Matematiikan opetusta vai yliopistopedagogiikkaa?

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Osallistuin syksyllä Euroopan kasvatustieteellisen tutkimusseuran (The European Educational Research Association, EERA) järjestämään The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) -konferenssiin Hampurissa Saksassa. Konferenssiohjelman yli kahdentuhannen esityksen joukkoon mahtui myös minun kaksi esitelmääni. Continue reading →

Juha Oikkosen juhlaseminaari 25.-26.10.

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Briefly in English: see Professor Juha Oikkonen’s Honorary Conference Gathered Mathematics Educators

Lokakuun viimeisen viikon lopulla matematiikan opetuksen tutkimusryhmä järjesti professori Juha Oikkosen elämäntyön kunniaksi juhlaseminaarin. Juha on toiminut pitkään matematiikan ja tilastotieteen osastolla aineenopettajakoulutuksen vastuuhenkilönä sekä korkeakouluopetuksen uudistajana. Hänellä on ollut merkittävä rooli myös Ylioppilastutkintolautakunnassa.

Seminaarissa kuultiin kolme tieteellistä esitelmää sekä lukuisia juhlatervehdyksiä, jotka toivat esiin Juhan työn eri puolia. Lisäksi järjestettiin kaksi vuorovaikutteista työpajaa. Ulkomaisena vieraana seminaariin oli kutsuttu matematiikan korkeakouluopetuksen professori Elena Nardi East Anglian yliopistosta. Continue reading →

Professor Juha Oikkonen’s Honorary Conference Gathered Mathematics Educators

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On October 25-26, 2019, an honorary conference celebrating professor Juha Oikkonen’s prominent work in the field of Mathematics Education was held in Kumpula Campus. The conference was organized in connection with the annual meeting of Finnish Mathematics and Science Education Research Association.

Juha Oikkonen is well known figure and actor in the Finnish mathematics education field. He has developed mathematics teaching at the University of Helsinki towards more student centered direction which has, for example, improved the number of degrees. He has put a lot of effort to teacher education and is also working in the Finnish matriculation examination board. Many Finnish mathematicians, mathematics educators, and students respect Juha’s inspiring and often very concrete approach to teaching mathematics.

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Women constitute 29% of staff in the Faculty of Science

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Our recent post about the gender distribution of students in the Faculty of Science (45% of women among new students) raised questions about the gender distribution of the staff. Per popular request: overall, the distribution is 29%/71% between women/men.

Fraction of women in major staff groups:

  • Research and Teaching Assistants: 35% (78/144 female/male)
  • Laboratory staff and Research Coordinators: 33% (31/62)
  • PhD students: 31% (100/223)
  • Postdocs: 26% (50/140)
  • University Lecturers and Teachers: 32% (28/60)
  • University Researchers: 22% (22/79)
  • Assistant and Associate Professors: 32% (13/28)
  • Professors and Research Directors: 16% (15/77)

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Faculty of Science has a strong gender balance in students

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Against some popular impressions, the Faculty of Science has the most balanced gender distribution among students in the whole University of Helsinki. In 2019, 45% of new students admitted to the BSc programmes of the faculty were women (314 out of 703). The Faculty of Science wins this competition with a clear margin: the next faculties, Law and Theology, both admitted 37% men. Continue reading →

(Oma)opettajien vertaistyönohjaus – Peer Group for Teachers (Academic Mentors) on 25.10.2019

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[FI] Mikä on roolini omaopettajana? Miten kohtaan haastavia vuorovaikutustilanteita? Minkälaisia hyviä käytänteitä tiedekunnassa on omaopettajien tueksi?

[EN] What is my role as an Academic Mentor? Difficulties to communicate with students – how to deal with that? What best practices have others used in Academic Mentoring?

Welcome to a peer support event on Fri 25.10.2019 at 12-14! Continue reading →