Preliminary programme (updated on 1 October 2024)
Please note that the programme includes
- joint networking events and social programme for all participants
- separate parallel workshops & events for WP 6 Task 6.4 experts (Track 1) and for WP 5 experts (Track 2)
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MONDAY 7 OCTOBER
Venue: Agora building, Lea Pulkkinen hall
Joint welcome event at 13:00 – 15:00
- General introduction to JYU and its FORTHEM activities by Tuija Koponen, JYU International Office.
- Salads, pastry, coffee and refreshments served.
- Introduction of participants (WP5 & T6.4)
Divided programme at15:00 - 16:30
Track 1:
Task 6.4: Guidelines for the structure and content of the toolkit – orientation to the workshops. Moderator: Leena Penttinen, JYU
Track 2:
WP 5 Mid-term meeting: presenting the programme and the aims for the meeting by Päivi Kananen, JYU
Joint event at 19:00
Informal get-together
Venue: Lozzi restaurant on campus
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TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER
Divided programme at9:00 – 11:30
Track 1:
Task 6.4: Theme: Mental well-being. Moderators: Gunta Kalvane, UL & Dominika Malchar-Michalska, UO. Venue: Lähde Library, Tietoniekka
Track 2:
WP 5
Second Symposium of the FORTHEM Think Tank for Innovative Teaching and Learning: Facilitating future skills in higher education
Moderator: Dr. Tobias Helms, JGU
Venue: Lähde Library, room Väite
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Introduction (Dr. Tobias Helms, JGU)
9:15 – 10:00 Introduction of experts
10:00 – 10:40 Framing the future (hybrid) Keynote by Dr. Josephine Moate, Senior Lecturer, JYU
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 615 9989 0068
10:40 – 11:30 Gallery Walk
Pre-symposium questions and positions: Contributions collected prior to the symposium (student Campfire, Prof. Dr. Bettina Braun, JGU) will be displayed on pin boards to set the stage for an interactive gallery walk.
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch break (at your own cost)
Divided programme at13:00 – 16:00
Track 1:
Task 6.4.: Themes: Social & physical well-being. Moderators:Lucille Carette, uB & Sara Molla, UV. Venue: Lähde Library, Tietoniekka
Track 2:
WP 5
Second Symposium of the FORTHEM Think Tank for Innovative Teaching and Learning: Facilitating future skills in higher education
Venue: Lähde Library, room Väite
13:00 – 14:30 Future Skills in HE: contributions from FORTHEM experts (Part I)
Each expert will give a 10-minutes presentation followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion
- Anna Marija Ansone (LU): AI Acceptance in HE
- Eugen Popescu (ULBS): Using the Design Thinking approach to spark creative ideas
- Malgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf (UO): Mindfulness as a Future Skill (presentation + 10 minutes mindfulness experience)
14:40 – 16:00 Future Skills in HE: contributions from FORTHEM experts (Part II)
-Timo Kovanen (JYU): Contribution on reformed pedagogical training program JYUPeda to strengthen personnel’s pedagogical skills in JYU
- Ana Juan-Garcia (UV) ToxiCOIL-UV as a learning strategy and entrepreneurship for innovation at the University of Valencia
- Christelle Chaussinand (uB): Hackathon and design thinking: Report on overhauling courses offered in uB’s School of Languages and Communication
- Maurico Cifuentes (UiA): The methodology of Digital Learning design with a specific framework for HE
16:00 Closing remarks
-Post-symposium phase announcement: We plan to publish the contributions from the symposium on the Workspace Blog
- Invitation to participants: All participants will be invited to actively contribute to the workspace
Joint event 17.:30 – 21:00
“Finnish well-being experiences” Venue:
17:30 – 18:00 Get-together, introduction of the two optional programmes
18.00-19.00: Mindfulness session OR sauna
About 19.30-> Buffet dinner
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WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER
Divided programme at 9:00 – 11:30
Track 1:
Task 6.4. Theme: Learning & skills (professional development). Moderators: Francesco Pace, UniPa & Jana Leipold, JGU. Venue: Main Building, C 411
Track 2:
WP 5
Innovative, multimodal and multicultural pedagogies for the sustainable future
Venue: Lähde Library, room Päätelmä
9:00 – 10:00 Higher education in multicultural classrooms in a context of AI (Dr. Agnese Lastovska, UL; Prof. Dr. Giosuè Lo Bosco, UniPa and Päivi Kousa, JYU)
Short break
10:15 – 11:15 Green skills related to Green Comp sustainability competences (Postdoc researchers, PhD Anna Lehtonen & PhD Niina Mykrä from the Finnish Institute of Educational Research, JYU)
11:15 – 11:30 Summary
11:30 – 13.00 Lunch break (at your own cost)
Divided programme at 13:00 – 15:00
Track 1:
Task 6.4.: Workshops on management, sustainability & equality. Moderators: Kristian Solaas, UiA & Alina Mag, ULBS. Venue: Main Building, C 411
Track 2:
WP 5
Multimodal pedagogies in FORTHEM alliance universities
Venue: Lähde Library, room Väite
13:00 – 13:15 FORTHEM recommendations for multimodal pedagogies (Päivi Kousa, JYU)
13:15 – 16:00 How to enhance multimodal HE pedagogies at multicultural and multilingual classrooms (University Teacher Nina Reiman, Open University, JYU & University Teacher Tuija Lehtonen, the Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication, JYU)
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THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER
Divided programme at 9:00 – 11:30
Track 1:
Task 6.4: Conclusions and next steps in the toolkit. Moderator: Leena Penttinen, JYU. Venue: Lähde Library, B 347 Koski
Track 2:
WP 5
9:00 – 11:30 Rethinking pedagogical practices in HE with pedagogical coaching (Senior Lecturers of HE pedagogy, Timo Kovanen & Päivi Kousa, JYU)
Venue: Seminarium-building, Old Festivity Hall S212
Joint event at 12.00 – 15.00
Venue: Seminarium-building, Old Festivity Hall S212
- Wrap up and feedback session in the form of a gallery walk, signing of Erasmus+ certificates.
- Sandwich & salad brunch and refreshments served.
