Presentation concentrates on describing how Skilltize can help to make Finnish education available for everyone. The presentation concentrates on university courses, but other courses and live tutoring are already offered on Skilltize.

2. Making Finnish education available
for everyone

3. Skilltize’s positioning

4. Skilltize creates an online network with Universities
around the world
Course A1 Course A2
University A
University H
University G University C
University E
University B
University F University D
Course E1 Course E2
Course B1
Course B2
Course C1
Course C2
Course D1
Course D2
Course H1
Course H2
Course G1
Course G2
Course F1
Course F2

5. Skilltize provides live online training with teachers and
Private tutors
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Makes online learning social through
- live online lessons in small
groups
supported by
- live virtual classroom
- self-learning material
- calendar bookings
- lecture recordings
- assignments and assessments
- evaluation
and assigns certifications
Finnish Universities
universities from around the world
Learners at schools,
universities and
institutions
Teacher training
Teachers
Learners at
companies
Private individuals
Provides
courses
Personal
lessons
Receive
degrees &
certificates
Learn through
customized courses
Get ad hoc
support
www.skilltize.com info@skilltize.com
Forest sciences
and business
Mining and minerals
Design innovation
Languages and
natural sciences
Examples

6. Skilltize Learning Circle
Self studying:
- Watching videos
- Reading
documents
Self exercises:
- Answering
questionnaires
- Writing essays
- Making
calculations
Teaching and
tutoring:
- Receiving
personal support
Group work:
- Carrying out
experiments
- Making
presentations
- Writing articles
- Commenting
videos
Materials are
stored on lesson
pages on Skilltize.
Exercises are
returned on
Skilltize or carried
out on external
website.
Lesson are carried
out in the Skilltize
live online
classroom.
Group work takes
place in the
Skilltize live online
classrooms.

7. Set up for learning

8. Instructors located
in Finland
Participants
located in Thailand

9. Live online lessons Self learning materials
Live group work Online assessments

10. Learning takes place through self studies and live lessons
in the Skilltize live online classroom
Course page Lesson page
Live online classroom
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- whiteboard
- video
- voice chat
- text chat
- lesson recording

11. Course examples

12. Potential course providers

13. Introduction to University Pedagogy
Objectives: the participant will
- Be able to design and support flexible learning activities in versatile learning environments and
understand the central theoretical questions of university teaching and learning.
- Be able to design and support flexible learning activities in versatile learning environments,
- Be familiar with the central theoretical questions of university teaching and learning
- Identify personal and institutional challenges in developing pedagogical expertise and practice.
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Content (10 ECTS, i.e. credits):
- Learning in higher education: theories and practice
- Supporting and organizing learning: lectures, supervisory processes and collaboration in online
and traditional learning environments
- Curriculum in higher education: research-based teaching
- Developing expertise in teaching
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For whom: All teachers who teach at universities

14. 21st Century Educators
Objectives:
- Support teachers’ professional growth in the rapidly changing world, and guide their journey to
become “21st Century Educators”.
- Increase understanding of the cognitive processes of teaching and learning.
- Become proficient in using diverse and innovative teaching methods, learning environments and
education technology.
- Develop strong pedagogical skills and an understanding of 21st century skills acquisition and
assessment.
Content:
- The programs (10 ECTS each) are divided into fully facilitated online modules which use
authentic e-learning and progressive inquiry as their pedagogical framework, and engage
participants using a range of online and social media tools.
Aspects of the training: learning environments, teaching and learning methods, collaboration and
networking as well as assessment.
For whom: Teachers who plan to use actively latest technologies from technical and pedagogical point
of view in teaching.

15. Professional Teacher Development Through
Coaching Programmes
Objectives:
- To offer pedagogical competence up-skilling for participating teachers.
- To improve the performance of the whole school community.
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Content:
- The programme emphasises pedagogical issues in the school environment and are tailored
according to the special features of the culture, context and local education policy.
- All the knowledge and learning processes of the programme focus on increasing the individual
capacity of educators.
- Credits according to specific programs, i.e. from few to tens credits.
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For whom: For education professionals at all levels of the education system

16. Professional Teacher Development Through
Coaching Programmes
Objectives:
- Enhance university teachers’ skills to plan, implement and evaluate their own teaching and to
assess the students’ learning.
- Take time to reflect on teaching and being a teacher.
Content:
- During the training, the participants learn the principles of constructively aligned teaching, and
also develop their own teaching according to these principles.
- Course 1: Student learning (5 ECTS)
- Academic emotions
- Teaching demonstrations
- Course 2: University teaching (5 ECTS)
- Constructive alignment: Course design and planning, Teaching methods, Assessment of
learning
For whom: university lecturers, professors, and assistants with teaching obligations with limited or no
prior pedagogical training

17. Skilltize can make learning blended, i.e.
combine online and offline lessons
Self learning thru videos, reading, exercises
Live online lessons
Course kick-off
and first training
face-to-face in
Thailand or in
Finland
Course last training,
course completion
and certificates face-to-
face in Thailand or
in Finland
1st month 2nd month Last month

18. Skilltize can create a life long learning
Live online lessons to learn more and exchange
experiences with other participants
Teacher training -
course
Online and offline
1st year 2nd year 3rd year

19. Credits, degrees and certificates

20. Easiest way to get credits for the
courses is to have participants’
own universities approve them

21. Example

22. Finnish Education
Live Online
For Everyone
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