Teaching and learning
A landing page for teachers to help them find services and support related to teaching and learning.
Teacher’s Handbook
Teacher’s Handbook
In this handbook, you can find information on teaching at Aalto University. The handbook seeks to provide practical information on teaching practices; rules, regulations, and guidelines concerning teaching; digital platforms for teaching and learning; and physical learning spaces for teaching.
In addition, the section ‘Teacher's onboarding’ guides new teachers towards essential information on how to get started with teaching at Aalto.
The Teacher’s Handbook is maintained by Teacher Services.
Teaching practices
A checklist for teaching practices and steps that need to be taken over the entire lifespan of a course.
Digital platforms for teaching and learning in Aalto University
Every teacher's core digital platforms include the student information system Sisu and the digital learning environment MyCourses.
Here, you will also find digital platforms that facilitate everyday tasks in contact and online teaching.
Learning spaces for teaching
In Learning spaces for teaching, you can find basic information on teaching and learning facilities in Aalto University campus.
Teacher onboarding
Welcome to teach at Aalto University! This page is designed to support your onboarding path as a teacher. Here you can find information on Aalto University's teaching and learning culture, practices of teaching as well as developing as a teacher.
Multiprofessional support for teachers
Where to get help for daily work?
Rights and responsibilities of the teacher in teaching
Support and advice available for teachers as well as principles guiding the work of teachers.
Navigation instructions
You can browse the handbook through the sections. When a page has a Teacher’s Handbook link on top, you are viewing Teacher’s Handbook content.
In addition to its own content, the handbook has links to many Aalto.fi webpages, such as ‘Academic policies and regulations’, ‘Curriculum design‘, and various other resources.
You will know you have left the handbook content when there is no longer a Teacher’s Handbook link above the page title.
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Other handbooks available at Aalto University
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Programme director's handbook
The programme director's handbook is a collection of guidelines, templates, and good practices. The handbook gathers together information about processes, schedules and tools and the aim is to support degree programme directors, heads of majors and others involved to succeed in implementing, evaluating and developing the degree programmes.
Aalto Handbook
Here you will find information regarding Aalto University’s organisation, various operators, management processes, operational principles and the guiding rules and policies of our operations.
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