Digital Skills of Music Pedagogue in Hybrid Work (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

09.02.2024-12.31.2024
In this study module, we will delve into the concept of hybrid work from the perspective of a music professional. We will contemplate what future work requirements may look like, define various expertise profiles, and explore the digital skills needed by music professionals.

After completing the study module, the student will be able to:
- Define and set up a mobile workstation for a music educator.
- Use a digital sheet music application and integrate it with a web conferencing program.
- Utilize an external microphone as the audio input for a web conferencing program through an audio interface.
- Configure audio settings for a web conferencing program.
- Add a secondary camera to a web conferencing program.
- Identify necessary audio sources for remote teaching.
- Adjust audio settings for their own instrument for remote teaching purposes.
- Understand the significance of the network connection in achieving low-latency audio and video.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- design his/her profile as a music professional according to needs from the perspective of hybrid work, taking into account the potential of network-based working methods and digitalisation to promote his/her employment
- define the needs for developing his/her own skills, working methods, technological solutions and pedagogical methods required by chosen educational development task from the perspective of hybrid work (added February 26, 2025, T.Korhonen)
- use technological solutions to enhance working on-site and online environments
- has created knowledge on opportunities of AI in music field (added by Timo Korhonen on February 25th 2025)

Content

Creating the students own professional development profile
Digitalization and the work of a music pedagogue
The networks in the music pedagogues working life
Digital workstation
Sound settings
Working with digital scores
Software knowledge
Pedagogical practices
Introduction to AI in music field

Materials

The learning materials can be found at itsLearning course environment.

Teaching methods

Contact learning, e-learning, lectures, work shops, working in a small group, independent learning tasks.

Completion alternatives

By demonstrating mastery of the course's learning objectives, the student can apply for credit based on prior knowledge.

Student workload

Contact days and lectures: 17 h
Online and virtual working individually and in groups: 118 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The assessment focuses on the adoption of learning tasks and active participation in the work of the contact days.

Responsible teacher evaluates the assignments. To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments