Reflections on the lessons taught.

My teaching place took place in Oulu University of Applied Sciences. OUAS has multiple campuses. I was teaching on Kotkantie campus. In this post I will address on how students’ physical, social and psychological safety are ensured in OUAS. Rules and Regulations of OUAS promote general safety and occupational and educational well-being and endorse equal... Continue Reading →

Learning environment is the place where learning happens. In order for the learning to take place learning environment needs to be safe, welcoming and encouraging for teacher-student interaction. As a teacher I try to manage the classroom so that every student feels comfortable to work in it and share their ideas, the classroom that promotes... Continue Reading →

English TX00BP13-3003 I am teaching 6 lessons in this course. The course content is: oral and written communication needed in the field of engineering. Product demonstrations /presentations. Explaining production processes. E-mailing. Technical shapes and measures. Reading skills related to professional information, texts and terms. The main objective of the course is to enable students’ English... Continue Reading →

Link to procedure presentation : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ODLsC0Py_WC6sjPkFGvGKvdzQS-17roX/view?usp=sharing PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THE LESSON I planned to start the lesson with break-the-ice activity which I included in order for the students to get to know a bit about myself in a fun guessing game activity supposed to be done in English and serve as a warm-up. Next... Continue Reading →

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art in seeking to bring his pupil to experience this power.Alfred Adler What is really the secret of being well or well-being in the classroom? In my opinion the answer is simple. It’s the same as in life... Continue Reading →

Networking is getting acquainted with people in order to obtain certain benefits in the future. Simply put, networking is about getting connections. Friendship for the benefit has always existed in many societies, we can’t deny it.  A wide circle of friends and acquaintances can help us find a job, find a valuable employee, get good... Continue Reading →

Things would be pretty boring if everyone was the same. Our differences make the world a very interesting place.’ Allison Rushby Most people dread change. Change brings uncertainties within and around us which transformc us. When we face change and challenges caused by it, we need to adapt to survive. According to Boler (1999) as... Continue Reading →

"I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts. "  -Bill Gates We research things to know things. The development of the human kind is due to the curiosity and the desire to inquire about the phenomena surrounding us. So long as our... Continue Reading →

Law is order, and good law is good order. Aristotle Why do we need to know laws? Laws regulate our actions in our daily private and professional lives, they are the written guidelines on what we can or cannot do. Breaking a law in all spheres of our lives can have deem circumstances. As teachers... Continue Reading →