Creativity and Learning

Want to learn creatively in international atmosphere and enjoy Finnish summer? Join our Summer School!

Organizer
Teacher Education College, JAMK University of Applied Sciences

Time
10–14 June 2013

Target Group
JAMK students, JAMK personnel, international partners: students and academics and anyone interested in creativity and learning

Place
JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Lutakko Campus, Piippukatu 2

Language
English

Price
For JAMK students, personnel and exchange students participation is free of charge. For other participants the registration fee is 50 € for one day, 100 € for two days and 150 € for the whole week.

Course description and objectives
The learning aims for Creativity and Learning Summer School are to increase internationalization competences and explore and reflect the theme “Creativity and Learning”. The student will be able to use creativity and creative methods in facilitating learning. The student will also reflect and improve her/his skills to work in multicultural group.

Creativity can mean using arts in education, but also exploring new teaching/learning methods, ideas, concepts etc. Learning methods in our Summer School are creative, participatory and action-based. Workshop instructors are mostly international. The final list or workshops and information about the summer school in 2013 will be provided later.

Summer School programme (5 ECTS) consists of:

1. Orientation task in spring (1 ECT credit)
2. Workshops and study visits during the summer school week (2 ECTS credits).
   Contact sessions: Monday to Friday every day at 09:00 to 17:00 + social programme in the evenings.
3. Facilitating social, action-based and cultural programme (1 ECT credit)
   Summer school students will facilitate the social programme of the summer school as part of their studies.
4. Creative reflection (pictures, diary, video, blog texts etc.), afterwards (1 ECT credit)

Read more: http://blogit.jamk.fi/tecsummerschool/

Lecturers
Read more about international and national lecturers from our Summer School Blog

Assessment
Participation required in contact sessions, successful completion of learning assignments

Housing
In a Student Residence

How to Apply
Until 17 May 2013 through ASIO or Education Secretary Minna Demirel, firstname.lastname@jamk.fi

Contact person
Teacher Education College, Mr. Jari Aho, +358 40 5322 748