This document outlines the course objectives, content, assessment, and timeline for a course on self-regulated learning. The course aims to help students understand key concepts and theories of self-regulated learning and how to apply them in different contexts. Students will complete individual reflection assignments and participate in collaborative group work, which involves solving cases and preparing teaching sessions. The course will be assessed based on individual and group work and participation.

1. SELF-REGULATED LEARNING
413311S
Marika Koivuniemi & Marta Sobocinski
marika.koivuniemi@oulu.fi; marta.sobocinski@oulu.fi

2. Contact information
Marika Koivuniemi
marika.koivuniemi@oulu.fi
KTK356
Marta Sobocinski
marta.sobocinski@oulu.fi
KTK349

3. Short introduction
• Who are you?
• What are your expectations related to this course?

4. General guidelines for the course

5. Objectives
• Understand the main principles and key
concepts of self-regulated learning
• Develops understanding of the practical
implications of SRL in different real life contexts
• Offer experience of self-regulated learning and
shared regulation of learning

6. Contents of the course
Introduction
Marika Koivuniemi & Marta Sobocinski
What is SRL?
Marika Koivuniemi & Marta Sobocinski
Motivational and emotional factors in SRL
Piia Näykki
Metacognition and learning strategies in SRL
Jonna Malmberg
Implementing and assessing SRL in classroom
Piia Näykki

7. Assessment
Active participation
Completing all learning assignments
Individual work and
participation 50%
Collaborative group
work and
participation 50%
Grade 1-5

8. Evaluation criteria
Grade Evaluation criteria (solo tasks) Evaluation criteria (group task)
5 Relevant concepts are explained and used in a critical
way.
Real life examples are tightly connected to the theory.
Relevant concepts are explained and used in a critical way.
Real life examples are tightly connected to the theory
Teaching session is planned in a creative way (includes
new innovative ways to teach).
4 Relevant concepts are explained and connected to
practice.
Examples are provided but overall critique or analysis is
missing.
Real life example includes all the main concepts and
relationship between theory and practice is well described.
Critical thinking is missing.
Teaching session is creative to some extent.
3 Relevant concepts are included.
Examples are not connected to the main concepts.
Relationship between theory and practice is not deep
enough.
Real life example is well described and it includes some
main concepts but they are not clearly explained.
Teaching session is well organized but not creative enough
(implemented mostly in traditional way).
2 Relevant concepts are included, but they are listed rather
than explained or opened up with examples.
Relevant concepts are included, but they are not visible
enough.
Teaching has been executed in a traditional way without
any creativity.
1 Some concepts are used.
Examples are not connected to course concepts.
Theory and main concepts are partly visible.
Relationship between the theory and real life example is
weak.
Real life example is incomplete.
Fail Theoretical understanding is weak.
Relevant concepts are not used.
Failure in finishing the required tasks.
Theoretical understanding isn’t visible.
Most of the main theories and concepts are missing.
Some parts of the task are missing.

9. COURSE IMPLEMENTATION

10. Course tasks
Lectures and
course materials
Group work
1. Case tasks during the
group work sessions
2. Teaching sessions +
essay
Solo work
Reflective notes on your
BLOG about EACH
lecture’s topic

11. Timetable
Date Time Place Topic
3.11 10.15-
12.00
KTK215 Introduction
6.11 8.15-10.00 KK223 Lecture 1: What is SRL?
10.11 10.15-
12.00
KTK307 Group work session
13.11 8.15-10.00 KK223 Lecture 2: SRL and motivation
17.11 10.15-
12.00
KTK307 Group work session
19.11 12.30-
14.00
KTK210 Group work: Preparing teaching sessions
20.11 8.15-10.00 KK223 Lecture 3: Cognitive and metacognitive sides of SRL
24.11 10.15-
12.00
KTK303 Group work session
26.11 12.30-
14.00
KTK210 Group work: Preparing teaching sessions
27.11 8.15-10.00 KK223 Lecture 4: How to measure SRL?
1.12 10.15-
12.00
KTK122 Group work session
3.12 12.30-
14.00
KTK210 Group work: Preparing teaching sessions
4.12 8.15-10.00 KK223 Teaching sessions (Groups 1 and 2)
8.12 10.15- KK224 Teaching sessions (Groups 3 and 4)

12. Lecture 1
• What is SRL?
• 6.11.2015, 8:15-09:45/
KK223
SOLO task 1
•Read course materials
•Planning, concept definitions,
ICE notes, reflection in BLOG
Group task
•10.11, 10:15-12:00/KTK307n
Lecture 2
• SRL and motivation
• 13.11.2015, 8:15-9:45,
KK223
SOLO task 2
Group task
•17.11.2015, 10:15-
12:00/KTK307
Collaborative work
• Tutoring for groups 1&2
• 19.11.2015, KTK210
Lecture 3
• SRL and cognition,
metacognition
•20.11.2015, 8:15-9:45, KK223
SOLO task 3
Group task
•24.11.2015, 10:15-
12:00/KTK303
Collaborative work
• Tutoring for groups 3&4
• 26.11.2015, KTK210
Lecture 4
• How to measure SRL?
• 27.11.2015, 8:15-9:45,
KK223
SOLO task 4
Group task
•1.12.2015, 10:15-
12:00/KTK122
Collaborative work
• Tutoring for groups 5
• 3.12.2015, KTK210
Teaching session
(groups 1&2)
• 4.12.2015, 8:15-20:00,
KK223
Teaching session
(groups 3&4)
•8.12.2015, 10:15-12:00/KK224
Teaching session
(group 5)
• 11.12.2015, 8:15-20:00,
KK223
Deadline for
collaborative essay
13.12.2015, midnight
Friday Tuesday Thursday
Deadline for SOLO task 1
Deadline for SOLO task 2
Deadline for SOLO task 4
Deadline for SOLO task 3

13. Phases of SOLO and GROUP work
SRL
1. Getting
to know
the topic
4.
Reflection
2.
Planning
3. Work

14. 1. Getting know the subject
2. Planning
3. Working phase
4. Reflection
Attend lectures and read the learning materials
1. Start planning after you have attend the lectures
2. Read the task instructions
3. Then plan your work using the planning questions which you can find from the BLOG
1. Describe shortly TWO the most important concepts from the each article
2. Do ONE ICE-note from each article:
1. Idea-level: Meaningful and important thoughts and ideas for yourself
2. Connection-level: Connect the new ideas/information into what you allready know. What are the
key concepts?
3. Elaboration-level: Elaborate/expand ideas and connections -> Come up with real life examples
1. Recall your solo phase planning
2. Then answer reflection questions which you can find from the BLOG
SOLO WORK

15. SOLO WORK
Write all solo tasks to your own
BLOG!
- Planning
- Concepts definitions (two /article)
- ICE-notes (one/article)
- Reflection

16. Planning questions:
SOLO task
1. Describe your SOLO phase tasks.
2. What topics and concepts are related to your task?
3. Set a goal for this work period.
4. How confident you are that you will achieve your
goal?

17. Reflection questions:
SOLO task
1. Recall your SOLO phase planning. How well did
you succeed? Why?
2. Describe one challenge that you had during your
task performance.
3. How you managed with the challenge you faced?
What would you do differently next time?

18. Group tasks
PART 1
Solving cases
PART 2
Teaching sessions

19. GROUP TASKS
Part 1: Solving cases
1. Getting know the subject
2. Planning
3. Working phase
4. Reflection
Attend lectures, read learning materials, complete SOLO phase before!
Start planning with your group at the beginning of the session
1. Read the task instructions
2. Plan your group work using tha planning questions which you can find from the BLOG (short 5 min
discussion)
Complete the task
1. Discuss your work process and compare it to the plans and goals you defined at the beginning
2. Answer reflection questions which you can find from the BLOG

20. GROUP TASKS
Part 2: Teaching sessions
1. Getting know the subject
2. Planning
3. Working phase
4. Reflection
1. Read the task instructions
2. Get to know the topic you have chosen for your work
1. Start planning after you have decided and got to know the topic of your group
2. Read the task instructions (again)
3. Then plan your group work using tha planning questions which you can find from the BLOG (write down
your answers and send to Marika and Marta by email)
1. Writing the short 5 pages essay about your topic
2. Preparing and conducting 30 minutes long teaching session
1. Discuss what was your plan and goal you defined at the beginning
2. Answer reflection questions which you can find from the BLOG (write down your answers and send to
Marika and Marta by email)

21. Instruction:
Essay
• Why did you choose the topic?
• Theoretical review of chosen topic
• Practical aspect: Describe in what way this aspect could
be important for teachers and learners, how it could be
supported
• Max 5 pages
• Write it as a group! – You can use e.g. google drive
• Mark references
– Use course materials and at least three new sources
relevant to your topic
• Deadline for collaborative essay 13.12.2015

22. Instruction:
Teaching session
• Aim: Choose one aspect of SRL theory and teach it to
others using methods that support their SRL
• 30 min + 15 min discussion
• No one correct way to do it! but it’s NOT (just) a
PRESENTATION
– E.g use interactive teaching methods, support
discussion..

23. Planning questions:
Group tasks
1. Describe your group work task.
2. What topics and concepts are related to this task?
3. Set a goal for this work period.
4. How confident you are as a group that you will
achieve your goal?

24. Reflection questions:
Group work
1. Recall your group work planning. How well did you
succeed? Why?
2. Describe one challenge that you had during your
task performance.
3. How you managed with the challenge you faced?
What would you do differently next time?

25. All deadlines for the course
• SOLO task 1 10.11.2015
• SOLO task 2 17.11.2015
• SOLO task 3 24.11.2015
• SOLO task 4 01.12.2015
• Collaborative essay 13.12.2015

26. ANY QUESTIONS