University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education Erika Löfström PhD, Academy of Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer Institute of Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

University of Helsinki in a nutshell Established in students staff members, of these 3500 academic staff 11 faculties Agriculture and Forestry, Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Biosciences, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Social Science, Theology, and Veterinary Medicine bilingual Finnish and Swedish courses and programmes also in English

The University aims at a student-centred approach to teaching research-based teaching as well as evidence-based development of the quality of teaching and learning high-level research and researcher education member of LERU (League of European Research Universities)

Centre: aims and principles Research-intensive Centre Our activities are based on research and empirical evidence Development of courses and counselling on the basis of our research We are academics as are our “students” Long-term interaction with teachers no workshops Our actions are linked with strategic aims of the University We serve the whole academic community: teachers, researchers, students

Duties and responsibilities of the Centre Carries out research on higher education Provides courses on university pedagogy Up to official teacher qualifications -60 ECTS(one ECTS=27 hours of work) Student support Study psychologists provide counselling and services for students (individual and groups) Research-based quality system for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning at three levels: invididual students, departments/faculties and university

Pedagogical support structures at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education Director: Prof. Sari Lindblom-Ylänne yearly budget appr. 1 m€ Includes both permanent funding & other research funds from the University and outside 16 senior lecturers of university pedagogy Permanent positions, salaries paid by central administration Yearly costs about 1 m€ In addition: Academic Affairs Unit and Educational Centre for ICT

Open University : 1 senior lecturer Academic Affairs Unit CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (professor, 4 senior lecturers, researchers, 6 study psychologists, training coordinator, project workers) Vice-Rector City Centre Campus (Faculties of Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, and Theology: 8 senior lecturers) Meilahti Campus (Faculty of Medicine: 1 senior lecturer) Viikki Campus (Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry Biosciences, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine: 4 senior lecturers) Kumpula Campus (Faculty of Science: 2 senior lecturers) The Educational Centre for ICT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

The Lecturers of University Pedagogy The Lecturers of University Pedagogy form a network The Centre coordinates the activities of the network The task of the network is to develop teaching and learning at the University and in all the disciplines as well as to promote research on teaching and learning in their fields The network discusses and forms opinions about relevant and actual issues concerning developmental challenges in Higher Education Each Faculty has at least one Lecturer of University Pedagogy

Courses provided by the centre: Basic studies (25 credits) Teaching and learning in higher education (5 cr) Constructive alignment in course design (5 cr) Academic supervising (5 cr) Assessment of learning practices and quality of teaching (5 cr) Development of teaching and practical training (5 cr)

Courses provided by the centre: Advanced studies (35 credits) Subject studies (18 cr) Didactics and discipline-specific approaches to teaching 4 cr Curriculum design and quality assurance in higher education 4 cr Education and society 4 cr Psychology of learning 3 cr Learning in groups 3 cr Practical training (10 cr) Practical training in higher education* 5 cr Practical training in school and adult education* 5 cr Research Research in higher education 7 cr *(Includes supervised practical training in total 18.5 cr)

Main research projects Student learning at university study success, study pace, learning outcomes, approaches to learning, emotions, regulation of learning, motivation to studying, procrastination Doctoral process and academic supervision Academic leadership University teaching Teacher identity, teacher development, emotions in teaching Academic integrity Teaching and learning research ethics, plagiarism Student well-being Quality of teaching and learning Assessment of learning