BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMME
Innovative Teacher in Wonderland: Redefining the Teacher’s Role and the Future Pedagogy
18 March 2025
The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) ‘Innovative Teacher in Wonderland: Redefining the Teacher’s Role and the Future Pedagogy’, is jointly coordinated by the Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), the Polytechnic University of Leiria (IPLeiria), and the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (NHL Stenden).
Education is undergoing a transformation—learning methods have evolved, and students’ perspectives and needs are changing. This week encourages teacher students to design innovative workshops that inspire their peers to rethink teaching, embrace bold pedagogical solutions, and break away from traditional mindsets.
The goal is to challenge participants to reflect on the future of teaching without preconceptions:
- What will the role of the teacher be in enabling learning?
- How can teachers understand and connect with students growing up in an ever-changing world?
- While learning evolves, educators often hold onto conventional ideas about teaching.
This week provides a space to question, experiment, and co-create ideas for the future of education.
Schedule
26 April to 6 May 2025
Online sessions
26 March 2025 – Orientation and getting to know each other, presenting the abstracts
6 May 2025 – Feedback session
Face-to-face week
From 28 April to 2 May 2025 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
This week will challenge participants to rethink the role of future educators by fostering innovative, student-centred teaching approaches. Through interactive workshops, they will explore bold pedagogical solutions, critically reflect on traditional mindsets, and develop practical applications for teacher education. The event will strengthen peer collaboration across Europe, inspiring fresh perspectives on learning and equipping future teachers with the confidence and adaptability needed in a rapidly changing educational landscape
Mode of delivery
Blended
Language of instruction
English
3 ECTS credits
Eligible participants
RUN-EU students
Selection criteria
Motivation, expectations, wide representation of subject areas/fields and balanced participation of RUN-EU universities. The selection team will also take steps towards ensuring diversity and representativity.
Academic recognition
The participants who successfully complete this RUN-EU BIP will receive a Certificate of Participation and a Transcript of Records jointly issued by the organising institutions.
Scholarships
ERASMUS+ Grant
Please contact the International Office at your university for financial support.
Learning outcomes
Teacher education students will facilitate workshops exploring the future of teaching. As education evolves and learning methods change, it’s time to rethink the teacher’s role. Through creative and bold pedagogical approaches, participants will challenge each other to envision the teacher of tomorrow.
Course Leaders
Johanna Ärling (HAMK)
Keijo Hakala (HAMK)
Lecturers
Sonia Rodriguez Cano (UBU)
Vanesa Delgado Benito (UBU)
Carla Freire (IPLeiria)
Catarina Mangas (IPLeiria)
Susana Ferreira (IPLeiria)
Johanna Petra Hoekstra (NHL Stenden)
Liesbeth Roorda (NHL Stenden)
Coordination
HAMK, Finland
IPLeiria, Portugal
NHL Stenden, The Netherlands
Contact johanna.arling@hamk.fi or riikka.tuominen@hamk.fi if you have any further questions.