International Summit on Virtual Learning and Cooperation: Workshops
You are welcome to join our international summit online on 14–15 December 2021!
Keynote speeches
It seems implementing Sustainable Development Goals into real world actions as well as strategies has been a challenging task for many companies, organisations and nations. We are lacking affordable tools that help in measuring and evaluating the SDG activities. In order to speed up SDG implementations, we bring together Cognitive AI, Contextual Intelligence and Balanced Scorecards thinking. This enables every individual, company and organisation to start measure-based development processes around SDGs. Idea is that relevant documents (strategies, curriculums, course descriptions, project plans, etc) can be compared to SDGs as written text. No new data, no heavy and time consuming data polishing labelling processes. Outcomes of the analysis are situation reports and predictions from diverse perspectives and gap analysis about what is missing from the curriculum.
The human mind is equipped for brilliance. The case studies of Nobel laureates and creative inventors reveal us fascinating information: we can invent unseen novelties, solve impossible problems and envision to the future. To surpass the current viewpoints and obstacles requires use of intuitive information as well as methods to operate beyond visible logic.
When operating with the current logic, we have good methods to work with: we can analyse and reason. Intuition is a fundamentally different type of information therefore it requires a new set of tools to work with. We cannot often reason intuition since sometimes it appears as an insane thought – which turns out to be a genius idea.
When evaluating the reliability, accuracy and importance of intuitive information, an emotion based feeling is not enough since our emotions and cognition are prone to biases. Therefore, we need to develop our perception skills, discernment skills and ability to integrate the new information.
Radically creative processes and use of intuition challenges our mind, rocks our feelings and requires an extremely safe space. However, digital online platforms enable us to build alternative type of interactions where we may reach new levels of psychological safety.
Aalto Online Learning is a online & hybrid lab at Aalto University. We create production models for range of online learning from MOOCs, 360 degree virtual labs, virtual and augmented reality, video production, automatic assessment and educational games. In this talk Tomi will share their experiences from creating a university wide community. It consists of educators and educational developers to jointly ideate and produce high quality learning experience designs and online materials as media. He will also share key visual examples from their productions, done via their agile and iterative way of working to ensure improved learning settings.
Tomi will also share the results and plans on virtual campus development within the European University alliance Unite!, having Aalto University as one its seven partners.
Tuesday 14th December
A workshop led by the international academic coordinator, Senior Lecturer Marina Wikman from the Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology.
The workshop will start with various experiences of working life collaboration of SAMK as well as partner universities. Mr. John Sisk, from Dundalk IT, Ireland, Mr. Alan Lovell from Northampton University, UK, and Mr. Teppo Lundell, from SAMK will share their experiences of working life collaboration in higher education. The participants are also invited to share their experiences and together we will discuss and explore options and opportunities for collaborating with working life.
This workshop is given by Maaria Berg, Senior Lecturer of Tourism in the Faculty of Service Business. The workshop is about Educational travel insights and SAMK EduTravel as innovative learning environment.
Finland is an island in respect of logistics. Almost 90 percentage of export and import is done with ships. Digitalization in maritime sector provided opportunities and risks to the sectors. Digizalization is in use just-in-time arrival/departure of ships to ports, in research testing environments and education of captains and marine engineers. The workshop will present current activities of SAMK’s activities digitalization in maritime sector. Several project results will be presented and discussed, especially Erasmus+ MERSol (Mersol Maritime Engine Room Simulator OnLine), as well as various other ongoing projects of the Maritime Logistics Research Center (https://www.merilogistiikka.fi/en/about-us/projects/).
Maritime Logistics Research Center (https://www.merilogistiikka.fi/en/) operates at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, SAMK Campus Rauma in Finland. The Center does research and product & service development within themes of efficiency, safety, as well as blue and green growth. The Center improves operations of logistic chains, maritime safety, and security of supply in co-operation with companies and other instances within the themes. Heikki Koivisto will present case examples.
Docent Minna Keinänen-Toivola has Ph.D. on environmental sciences from University of Kuopio, Finland. She has worked at SAMK since 2013 in various national and international research projects. Currently she leads the Maritime Logistics Research Center. The Center does research and product & service development within themes of efficiency, safety, as well as blue and green growth.
Content of the workshop: 1. Basics of lung function and respiratory dysfunction. 2. How to assess patient's breathing in ICU? 3. Respiratory support in ICU.
Workshop is led by Pauliina Alinen (RN, BNSc MNSc-student) and Jonna Saarinen (RN, BNSc MNSc-student). Both of the instructors have over 10 years working experience in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Satasairaala, Pori, Finland.
PhD Pirita Frigren (University of Turku, Degree Programme of Cultural Production and Landscape Studies, University Consortium of Pori):
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) network ‘Women on the Move’ – experiences on international online co-teaching.
In this workshop PhD Pirita Frigren shares her fresh experiences on the online co-teaching together with Associate Professor Marie-José Ruiz, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France. The co-teaching brought together 10 Finnish students of the Degree Programme of Cultural Production and Landscape Studies and 11 French students of Anglophone Studies in order to create an international, collaborative and multidisciplinary learning environment in autumn semester 2021. The course entitled Women on the Move - perspectives on historic and contemporary female migration was part of the EU COST Action (CA19112) Women on the Move which unveils women migrants' presence and participation in the construction of Europe. What are your best practices and ideas for engaging students to the international research networks and projects online? Come and join the discussion.
Ph.D. Pirita Frigren (University of Turku, Degree Programme in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies, University Consortium of Pori)
As part of the new #SAMK2030 -strategy, SAMK has created new double degree master programs in nursing, business and tourism. SAMK has a long tradition in doing international co-operation and building master programs is based on well-established, long-lasting co-operation.
In this workshop we will share our experiences in planning, launching, and implementing double degree programs at master’s level. The focus is on our business and tourism degree programs, Business Management and Entrepreneurship and Tourism Competitiveness Management.
The master programme in tourism is a completely new degree programme in both HEIs and with shared responsibilities, due to which the process has involved constant reflection on both Latvian and Finnish laws, procedures, and educational culture.
The workshop will also discuss experiences from online double master's programs with partners in Morocco, Kosovo and Sarajevo.
The participants are also invited to share their experiences in double degree programs at master’s level. The next step for Tourism Competitiveness Management programme is to look for new international partners, both from tourism industry and from HEIs to collaborate on implementing for example elective studies and research projects. We welcome everyone to share their future plans on international affairs when it comes to master programs.
The workshop is organized in co-operation with Eva Nefen from Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Ludwigshafen (Germany), Linda Veliverronena from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), Marina Wikman (SAMK) and Heini Korvenkangas (SAMK).
Speakers
M.A. Eva Nefen, moved to the Graduate School Rhein-Neckar 2 years ago as Senior Manager - International programs after 5 years as Managing Director of the MBA distance learning programs at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. The Graduate School Rhein-Neckar is an institution of the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. In addition to organising the English-language online MBA in International Business Management, her main tasks include international expansion and cooperation, such as numerous double degrees.
Linda Veliverronena is a master study programme director and teacher in tourism studies and at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia). She works as a reseracher in Institute of Social, Economic and Humanities Research and holds PhD in media and communication from University Of Tartu (Estonia).
M.Sc. (Econ. and Bus. Adm.) Heini Korvenkangas, Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Entrepreneurship. She has experience in curricula development both in bachelor and master levels and is curriculum coordinator for Tourism Competitiveness Management (MA) as well as Tourism and Hospitality Business Management (BA).
A dive into how to facilitate remote workflows in your peer groups and courses and increase productivity. Tool spotlight: Miro and Airmeet.
Workshop by Senior Adviser Santeri Koivisto from the Faculty of Technology.
It seems implementing Sustainable Development Goals into real world actions as well as strategies has been a challenging task for many companies, organisations and nations. We are lacking affordable tools that help in measuring and evaluating the SDG activities. In order to speed up SDG implementations, we bring together Cognitive AI, Contextual Intelligence and Balanced Scorecards thinking. This enables every individual, company and organisation to start measure-based development processes around SDGs. Idea is that relevant documents (strategies, curriculums, course descriptions, project plans, etc) can be compared to SDGs as written text. No new data, no heavy and time consuming data polishing labelling processes. Outcomes of the analysis are situation reports and predictions from diverse perspectives and gap analysis about what is missing from the curriculum.
Harri Ketamo, Ph.D., an entrepreneur with 20 years experience in cognitive sciences, complex adaptive systems and edtech / games business. Currently he is founder & chairman of Headai, a predictive text analytics platform company. He's also actively participating in academic research as a senior fellow at University of Turku and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences. Previously Harri has been e.g. founder & CEO of gameMiner (first-ever game AI that learns from player behavior), xTask (adaptive learning), Learning Fingerprint (gamified learning) and SkillPixels (serious games). He has developed products and platforms (games, MOOCs, analytics, AIs) that are used in more than 100 countries all over the world.
Wednesday 15th December
This workshop will be led by Daniela Tanhua from the Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology together with her international colleagues. Stay tuned for more information!
During the global pandemic and global lockdown whole world digitalized itself. Schools ran on distance education platforms, knowledge workers all over the world stayed home in most cases for more than 1,5 years, people learned how to order food and food supplies directly to home, elderly people contacted family and friends via mobile video connections and many other examples. World is now more ready to take those vital steps in the path of business digitalization. But what does that really mean, where are the business opportunities and how are we going to operate in the digital future?
The aim of this workshop is to discuss the future of digital business and gather actors from the field of digital business. We welcome all to this workshop and kindly ask that all the participants could prepare a (very) short introduction about theirselves and their contribution to the digitalizing world. The aim is also to get seed for digital business research network and possibly create common R&D projects in near future.
Principal Lecturer Heikki Haaparanta has Ph.D. on information technology from University of Tampere, Finland. He has worked at SAMK since 2020 and has started to build research projects in the area of business digitalization. Currently he is in charge of the project that aims to measure and develop the digital maturity of different businesses.
International relations coordinators Sanna Juhantalo and Noora Maja from SAMK will shortly present the international activities of SAMK and the possibilities of blended mobilities in the new Erasmus+ programme.
Kimmo Ahonen (Project Manager, PhD, Tampere University) will cover the topic "Cross-institutional cooperation between University Consortium of Pori and SAMK".
In this workshop two experts in the field of digital learning will tell us how different modes of teaching - contact learning, hybrid learning, online learning and nonstop - affect the planning of teaching from a digipedagogical (meaning both technical and pedagogical) point of view.
Workshop description:
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences has had nationally the best quality of education in the last few years. At SAMK we have been developing, piloting and ultimately deploying an online learning solution as early as 2009. Today the concept of this solution, Hill, is just one platform among our collection of systems that make up the learning environment at SAMK.
The students of higher education face more and more digital technologies and systems during their studies than ever before and as such the way learning adapts to these systems and digital changes is in the core of digipedagogics at SAMK. Not only technology but also different ways of teaching like nonstop courses, online, hybrid and classroom teaching need own planning processes that combine pedagogics and technology. In this session we work together to find best practices support teachers processes in course planning and realizations.
Speakers:
Matias Nevaranta is the Systems Coordinator of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Education services. Background in learning and study management systems, private IT sector and data ethics research. Competences in the fields of Computer Engineering, Business Administration and Welfare Technology. Interested in the digital transformation of education and digital technology.
Katja Lempinen is the Coordinator of Online Studies of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Education services. Background in digipedagogy and informatics. Competence in Chemistry, information sciences and pedagogics. Interested in learning analytics and quality of online education.
Instructions:
Mentimeter will be used during the workshop to poll and generate word clouds from the participants opinions at regular intervals. The participants will be instructed on how the Mentimeter works during the workshop.
COVID-19 has brought challenges for tourism as an industry, but also for tourism education forcing universities to reinvent new, multidisciplinary, student-centered approaches for students to be industry-ready in the post COVID-19 world. These presentations by Ivna Reic & Claire Eason-Bassett and Nick Naumov & Markus Pillmayer discuss the pedagogic needs for the classroom, industry network and students and provide insight on ‘Sustainability in Practice’, a teaching project jointly organised by University of Northampton and Munich University of Applied Sciences.
Workshop by University of Northampton and Munich University of Applied Sciences.