TLC blog writing guidelines

The Teaching and Learning Centre invites all staff members of the higher education community to contribute to the TLC blog! The blog provides a space for current reflections on higher education teaching, guidance and learning.

This blog explores fresh perspectives on education and shares experiences of practices in guidance, teaching, and assessment. It also highlights phenomena in learning processes, the importance of collaborative learning, the promotion of inclusion, and the latest research findings on learning. If you would like to share your own views on these topics, please contact the blog’s editorial team. Remember to carefully review the author guidelines before submitting your text – this ensures a smooth publication process.

Instructions for authors

  • Your blog post should reflect your personality, your own ideas and perspectives.
  • The text should encourage the reader to ask questions and engage in discussion.
  • Your post may relate to a conference or a trip, but we do not publish pure travel stories or reports. Instead, highlight an important insight you gained during the event or journey.
  • We do not publish pure project presentations, but your post may address themes that emerged in a project supporting higher education pedagogy.
  • Use an inspiring title.
  • Begin your post with an introduction that captures the reader’s interest.
  • The maximum lengthen of a blog post is 4,000 characters (including spaces). There is no minimum length.
  • Avoid using tables, if possible.
  • The editorial team will add an illustration at the beginning of the text, or you may suggest an image yourself. The main image must be horizontal, but in-text images may be vertical.
  • If you refer to a specific method, theory or project, include links or references so readers can easily find additional information.
  • If you use references, follow the APA 7 format for citations and bibliography.
  • Posts can be written in English or Finnish. Proofread your text carefully before submission. We publish blog posts on the site corresponding to their language version.

Send your text proposal as a Word file to tlc@tuni.fi. The editorial team will contact you if necessary before publication. We will notify you by email once your post is published, and you may promote it on social media or through various channels within the higher education community.

Enquiries:

tlc@tuni.fi

Editor-in-Chief

M.Sc Leena Katto, Senior Specialist, TAMK School of Pedagogical Innovations and Culture

Editorial board

PhD Sanna Ruhalahti, Principal Lecturer, TAMK Professional Teacher Education

M.Ed.  Anneli Uusitalo, Specialist, Tampere University