FACULTY OF EDUCATION 1

ABOUT THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION  founded in year 1979 and is the oldest faculty at the University of Lapland  the faculty has about 700 basic degree students, 80 postgraduate students, 60 staff and also 60 staff in the teacher training school  focus areas: special characteristics of Northern areas Sámi culture and people education in sparsely-populated areas inclusive education  international faculty – collaborates with over 30 universities abroad  the dean is Päivi Naskali 2

THE UNITS OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION  Centre for Media Pedagogy (CMP) Centre for Media Pedagogy  Unit for Gender Studies Unit for Gender Studies  Unit for Continuing Education  The Teacher Training School 3

THE UNITS CENTRE FOR MEDIA PEDAGOGY (CMP)  established 2001  coordinates and participates teaching, research and development projects in the field of media education and the educational use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)  research is focused for example on the following areas: internet in the lives of individuals development of new pedagogical models and methods for knowledge co-creation transdisciplinary research on learning environments involving play and games, simulations and virtual reality conceptual frameworks for playful and creative learning mobile network-based teaching and learning pedagogically appropriate use of ICTs and digital videos media cultures in contemporary societies 4

THE UNITS UNIT FOR GENDER STUDIES  established 2005 – studies since 1989  focus on education, social phenomena and cultural meanings from the gender perspective  also take into account other differences such as age, sexuality and cultural differences between people  the interdisciplinary research deals with questions of gendered meanings of education, work, cultural representations, feminist pedagogy, and sustainable development with the emphasis of the northern culture and welfare  in strong collaboration with scholars from other faculties and the Arctic Centre 5

THE UNITS UNIT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION  established 1983  provides continuing education that increases professional competence and offers new tools for education professionals  also organizes short-term courses that answer to clients’ and labour markets’ wants and needs  co-ordinates projects with actors of working life (external financing)  provides also self-financed education 6

STUDYING AT THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION The basic degrees:  Bachelor of Arts (Education), BA, 180 ECTS takes three years Kasvatustieteen kandidaatti in Finnish  Master of Arts (Education), MA, 120 ECTS takes two years Kasvatustieteen maisteri in Finnish The post-graduate degrees:  Licentiate of Philosophy (Education)  Doctor of Philosophy (Education)  Doctor of Philosophy, Ph. D. or PhD 7

STUDYING AT THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION  in spring 2012 there were 1432 applicants for studies in the faculty, but only 60 applicants are accepted in educational studies and 64 for Class Teacher Training  the studies of a bachelor’s degree are jointly organized between Education, Adult Education and Media Education  after a bachelor’s degree a student will specialize to one of the three major subjects  MA in Media Education is offered completely in English there is also a separate intake to the MA in Media Education - programme for international degree students 8

RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS “We teach, what we research!” – Heli Ruokamo 5/2005 – ADULT EDUCATION  adult learning and pedagogy  learning at work  active citizenship and liberal education  lifelong and continuing learning 9 MEDIA EDUCATION  media in teaching and learning  empowerment, control, and influence of media  media in the lives of individuals and communities

RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS EDUCATION  educational phenomena from diverse viewpoints  education’s historical and philosophical bases  questioning through theoretical basis and designing of teaching  education’s cultural and social connections CLASS TEACHER TRAINING  research concentrates especially on development of teacher’s professional identity, reflection and inclusive education and also subject specific didactic research 10

MAIN POINTS OF THE CLASS TEACHER TRAINING  one must have a MA degree to be a qualified teacher  the class teacher training educates strong experts in pedagogy and didactics who can work creatively and pliably in varied circumstances who has a strong identity and ability to co-operative work  the main points of the studies are inclusive education and also researching and reflective teacherhood  co-operating, integration of theory and practice and exploratory learning are emphasized in the teaching  Teacher Training School is part of the Faculty of Education is responsible for organizing the practice and training periods for the primary/class teacher trainees and other students 11

12 PRACTICING IN THE CLASS TEACHER TRAINING The practices and their themes:  Guided orientation practice (3 ECTS): understanding pupils and orientation to teacherhood  Guided pedagogical teaching practice (3 ECTS): practice of pedagogical basic skills  Subject specific didactic teaching practice (5 ECTS): adaption of didactic skills  Guided field teaching practice (6 ECTS): teacher in a dynamic and progressive school community  Guided advanced teaching practice (9 ECTS): wide-ranging and progressive teacherhood

EDUCATIONAL USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) (in Finnish 25 ECTS + 35 ECTS)  using ICTs in teaching and learning, guiding and coordinating and also doing research in formal and informal learning environments GLOBAL EDUCATION (in English 25 ECTS)  aims at building educational and community capacity by fostering inclusive world citizenship and promoting sustainable globalization SPECIAL EDUCATION (in English ECTS)  provides tools to understand and deal with diversity in education  covers issues related to individual differences in intelligence, behaviour and communication  looks at cultural and social explanations of diversity BASIC STUDIES (25 ECTS) AND INTERMEDIATE STUDIES (35 ECTS) MINOR SUBJECTS 13

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (in Finnish 25 ECTS + 35 ECTS)  focus on learning, teaching, education and growth; applies theoretical knowledge in concrete educational work and psychological problems Love-based leadership is one of the research focuses and university’s main projects; it has interdisciplinary approach and it focuses on "caring leadership”Love-based leadership GENDER STUDIES (in English 25 ECTS)  covers issues concerning the culture of gender in northern regions and gendered meanings in the culture of education 14

GRADUATE’S CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT GRADUATES WORK IN FIELDS OF  general education  organisation  research  consulting  co-ordination  in school and public administrations ADULT EDUCATION  vocational adult education  development of private sector  training issues within working life EDUCATION  continuing training  administrations of daycare MEDIA EDUCATION  specialist of network pedagogy  designer of education  adult educator  specialist in media corporations CLASS TEACHERS for the first six years of comprehensive school. 15

ROVANIEMI CITY OF EIGHT SEASONS * *  Rovaniemi is located at the Arctic Circle (Lat: N 66º 32’ 38.34" Long: E 25º 50’ 39.37”)  area: 8017 km², of which land area accounts for 7583 km²  Europe’s largest town by land area  population: inhabitants (January 2012) 16

THE CAPITAL OF LAPLAND ROVANIEMI  a dynamic and growing town surrounded by beautiful nature  a youthful and energetic student city with cultural variety  the logistical hub of Northern Finland  the effective infrastructure and excellent transportation connections to anywhere in the world  has a quality of life that provides a solid foundation for productive creativity  provides great opportunities for sports in winter and around the year  a unique tourist destination and an international centre of tourism  the local know-how regarding the experience industry is at the top level of the European scale ( 17

USEFUL WEBPAGES  The University of Lapland The University of Lapland  The Faculty of Education The Faculty of Education  Arctic Centre Arctic Centre  Rovaniemi in English Rovaniemi in English  Transportation: Local buses Matkahuolto (coaches)Matkahuolto VR (trains)VR  The Sámi Education Institute The Sámi Education Institute 18

Thank you! And welcome to Rovaniemi! made by Elina Kuirinlahti & Mari Laurila 2012 photos: Arto Liiti & Irma Varrio 19