The recent emergence and rapid amplifications of modernisation of Kazakhstan have led to a major interest in education that combines the best global practices and …
Incremental sheet forming is an inexpensive technique for sheet metal prototyping and small batch works. The final product is formed by a series of incremental …
Digital tools and environments can create new benefits for the workplaces and also help them with their human resources management. Digital portfolios or ePortfolios can …
This article is based on the results of the action research at Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) in Pavlodar. Nazarbayev Intellectual schools are autonomous educational organizations …
In developing practices in higher education, it is important to explore different perspectives. In previous analyses of Empowering Eportfolio Process (EEP) project digital portfolios are …
In the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal (IPS), in Portugal, we have a long history of using portfolios in student-centred and competence-based education. Participation in Empowering …
In a rapidly changing world of work, it has become increasingly more common that instead of organisations, various kinds of projects provide jobs. These projects …
Awareness of students with special educational needs in Finnish universities is low. Staff should have better knowledge of accessibility and appropriate study methods and offer …
The partner universities implemented their first joint project of teacher training at the turn of the year 2017. The international dimension made the students step …
In developing professional higher education practices, it is important to interact closely with representatives of work life and listen to their insights. Globalisation, digitalisation and …
The School of Bioeconomy of Häme University of Applied Sciences adopted the model of team learning in 2013. The transformation was substantial, as almost all …
Motivating students is one of the major challenges that we teachers deal with every day. Concepts like students’ energy and drive to engage, to learn …
In discourses on design the word “smart” is coming up with increasing frequency. As a focus of government attention the concept has pull and is …
Using robots in the guidance of preschool children was tested at the Forssa unit of the Häme University of Applied Science in December 2017. The …
In this article, we will discuss inspirations of Finnish vocational teacher education to China and reflect the future development of vocational teacher education.In the Finnish …
In this article, we compare vocational teacher education in Finland and China. Here, vocational teacher education refers to teacher training offered by universities of applied …
Guidance and guidance counselling are in the process of change due to the phenomenon of digitalism in education. The pedagogical approach and methods in guidance …
In the fifth episode of HAMK Unlimited Podcast, Vesa Tuomela, Ville Siipola and Katarzyna Sanak-Kosmowska discuss sprint, design thinking, prototyping and modelling, and finally the …
In this paper, the outcomes of a study designed to explore student’s ePortfolio process and digital competency development in an undergraduate Education Studies degree are …
In this article we present some reflections of the ongoing research, developed within the scope of the EEP project — Empowering ePortfolio Process. We discuss …
Technology is increasingly important in educational practice. While there is a widespread use of a variety of e-tools, digital competences are typically taken for granted …
The landscape of higher education in Europe has been changing during the last decades. A combination of different changes resulted in that higher education is …
This article discusses the question of making sense out of working with ePortfolio in adult education. The article presents the results of a small-scale survey …
In higher education, innovative assessment practices need to cover the whole path of professional growth and provide students meaningful ways to demonstrate their competences. Digital …
Nowadays different kinds of learning environments are needed, and it is important to consider how these competences will be managed in digital environments and in …
In the framework of the Empowering ePortfolio Process (EEP) project, “ePortfolios are student-owned digital working and learning spaces for collecting, creating, sharing, collaborating, reflecting learning …
Smart devices and solutions are present in our everyday living and markets of smart home appliances will grow manyfold during next several years (Meola 2016). …
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast developing area in the fields of digitalization and data analytics. It is not only replicating prepared patterns but it …
Telecommunications is one of the industries that is greatly affected by the digital disruption. According to recent research on telecom transformations it is clear that …
Virtual reality (VR) is the use of a computer-generated 3D environment that can be navigated and possibly interacted with, resulting in a real-time simulation of …
Information literacy is a crucial skill in present-day world. Nonetheless, in Häme University of Applied Sciences HAMK the education in information literacy faces several challenges. …
This is to be a philosophical paper in which the foundations of the notions of collective responsibility are studied. The notion of collective responsibility has …
Co-operation is a very good way to develop one’s modus operandi. In Finland, the libraries of the universities of applied sciences work hand in glove with …
The landscape of retailing is rapidly changing. Only twenty years ago the situation was different. Customers mainly bought products from ground floor shops and shopping …
There are limitless possibilities in renewable energy (Schiederig, Tietze, & Herstatt 2012). The importance of innovation on renewable energy has been growing. Energy is fueling …
This article covers agile approach on innovation. Agile methodology is based on the agile manifesto prepared by a group of prominent figures in software industry …
We are living in an era where science fiction has become fact and new innovations and technology emerge every day. Indeed, robotics and technological revolution …
The Flipped Classroom model offers efficient and meaningful approach in Master’s Degree level studies in universities of applied sciences, but it demands careful planning, implementation, …
WorldSkills is the global hub for skills excellence and development. It is the biggest Skills competition in the world, but it is not just a …
