Finland-Ghana collaboration in hybrid teacher education

This GINTL-funded project develops research-based hybrid teaching and learning in Ghanaian teacher education. With digital technologies becoming powerful tools to enable remote communication, collaboration and learning, there is more flexibility to organize both virtual and face-to-face teaching and learning according to specific needs and the changing situation. This flexibility is especially important in areas lacking qualified teachers, but also in emergencies such as pandemics and political conflicts. The project seeks to research and develop feasible and practical alternative means for remote learning by paying attention that poor Internet connection is a reality in Ghana. A Mini-ÅAU-Campus initiative by Åbo Academi University provides an interesting research context to test, try and research new solutions for hybrid pedagogy. CocoEd project re-establishes, widens and strengthens the long-term collaboration between the University of Helsinki, Åbo Akademi University, and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.