Concluding the mentoring case 2.5.2016 Essi Vuopala and Niina Impiö Learning of Expertise Concluding the mentoring case 2.5.2016 Essi Vuopala and Niina Impiö

Programme for today 14-14.15 Introduction for today’s work and reminder about expert profiles 14.15-14.45 Group discussion; What have we achieved? 14.45-15.15 Presentations 15.15-15.45 Group evaluations 15.45-16.00 Concluding the meeting

Expert profile – task for 1st year students (2nd profile) 1. How is you expertise developed during the bygone LET studies? 2. In what situations your self-regulation skills has been necessary for you? Provide some examples of those situations. a) in study contexts b) in work life or in hobbies  c) in other informal context 3. How have you performed in difficult or complex situations? Give some examples of such situations. 4. How collaborative learning has been realised?  Give some examples of your role and performance on collaborative learning. 5. Set three goals for your learning for the spring period.  The length of the profile is about 1200-1500 words DL 31.5.2016

Expert profile – task for 2nd year students (5th profile) Before writing your profile, please read your previous profile through. In addition to reading your previous reflections, bring back previous LET courses and their contents, methods and assignments.   1. Reflect and evaluate your path towards expertise during the LET programme on the basis of self-regulation model (Zimmermann) knowledge construction expert performance collaboration 2. Reflect the role of interest, motivation and engagement in your studies 3. Reflect and ponder what kind of effect the LET programme brings to your future, and work life, when considering you as an expert in learning and educational technology. The length of the profile is about 1600-2500 words. DL 31.5.

Mentor group discussion Create one page Google presentation which covers following issues contents and methods of the mentoring case, reflection what went well, what could have been done in a different way, and 1-3 highlights of the case.   Presenting the slide and comparing the experiences.

Group evaluations Mentors evaluate following issues: How were the tasks divided among mentors? How actively did the mentees participate? What did you learn as mentors? How would you describe the group atmosphere? Greetings for the mentees (postcard). Send your evaluation to Essi and Niina. Mentees evaluate following issues: What did you learn? How would you evaluate mentor’s commitment and behaviour during the mentoring case? How actively did your group work? Greetings for the mentors (postcard). 

To sum up… DL for expert profiles in 31st of May Feedback form published this week LET 2nd year students have finished the EXPERT-course, 1st year students are continuing with problem- solving case in the autumn term.