To continue our lovely teacher series, let me introduce you to Tekoniemi-Selkälä Teija or Tertsi as a nickname that students usually call her. She has been teaching DPT for almost 20 years now, and she always loves those times, memories and experiences that she has been spending with us. She is the person who loves nature, loves spending time in nature and enjoys every moment of her teaching career.
Talking about the DPT curriculum, Teija, who has experience in curriculum development in our university, thinks that the system has worked really well during the last 5 years. However, she says that it might be changed partly from time to time because of the fast development of digitalisation, or because we also need to listen more to the industry and the entrepreneurs to consider what is more important.
Teija explains that there have been so many changes in the structure of DPT groups during the past 20 years, from the majority is Finnish students to a class full of multi-cultural students from many countries around the world. Even though most students are not English native speakers, and it might create some difficulty, Teija believes that those who decided to study in languages other than their mother tongue will prepare to study much harder. Because in the end, “you learn more but not only about the subject but also about life, culture, and you learn to appreciate and understand people around the world.” - she said.
She also shared that she had a lot of joyful memories with DPT students. But the most memorable thing for her is those trips to Tornio Valley, Latvia, Sweden or the visit to different companies which is involved in some study units.
Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and devoting for DPT students.
Stay tuned for the upcoming story of our DPT students in Lapland UAS
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