Becoming a teacher
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Taking this module gives you competencies to:
- Reflect your teaching conceptions
- Understand basic learning processes with the aid of pedagogical concepts such as motivation, metacognition and regulation
- Start planning your teaching to support your students’ learning
Self-study materials
Explore all the concepts in the Teachers´ Glossary by watching the short videos about the most central pedagogical concepts such as motivation, metacognition, regulation etc. Read also the articles. All the materials are available for self-study. If you want to earn credits contact your own University to ask possibility for guided study.
ARTICLES
- Eekelen, I., Boshuizen, P. & Vermunt J. 2005. Self-regulation in Higher Education Teacher Learning. Higher Education. 50 (3), 447—471.
- Postareff, l., & Lindblom-Ylänne, S. (2008). Variation in teachers’ descriptions of teaching: Broadening the understanding of teaching in higher education. Learning and Instruction, 18, 109–120.
- Vermunt, J. & Endedijk, M. 2011. Patterns in teacher learning in different phases of the professional career. Learning and Individual Differences 21 (3), 294—302.
Read more:
- Postareff, L. & Lindblom-Ylänne, S. 2011. Emotions and confidence within teaching in higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 36 (7), 799–813.
- Murtonen, M., Olkinuora, E., Tynjälä, P. & Lehtinen, E. 2008. “Do I need research skills in working life?”: University students’ motivation and difficulties in quantitative methods courses. Higher Education. 56 (5), 599—612.
Guided study
Contact your own University for information regarding guided studies based on the materials.
THE MODULE CREATED BY UNIPS
Content: Mari Murtonen, Professor of Higher Education Pedagogy, University of Turku
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