1. Project: “SHORE” - a new way of thinking? Project learning at Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences – coaching, feedback and evaluation during the learning process Carola Fortelius Venezia 9.9.2009

2. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 Engineer education - in practice Theory Modules of professional subjects Preplanned learning Numbers 160 ECTS, 40 working h/week Grades 1 …5 Formulas Practice Laboratory practicals Working experience period ? creativity?

3. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09

4. Why are we here? – and other common questions from the students, like - " Do we have to know this for the exam? " - " What is the next lesson going to be about, is it compulsory to attend ? " - "Can you please explain it again, I did not listen" - " What is the lowest pass grade ?" - ”???"

5. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 Two questions: What to do? How to do it?

6. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 We decided to do like the big guys do nowadays: CDIO-projects C for conceive D for design I for implement O for operate

7. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 Which were/are our questions? - How do we get them to learn for life and not only for the next exam? - What do we hope they would learn? - What is the role of the teacher, who is responsible for keeping the motivation alert? how can a boring teacher change to become more interesting? - How can we get them to trust themselves?

8. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 What did we try to achieve during the first run?

9. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 goals maps Give the first year students

10. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 experience of being part of the team

11. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 make them do lots of hard work

12. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 but step by step

13. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 become professionals

14. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 …. and be (very) happy and proud of it!

15. Carola Fortelius, SHORE, 09.09.09 How did we manage? …………with many, many different tail ends Discriptions of the different ways of implementing the CDIO-projects, and the students’ feedback to it, are part of the report. Now we discuss how to do it the next time and how the supervising and maybe coaching could support the learning process in a natural and good resulting way.