Education and Learning

Practical implementation of Carpe Diem method in course development in Kosovar higher education institutions

Metacognition – intriguing concept for teachers in Nepal

The realisation of metacognitive skills when integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into pedagogical activities to develop student-centred online learning is a relatively recent concept in Nepal.

A review of the current discourse and strategies surrounding micro-credentials within higher education institutions

Training students in gamified learning – Teachers´ experiences of ludo didactics

Uzbekistan’s university staff getting inspired about bioeconomy innovations

Bioeconomy forms the base of the Uzbekistan’s economy in terms of economic growth and employment. Uzbekistan aims to boost its bioeconomy capacities as well as education. While developing bioeconomy master programme the Uzbek university staff also have enhanced their practical bioeconomy knowledge through study visits in Finland and the Baltic countries.

Creating engaging online learning materials for VET

Digital transformation requires teachers to rethink their teaching methods and materials used for learning. We used peer mentoring as a pedagogical tool and explored various digital tools to answer this challenge.

The evolution of online learning: heutagogy meets MOOCs in the digital age

Empowering Teachers in Indonesia

This article discusses the book Finnish Education System – Learning How to Teach [Sistem Pendidikan Finland – Belajar Cara Mengajar], published in Indonesia. The book is based on one of the authors’ experiences in studying Professional Teacher Education in Digital Era programme at Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The book describes the pedagogy of what and how was learned and the programme, with the author’s reflection. Personal views of challenges and inspirations from the topics, teachers, and students are also included. The book is appreciated by readers, mostly teachers in Indonesia, despite the programme is being studied in Finland (or, perhaps due to its coming from Finland).

Vocational education and training (VET) in India: Recent initiatives, teacher preparation and challenges

Nordic-Baltic teacher cooperation on master’s programme in nursing

Network work helps to improve the quality of education and to identify areas for development. The Nordic-Baltic network of the English-language Advanced Practice Nursing education has good experiences of how Jamk’s master’s program can be developed even better to meet the needs of education, working life and health care stakeholders.