Educational First Aid Kit

The competencies developed in students are related not only the theoretical knowledge, but also with de practical learning and the learning of conducts, learning of Beeing. In Finland the focus is on the learning for the life, using competence-based curriculum. In Brazil, on another hand, we expect that students develop academically in many ways, but we don't give much support. In Hamk, specifically, every students receive the material below, the "Transferable Academic Skills Kit".  I though this ver interesting, this simple thing catch my eye. In this kit, there is a book for each of the bellow subjects:

• Team working;
• Academic culture;
• Critical Thinking;
• Examination Technique;
• Key Foundation Skills;
• Problem-solving;
• Presentations;
• Research and Reference;
• Essay Writing;
• Introdution to IT Skills;
• Scientific Writing;

Unfortunately in Brazil we give almost no one support in these subjects. We focus mainly in the technical and theoretical knowledge and we forget the most important. These subjects are the base of all. In Hamk, the students need to improve this aspects in every subjects as part of their formation. The teachers, in all subjects, have the responsibility to help the students improve in this aspects, as part of the curriculum. The curriculum here envolves these competences besides the technical one. I think that this kit is very interesting give to the students this formation. These material are a very simple thing but that can help a lot the students. 

Transferable Academic Skills Kit

Some of books

Some of books