METROPOLIA INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2013 – FIRST STEPS

Innovation Project (XX00AB56-2014), 2012-2013Rinne & Salmenkangas/ Hyto, Metropolia

AIMS FOR THIS SESSION

• Clarifying the framework for International Week 2013

• Defining sub-groups and dividing students in them

• Agreeing about how to proceed

FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2013

• Theme: innovations• Timing: 4.-8.3.2013 (week 10)• Locations– Mannerheimintie, Vanha Viertotie, Sofianlehdonkatu

• Funding– Sending organisation: salary, travel and

accomodation costs for lecturers (often EU funds utilised)

– Metropolia: lunches, dinner, sight seeing tour– No funding for students (!!)

TENTATIVE DIVISION OF LABOUR (1)

• Students– Innovating new contents and ways to arrange the

International Week– Planning preparations in co-operation with

teachers, international working group and co-ordinator, METKA, Metropolia Communications and Marketing, media, Helsinki tourist information, etc.

– Participating in the implementation of the IW

Please note: also other students are invited to assist in arrangements

TENTATIVE DIVISION OF LABOUR (2)

• Teachers (Sandra & Mai)– Coordination of the innovation project– Ensuring teaching is incorporated with the lectures– Information sharing on preparatory phases to staff

• International Co-ordinator Eija Tamminen– Invitations for organisations and e-registration

https://elomake.metropolia.fi/lomakkeet/6455/lomake.html– Serving as contact person for guests in practicalities– Updating the programme

• Hyto International working group– Approving suggested arrangements and content

• Contact teachers in degree programmes – Arrangements for degree programme specific programme– Serving as contact person for guest lecturers related to the content

How shall we get organised?

Tentative plan of sub-projects• SUB-PROJECT 1: Student involvement• SUB-PROJECT 2: Advertisement and publicity• SUB-PROJECT 3: Hosting international guests• SUB-PROJECT 4: Social activities• SUB-PROJECT 5: On the spot arrangements

SOME IDEAS FROM FIRST SESSION

• Meet and greet –event for lecturers and students• Participatory workshops in addition to lectures• Ensuring students’ participation by a

”compulsory choice”, however ensuring credits being granted

• Making use of social media in marketing• Some parts arranged as a web conference from

distance?• Inviting students and hosting them in homes• … what else?

BRAINSTORMING EXERCISE

In groups of 3-4 persons think about what could be done in a new, ”funny”, ”crazy” way

in International Week 2013.

WORKING IN AN INNOVATIVE GROUP

Lotte Darsø:• ”Preject” stage before the actual project – Asking questions, wondering, nonlinear and processual

thinking -> linear, goal oriented• Different roles in ”preject” management– Gardener (puutarhuri): participant’s wellbeing, mutual

trust, energy level, time out– Jester (narri): asking ”stupid” and ”crazy” questions,

proposing ideas, asking what if– Challenger (haastaja): challenging knowledge, asking

”rude” questions (role emphasised towards the end)– Conceptualiser (konseptoija): clarifying, illustrating, making

summaries, narrowing down, keeping an eye on the entity

GETTING ORGANISED

• Documentation of work in sub-groups – Processing documents in Google Docs– Making links to Metropolia’s wiki – Rotating secretary role

• PLEASE NOTE, anyone can have an access to the produced documents!

• Getting in contact with each other– Contact information list– Defining a contact person for both groups (who will participate

also International meeting of the faculty 25.9. meeting at 15)• Need for lap tops?

CRASH COURSE ON GOOGLE DOCS

• https://docs.google.com

• Create document• Share • Continue to work on document together

METROPOLIA’S WIKI – WHAT WAS IT AGAIN

• http://wiki.metropolia.fi/display/fysioterapia/International+week+spring+2013

• Giving names for sub-groups• Linking documents from Google Docs

DRAFTING A MISSION STATEMENT

• Aims/goals for the week – What? – For whom? – With whom?– How?

NEXT STEPS FOR SUB-GROUPS

• During autumn 2012 the aim is to – Create a plan for the International Week 2013– Carry out preparations into extent possible

• In sub-groups create a tentative project plan including– Tasks– Division of labour– Co-operation partners– Schedule– Budget

• Make use of ideas generated by previous discussions• At this stage you are welcome to explore also ”crazy”,

courageous ideas!