methods. Importantly, design thinking is not a linear approach, but a …
To solve the pressing concerns of climate change, land degradation, and food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a thorough understanding about the complex interactions between …
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an innovative teaching concept, building upon interaction and learners’ own objectives. While PBL has been used in higher education within the …
The educational sector should be responsive and evolve in correspondence to the needs of the society and the world of work. To cope with complex …
Introduction
We know that our service system in Finland does not properly meet the needs of young people (Aaltonen et al., 2015; Björklund et al., 2017; …
Gamification has increased in vocational education and training (VET) as it has been found to have a wide range of benefits for learning, for example, …
There is an increasing need for soft skills competences such as empathy, resilience, capability to solve problems, self-esteem, assertiveness and trustworthiness. This argument is often …
The world population has grown from approximately one billion to more than seven billion people over the last two centuries, and for the first time …
In today’s digital era, enriched media and especially videos can play a critical role in the delivery of rural advisory services. Videos can make agricultural …
The ongoing pandemic has forced a large proportion of students and employees to work remotely from their homes using video conferences, voice calls and text …
The importance of the effect our daily environment has on us is easy to underestimate and often does not get as much attention as needed. …
Introduction
Robotics is becoming important in social and health care. Diverse types of robotics have been developed for this context and used in many ways connected …
Restorative environments are receiving growing attention as a source of stress reduction and other benefits. It is commonly known today that audio-visual technology solutions can …
Finnish higher education institutions are urged to increase their international cooperation and create new activities for mobility. One way to internationalise is to design and …
The Industry 4.0 plays a crucial role nowadays in fostering entrepreneurial activities. The main concepts of the Industry 4.0 can be portrayed in four categories …
In Finland, creative economy and intangible value creation are one focus area in the innovation policy to increase competitiveness both nationally and globally. A great …
Fashion has always been the visible indicator of changes, the warp of materiality and the weft of society (Miller, 2005, p. 17). The consumers are …
Collaborative storytelling, familiar from drama pedagogy, has the potential to immerse students into a learning activity. This immersion may be further enhanced with elements adapted …
Transnational education programmes offer promise for expanding access to education throughout the world, with far fewer geographical barriers than traditional, face-to-face programmes. Properly designed and …
The spread of enteric viruses in water bodies by the discharge of untreated sewage is still a concern in many countries due to health problems …
Perceiving colors is an important part of our everyday life. Often, even the slightest changes in color contain lots of valuable information for us. Based …
Digitalization of education has given new tools for arranging ballet education. The topic is ever present in the whole world and due to this reason …
When we think about the sharing economy, doing good usually comes to mind. An important prerequisite for getting customers interested in taking a more active …
What kind of competence, skills and knowledge do vocational teachers need in the future? Several international and Finnish studies and reports state that globalisation and …
The marketing landscape changes every day. Marketing has already changed into digital during the last ten years. Traditional forms like printed advertisements and brochures are …
It is somewhat surprising to realize that some students can make their way through the studies and not before than in the final stage of …
Esports is competitive gaming that uses the information technology as platform. It is usually played on computers or consoles. eSports is built around competitive gaming, …
How to support personalized learning at work in a digital age? MOOCs (massive open online courses) offer one solution to the challenge. This article describes …
Digitalisation is transforming work and learning, and digital competences are nowadays needed in every vocation. For small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) digital transformation opens promising …
The educational field is in constant change. New digital solutions give a wide variety of possibilities in arranging and building new learning environments. Customers are …
Product Development Project course at Aalto Design Factory is an 8-month-long project course where learning is tied to real-life product development challenges defined by partner …
In building engaging learning in a changing world, we need to rethink our pedagogy and be ready to co-create it all the time. Co-creation pedagogy …
Research indicates that the expression of sexuality and intimacy remains relevant to many older people as a source for physical and mental wellbeing within long-term …
This article deals with guidance work as transdisciplinary collaboration in Finnish guidance services. The shift from traditional, segmented client work to an inter- or transdisciplinary, …
Rapid changes and disruption in the world of work invite all of us to rethink learning and education. Industrial Revolution 4.0 or Industry 4.0 known …
The purpose of the promotion of goods and services is to create demand for these products. It is also to answer the demand for different …
Manufacturing companies need to constantly evolve their production systems and accommodate the changing demands of markets in order to maintain their competitiveness in a globalized …
Recognizing students with special needs is essential at every school level for enhancing student well-being and preventing social exclusion. The project “Right to learn – …
Our climate is changing, and we have the strongest influence on it. The climate crisis is forcing us to change our way of acting, and …
The sociocultural conception of man sees a person as the product of his or her environment. Whereas the biological conception of man stresses genetic heritance …
“What’s in it for me”? This is often the first question encountered when developing resources for almost any organization or enterprise. It is usually followed …
Virtual Exchange (VE) offers unique educational experiences at the intersection of the digital, the social, and the intercultural. It re-situates learning by creating an inclusive …
Literature on learning in higher education institutions has focused attention on teaching generations that are more and more adept with and used to digital technologies. …
As a part of TINEL Erasmus+ project, a “Call for Proposals for Higher Education Institutions” was launched to present the current best practice initiatives for …
The cognitive conception of man has a long history. Certain signs of it can be seen in the writings of the 17th century thinker Descartes, …
Scientists and philosophers are yet to propose final answers to questions about the origin of mankind, the purpose of its existence and the possible existence …
Nowadays we are living in a global society where people must be multilingual. Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools seek to build learners’ linguistic competence in order to …
The reform of professional upper secondary education that entered into force in 2018 in Finland requires new operating methods. Teformi project supports the reform of …
Safe patient care requires continual practice and skills maintenance. Learning methods which model real life situations, such as simulation games and virtual reality, enable the …
Computer chess game is one of the most basic examples of simulation. Current chess engines have been able to defeat even the strongest human players. …
