Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab

Online Hybrid Lab is a collective of professionals, scientists and educators who design and help to implement production models to boost blended teaching and learning experiences at Aalto University. We offer help with MOOCs development, video production of educational content, 360° / VR environment production and educational games. 

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Explore our production pipelines and learn more about 360° learning environments, game production or developing video content for online courses:

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360° learning environment guide

360° environments are something that anyone can use in their educational practices to make learning alluring and engaging. This page gives you all the necessary fundamentals you need to get started with your 360° environment.

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Game production pipeline

Looking to develop your own educational game within Aalto? Come to talk with us! Online Hybrid Lab offers support in educational game production.

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Educational video production

If you design an online course that contains videos, this section is for you. We go through the essential processes to support your video planning and production with practical advice and proven practices that help you to get the desired outcome.

Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab

Online Hybrid Lab is the place for the full life cycle of designing online learning, new discoveries, progressive research and developing expert views on Aalto University's digital educational strategy. We design, test, and promote production models and best practices in the field of online learning.

Let's develop quality content for your online course together!

What projects can we support?

  • Our mission is to help programs and courses with a potentially high impact and implement online and blended learning tools and methods to boost students' and teachers' online education experience.
  • We welcome projects that are willing to improve the accessibility of their courses for different audiences.
  • We support projects that are willing to share their best practices and contribute to the Aalto University blended and online education development.

We aim to design a quality and engaging online learning experience together with programs and departments that are willing to add online practices to their curriculum and aim for a high impact. We are always open to new ideas and initiatives and will be happy to assist you in planning, executing, and reviewing your online educational products and courses.

News and upcoming events

Teachers’ coffee: let's talk about online learning opportunities

Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab invites you to discuss how online materials could help with challenges that we repeatedly encounter in teaching at the university. In this midday coffee session we lead the discussion by showcasing some examples of hybrid learning methods and cases from technical fields.

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Teachers’ breakfast: let's talk about online learning opportunities

Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab invites you to discuss how online materials could help with challenges that we repeatedly encounter in teaching at the university. How could courses be more accessible, flexible and effective for both students and teachers?

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Teachers’ afternoon coffee: let’s talk about online learning opportunities

Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab invites you to discuss how online materials could help with challenges that we repeatedly encounter in teaching at the university. How could courses be more accessible, flexible and effective for both students and teachers?

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External partners and internal Aalto units developing and supporting online and hybrid learning:

Online and hybrid collaborative tools for working and teaching:

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Learning digital toolbox for teachers (external link)

This online repository contains the elements involved in creating joint online courses, including a technology toolbox, good online teaching practices, and a compilation of activities suitable for an online environment. This digital toolbox is a product of the Joint Programs: Embedding Virtual Exchange, or JPROV, Project, as part of the Erasmus+ Knowledge alliance, Unite! Explore all the different tools and submit your own!

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Collaboration tools for hybrid way of working (external link)

Collection of digital collaboration tools for Aalto community

Remote research

IT services for research and creative practices - remote tool collection

Instructions and tips for remote research and creative practices.

Services

Meet our team

 Tomi Kauppinen

Tomi Kauppinen

Head, Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab
 Taija Votkin

Taija Votkin

Specialist, Online Learning and 360° Learning Environments
 David Derichs

David Derichs

Project Lead, 360 and VR Content
 Valeria Azovskaya

Valeria Azovskaya

Specialist, learning experience designer, online education
 Edward Morrell

Edward Morrell

Game Researcher, Design and Development
 Ville Kankainen

Ville Kankainen

Game Researcher & Designer
 Tuuli Metsäkoivu

Tuuli Metsäkoivu

Project worker, podcasts and audio materials in online education
 Jutta Tavaila

Jutta Tavaila

Project worker, online education
 Teresa Rizzi

Teresa Rizzi

Project worker, AR content
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