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Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 68 live with Pernilla Ulfvengren and Daniel Pargman.
Fika chat on how to teach wicked problems
How do you teach wicked problems? Join the live discussion with Pernilla ulfvengren, Daniel Pargman, Anna Jerbrant (Programme Manager of Framtidens utbildning) and Marcus Lithander (Podcast Host).
Pernilla is Docent in Industrial Engineering and Management and Sociotechnical Systems and Director of the KTH Centre for Sustainable Aviation. Read Pernilla's blog post as newly appointed Deputy GA at ITM:
It should be fun to work with quality
.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 67 live with Rodrigo Muro.
Fika chat with the awarded teacher Rodrigo Muro
What educational philosophy guides a recipient of KTH’s Pedagogical Prize 2024? Rodrigo Muro conducts research and teaches at the Division of Architectural Lighting Design at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE). Tune in to Rodrigo’s Fika chat with Podcast Host Marcus Lithander and Daniel Koch, Assistant Programme Manager of Future Education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 66 with Olga Viberg. Graphic: KTH.
There is a lot of talk about ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. How have they changed the way students learn at university? Marcus Lithander (Podcast Host) and Joakim Lilliesköld (Deputy Programme Manager of Future Education at KTH) chat over coffee in episode 66 with Olga Viberg (Cluster Coordinator for AI and Learning in Higher Education and a leading researcher in AI in education and learning analytics) about her vision for KTH as an international leader in AI in education, ongoing initiatives and what is happening in Digital Future's research focus period this spring.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 65 with KTH Formula Student. Graphic: KTH.
What is KTH Formula Student, and what impact does this student-led project have on the learning and future careers of the participating students? Marcus Lithander (podcast host) visits the Formula Student garage to meet students Albin Eriksson (project manager) and Alexander Ekman (head of business and marketing), along with Emil Tagesson (alumni) and Mikael Nybacka (faculty advisor).
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Fika chat on the Future of Education, episode 64 with Sara Naumann and Lydia Boij. Graphics: Malin Ringsby, KTH.
How can student learning be improved? What can teachers do? What can students do? And the role as manager for the framework principle (3) Active student-centrered learning. Marcus Lithander (podhost and Manager of principle 3) and Anna Jerbrant (Future Education Programme Manager) in a discussion with
Lydia Boij (THS)
and Sara Naumann (Head of Department, and Programme Director, PA).
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 63 on the faculty council's recommendation of AI use in KTH's teaching with Iris Callerholm and Caroline Bern. Graphics: KTH.
How has the Faculty Council’s recommendation on what teachers should tell students about course-specific AI use been implemented at KTH? Marcus Lithander (podcast host) and Anna Jerbrant (Future Education programme manager) discuss in Swedish with Caroline Bern (E-learning) and Iris Callerholm (KTH Student Union, THS).
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 62 about the Reception of new students. Graphic by Malin Ringsby, KTH.
What happens during the Reception? Who works there, how many people, how much, and for what value? The Fika Chat meets staff and students responsible for the Reception, and new students on Roll-Call Day, Campus Fair, and at the Welcome ceremony in the City Hall.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 61 with Lars Uppvall. Graphic by Malin Ringsby, KTH.
Is the solution or the process most important in a project course involving external parties in order to give students authentic, wicked problems to work on? What are the challenges and side effects? How do you as a teacher get started and what should you consider? Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lilliesköld discuss with Lars Uppvall , Master's Programme Director (Indek, ITM), project manager in Future Education at KTH and KTH SoTL contributor.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 60 live with Paris Carbone. Graphic by Malin Ringsby, KTH.
How do you go from dislike and fear to joy? How do you scale up motivation and skill in larger student groups? But also, AI and what academia should learn from YouTubers came up in the conversation between Paris Carbone , Marcus Lithander and Anna Jerbrant. Paris is an Associate Professor at EECS and Director of the Data Systems Lab. The THS student union awarded him for his innovative and experimental teaching methods.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 59 from Storträffen Meetup.
The big meeting for education – what's going on there? Why is it essential for KTH, and why should you go next time? Marcus Lithander asks teachers, students and employees how they experience the Grand Meeting, what they do there and think about current issues in the development of education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 58 with Gunnar Tibert. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What kind of robots that solve everyday problems can be produced by first-year students at the Master Programme in Electrical Engineering (CELTE)? We'll find out in a slightly different Fika Chat podcast when podcast host Marcus Lithander and deputy programme manager of Future Education at KTH, Gunnar Tibert, visit the teaching building (U-house) on the KTH Campus at the fair for the
electrical project 1 course (EH1010, Swedish)
.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 57 with Carl Dahlberg. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
How can teachers teach both traditionally and innovatively? And also in a way that has been rewarded with KTH's Pedagogical Prize 2024?
is a researcher at the Department of Engineering Mechanics and teaches solid mechanics in the Master of Science in Engineering programmes in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering and Materials Design. Listen to Carl's coffee talk with podcast host Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lilliesköld, vice programme manager of Future Education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 56 with Daniel Koch. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Are KTH's learning environments a so-called "wicked problem"? Or how can you define and translate the concept? Regardless, KTH's learning environments are a challenge that we at KTH need to address together: how can we make the most of what we have to support pedagogy and learning? Podcast host Marcus Lithander and programme manager of Future Education at KTH Anna Jerbrant meet
Daniel Koch
, Deputy Head of First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE). Daniel has been appointed Assistant Programme Manager in the Future Education programme management as of 2025.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 55 with Nina Wormbs. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
How should students know if and how they can use AI in a course? The Faculty Council has now produced a joint KTH recommendation on what teachers should tell students about what applies. Vice Dean
Nina Wormbs
reveals the "theft", why the recommendation is so short and talks (in Swedish) to Marcus and Joakim about the development, implementation and effects for teachers and students around AI and learning.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 54 with Linus Remahl and Anders Cajander. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What is the pedagogical value of open learning environments like Spaces, and why is it essential that they are open and accessible to KTH students? Watch a slightly different Fika Chat where
Anders Cajander
and
Linus Remahl
show Flemingsberg's open learning environments. After the tour, Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lillliesköld talk with Anders over coffee.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 53 with Åsa-Karin Engstrand. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
How can ethical perspectives be taught to strengthen students' ability to handle ethical dilemmas related to AI? Marcus and Gunnar meet
Åsa-Karin Engstrand
who shares results from a development project on developing a model for ethical AI integration in the Industrial Engineering and Management programme.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 52 with Patrik Hilber. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What can KTH and individual teachers do to get more students to graduate? Get tips on concrete measures and the challenges of broadening participation in our education programmes. If you have a project idea for developing KTH's education, you will also learn what to do. Marcus and Anna meet with the project manager for "
All onboard – student completion (Swedish)
,
Patrik Hilber,
Deputy GA at EECS.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 56 with Torbjörn Bäck och Torbjörn Gräslund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What exactly is quality in education, and how do we work with it at KTH? What is worth gold to the teacher? How can quality work become stress-relieving? What happened at the workshops for programme directors, and when will the new course evaluation system be launched? Our new podcast host Marcus Lithander and Anna Jerbrant talk to Torbjörn Gräslund (GA, CBH) and Torbjörn Bäck (vGA, SCI).
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Quality work in education at KTH (Swedish)
New system support for course evaluation and analysis
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 50 with Henrik Kniberg. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
When today's knowledge in generative AI and programming will be dated asap, how will the role of teachers change? How will teachers learn to ensure that graduates have the ‘right’ skills that industry demands? Johan and Joakim Lilliesköld talk in Swedish to KTH alumnus
Henrik Kniberg (crisp.se)
about practical applications of generative AI and how it will change both education and the need for programmers in the future.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 49 with Anders Rosén and Lena Gumaelius. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What makes a student say to a municipality ‘This is not a good challenge’? And what do all the teachers who have worked challenge-driven say? Johan and Gunnar talk with
and
about, among other things, conflicting goals, complex versus complicated, concrete tricks on how teachers can gradually introduce wicked problems in their course (without having all the answers!) and tips on various competence development activities for teachers.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 48 with Avid Fayaz and Arnold Pears. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
How are generative AI tools used in courses today at KTH? Until KTH has decided on common guidelines: what general principle can students use to know what is considered ‘cheating’? What can't be said too often in these contexts? Johan and Joakim Lilliesköld talk to Professor
and student
, who is a podcaster and active in the
KTH AI Society
.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 47 with Pontus Johnson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
According to Professor Pontus Johnson, what would solve the cyber security problem? In the conversation with Johan and Joakim, we hear everything from his challenge-driven project course with the "Capture the Flag approach", what is required for scaling up, lifelong learning activities, KTH Royal Roppers to ongoing and potential university collaborations.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 46 with Mikael Nybacka. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What does it mean for KTH, students and professionals if KTH can offer and clearly communicate an interdisciplinary competence profile without creating and establishing a new Master's programme? Johan meets
Mikaels Nybacka
,
Jagruti Ramsing Thakur
, and the student Shreyash Khatiwada, working on a joint KTH development project within the Future Education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 45 with Helene Rune and Cecilia Månson Blom. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What does the teacher need to do, and how much do we save when KTH has now coordinated the examination administration of written and digital on-campus exams and quizzes that require exam invigilators, including Funka exams? Listen to Johan's discussion with Helene Rune and Cecilia Månson Blom about the build-up and the upcoming implementation on a large scale.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 44 with Nicole Kringos. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Nicole Kringos, who has worked to broaden recruitment to KTH for many years, is now leading a KTH joint project within the programme Future Education at KTH. Nicole talks to Johan and Jocke about how the partnership with learning centres has the potential to strengthen KTH's broader recruitment and, at the same time, reduce the regional brain drain.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 43 with Gunnar Tibert. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Gunnar Tibert wears many "hats" at KTH. He was recently awarded the Borelius Medal for ""his significant contributions to the school's education through his forward-looking, supportive, and analytical leadership". Here, he reasons with Johan regarding change and development in education regarding pedagogy, courses and programmes offered at KTH, and leadership at the course, programme, school, and KTH levels.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 42 with Arnold Pears. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
This autumn, a number of new development projects will be launched within the framework of Future Education at KTH. As was the case last year, most of the projects are fairly limited in time and scope and "belong" to a school. New this year are a number of KTH-wide projects that in many cases build on last year's development projects. In this episode, Arnold Pears talks about one of the new development projects: "Pedagogical use of AI in teaching".
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 41 with Mikael Lindström Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
In November last year, KTH's Board decided to concentrate operations on three campuses - KTH Campus on Valhallavägen, in Solna and in Flemingsberg. This means that the operations in Södertälje and Kista will move to KTH Campus and Flemingsberg. It's a big decision that affects many people, not least students and employees at KTH. In this episode, KTH's Deputy President Mikael Lindström talks about the move.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 40 with Magnus Wiktorsson and Martin Edin Grimheden. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
The possibility of combining theory with practice, in the form of lab exercises or practical work in experimental environments, is a feature of all engineering and architectural education. Magnus Wiktorsson and Martin Edin Grimheden have led a project to see how to coordinate some different experimental environments at KTH. The project is called Product Innovation and Manufacturing Open Lab (PRIMO Lab). In this episode they talk about the project.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 39 with Lars Strannegård. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika Chat with Lars Strannegård on changes to admission rules
KTH admits students in different selection groups, the most common of which are via upper secondary school grades or via results of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test. As an authority, KTH does not have much freedom to change the rules for this. The Stockholm School of Economics is a privately owned university and therefore has greater freedom to design its admission rules. They are now going to utilise this by setting different requirements for student applicants, which Lars talks about in this episode.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 39 with Asif Farazee. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Farazee Asif has been a teacher at KTH for almost 15 years and has, among other things, been involved in developing and running the course
Circular Manufacturing System
. For this work, he was awarded KTH's pedagogical prize 2023. The course has several features that makes it unique in its kind, including combining theory and practice in a framework in a pedagogical and useful way that is appreciated by the students.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 37 with Sören Östlund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Around the turn of the millennium, KTH was one of the initiators of the now global framework for engineering education called CDIO. Someone who has been involved from the beginning is KTH professor Sören Östlund. In this podcast, Sören talks about the background to CDIO, what it is and, perhaps above all, what it has meant and means for engineering education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 36 with Anders Söderholm. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Based on six criteria, KTH's education will be developed and renewed. The vision that KTH will take a leadership role in the transition to a sustainable society will also be reflected in the education offered. This was established in a
policy decision (Swedish)
by the President 10 April, but what does it mean and what is the background to these six criteria? KTH's President Anders explains all in this episode.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 35 with Alina Lingnau. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Each semester, national students can apply to KTH's programmes. This episode is joined by Alina Lingnau who is responsible for national education communication, the group that works with national student recruitment at KTH. She talks about the work of recruiting national students to KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 34 with Martin Viklund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
KTH has around 100 different educational programmes, all of which are led by a teacher who is Programme Director. The role includes a number of responsibilities, ranging from the reception of new students to the systematic quality work. In this episode of the podcast, Professor Martin Viklund talks about what it means to be a Programme Director at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 33 with Gunnar Karlsson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
KTH has a Centre for Cyber Defence and Information Security that is run in close cooperation with the Swedish Armed Forces. One of the tasks is to train conscripted cyber soldiers. In this episode of the podcast, KTH professor Gunnar Karlsson, who plays a key role in this work, tells us all about it.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 32 with Helene Rune. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Written on-campus exams are just one of many forms of examination that students encounter during their studies, but behind every exam there is a lot of administration, especially for written on-campus exams. In the autumn of 2023, there was a joint KTH pilot project to test new ideas for the administrative management of written exams. Helene Rune joined the podcast to talk about KTH-wide administrative management of written exams.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 31 with Bengt Wittgren and Gabriel Montgomery. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
This autumn, a new 3-year engineering programme will start at KTH: Industrial Engineering. In the development work, future employers are an important part of developing relevant profiles in the programme, based on the principle of "one entrance - several exits". In this episode, Gabriel Montgomery and Bengt Wittgren tell us about the new programme and the development work.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 30 with David Puustinen and Gustav Svensson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
THS has conducted a study on what a vibrant campus means for KTH's students. A vibrant campus is of course more than buildings and premises, but what is needed to be able to say that KTH has a vibrant campus? David Puustinen and Gustav Svensson from THS visited the podcast to talk about the results.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 29 with Stefan Östlund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Stefan Östlund, Vice President for International Relations, visited the podcast to discuss the international dimension of KTH's programmes. KTH is, and is aiming to continue to be, a leading global technical university in education. Stefan explained what that means and what components are included in that work.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 28 with Mikael Enelund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Mikael Enelund leads Tracks, an educational concept at Chalmers that develops both learning and learning environments. Within the framework of Tracks, there are opportunities for individualised studies and collaboration between industry, society and academia. He visited the podcast to talk about the concept.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 27 with Anita Kullen. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Anita Kullen is Associate Professor and responsible for the bachelor degree project course in the Electrical Engineering programme at EECS. For many years she has been responsible for the course and has developed it into a popular course among both students and teachers. In this episode Anita talks about developing the bachelor degree project course.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 26 with Arnold Pears. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Arnold Pears is Professor of Engineering education research at KTH. His research focuses on understanding the learning experience from a student perspective, both in terms of learning specific engineering concepts and more generally in terms of engineering skills and competences. He joined the latest episode of the podcast to talk about the impact of AI on education and teaching.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 25 with Per Fagrell, Gunnar Tibert, Joakim Lilliesköld. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
The Future Education change programme has been running for a year now, after the management team was appointed in December 2022. How has the first year been and what has it meant for education at KTH? And perhaps most importantly, what are the plans for 2024 and beyond? In this episode, podcast host Johan talks to most of the Programme management for Future Education.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 24 with Joakim Jaldén. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Joakim Jaldén is the Programme Director for the degree programme in Electrical Engineering (CELTE) and part of the Digital Futures faculty. Since 2013, he has worked actively with video in teaching and flipped classroom, which is also the focus of this conversation.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 23 with Leif Kari. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Johan and Joakim chat with Leif Kari, who has been KTH's Vice President for education since 2019. He talks about his experiences from his four years as vice president and his thoughts on the biggest challenges in education in the coming years.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 22 with Anders Johansson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What does lifelong learning mean for KTH and how has the development of courses for professionals looked in recent years? Johan and Per meet Anders Johansson, coordinator for lifelong learning at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 21 with Sofia Ritzén. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What is a quality assurance system, and why do we have it? How does a system for quality assurance differ from one for quality development? How has the faculty council's work with the newly revised system been carried out, and when will teachers notice the implementation? Johan and Jocke talk to Dean Sofia Ritzén.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 20 with Per Berglund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Why implement digital and continuous assessment? What lessons have been learned from previous implementation? What does this mean in practice for students and teachers, respectively? Johan and Anna in a conversation with Per Berglund, former vice Dean with special responsibility for education issues.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 19 with Charlotte Janson and Pontus Juth. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
In what ways do
KTH Library
's activities and teaching support increased participation and student completion? Should the courses be compulsory for students? What do teachers and students say about students' digital skills? Listen to Charlotte Janson and Pontus Juth in conversation (Swedish) with Johan and Per.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 18 with Elina Eriksson and Daniel Pargman. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Soon, KTH will have a master's programme titled
Sustainable Digitalisation
. Johan and Per talks (in Swedish) to Elina Eriksson and Daniel Pargman about what the new programme adds to KTH's education offering and how new pedagogical approaches can equip graduated students to take on complex challenges better.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 17 with Sofia Ritzén. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What does Aalto do well that we can learn from? Johan and Per talked with Dean Sofia Ritzén about, among other things, maker space, handling the issue of education offer ("product portfolio" of courses and programmes), the value of goals and data to drive innovative development and the meta-value of the visit to Aalto University.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 16 with Stefan Stenbom. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
How did KTH handle the pandemic? What is the benefit of learning analytics? What is Community of Inquiry, Stefan's research topic? And how do we continue to work forward?
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 15 with Elin Lindblad. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Why is it so difficult to get relevant support for other forms of examination than a written exam in a classroom? Johan and Anna meets (in Swedish) Elin Lindblad, who is working on establishing a cross-functional team for the flow of examination where working methods for structured collaboration are to be developed and tested.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 14 with Geir Øien. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What challenges do we share with NTNU's development program, and what lessons can we learn from their development journey, which began a few years before KTH? Johan talks to program leaders Jocke and Geir Øien, Professor and centre leader at NTNU, Norway's University of Technology and Natural Sciences.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 13 with Maja Rosén. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
What do the students think of KTH's physical study environment? Which needs are in the top five to be categorised as an excellent place to study for the students? Johan and Anna talked to Maja Rosén, who is responsible for Educational Affairs at the Student Union (THS).
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 12 with Malin Wennerholm and Eva Liedholm Johnson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Johan and Per talks with Eva Liedholm Johnsson and Malin Wennerholm, the Director and Deputy Director of the First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), about ABE's development projects for 2023 within the programme Future Education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 11 with Marcus Lithander. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Johan and Per meet Marcus Lithander to discuss cognitive psychology to support course development. He highlights several examples and experiences from developing courses in lifelong learning (LL) at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 10 with Mats Nilsson and Anna Jerbrant. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Johan and Per meet Mats Nilsson and Anna Jerbrant, Directors of First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH) and Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), respectively. The conversation concerns the development projects at CBH and ITM, both the process of how the project came about and which projects have now started.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 9 with Ruth Graham. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Where is engineering education going, and should KTH worry about falling behind? Johan and Joakim talk to Dr. Ruth Graham, who has 20 years of experience in academic research and development in higher education. KTH is one of several universities that will be part of Dr Graham's forthcoming benchmark study on academic career development.
