My Pedagogy

Here I describe my thoughts on the implementation of academic study. I will also refelect on positions that shaped my way of educating.

Study time General

As a student at Mälardalen University you have chosen to pursue an academic education. My responsibility as a lecturer is to

• Inspire studies in the field
• Tap knowledge from research so that you can take support from these when you formulate text
• Start up thinking processes and convert these into your own knowledge
• Challenge your knowledge by asking "why" and ask you to elaborate
• Give you academic status by prioritizing academic skills ahead of the craftwork

I believe that your role in the future includes being a resource for others. I believe that your in your role in the future, you also develop your ability to pedagogically explain the state of things with the help of refererncing older and ongoing research.

Appear under the radar" is not a good tactic. It creates uncertainty and questions in me as a teacher and examiner. I need to know how thoughts, questions and academic knowledge is received and applied.

Being in a smaller studygroup in distance learning is very common. It is important that team members can and have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions of each other. Every member whithin the group gets the groups climate, the efficiency and the exchange within the group that it deserves.

Campus learning

All the lectures that you are present at assumes that you prepare yourself by reading tasks distributed. Getting to lectures without reading does not give the whole picture of what you need.

Distance learning

My personal definition of distance learning or "web-based distance education" as the National Agency calls it, is that the entire course can be implemented without having to set foot on campus.

This means that in my courses you can expect to have other conditions than campus students. The campus includes teachers, computers, software, personnel, materials, etc. If you can be without this and can take responsibility and for instance take contact with teachers when you need it, you have good conditions to succeed as a distance student on this course.

All students requires time-discipline especially in distance learning. Book yourself into your calendar as studying and clearly distinguish between leisure and study time. If the course is conducted on "half speed" over 10 weeks, you should spend 20 hours a week to your studies, which is presumption.

At distance learning the initiative to contact comes from you as a student in addition to mandatory tutorials and other meetings.

Writing Tasks

To be faced with a writing task, such as PM or report, has a purpose. The writing takes time but ...

• Collects and gives words to your thoughts
• Exercises your micro- and macro perspectives
• Compiles your analytical thinking
• Provides conclusions for you
• Exercises your creativity, both the retorical and formal aspects

The reasons that we have writing assignments. Large parts of the examination takes place there.

Course evaluations

In order to improve our courses we carry out course evaluations. These are analyzed and compiled and sent to the department head. For this reason, it is important for each student to express when something is good or has potential for improvement. Do not miss the opportunity to use free text to describe both good observations and improvements as clearly as concretely as possible.

Any criticism that is abstract or unclear cannot lead to improvement, and is wasted criticism.

Johan Sundstrom