Objectives 

The teacher has a conversation with each student separately to help them improve their Innovation Competences. The conversation is based on only couple of chosen Innovation Competence statements which he/she has given to the students.

Methods 

The students fill in a form with two-three questions from each category of Innovation Competences. The teacher discusses their self-assessment with them. The object of this conversation is to make students make their self-assessment and plan how to improve them. 

I chose only part of the Innovation Competence statements to answer, those which suited best to Journalism studies. It made the conversation easier and more focused.  

I could ask for more details about those couple of questions. When there has been the whole list of statements it has been very difficult to ask more about any of them.  

Environment 

Online suits very well to goal and development dialogue with a student. It is an intense and peaceful environment with one student at a time. 

Role 

Teacher asks questions and the student answers. The teacher does not provide so-called right answers. The responsibility is with the student. 

Motivation 

One of the questions in a form was about the motivation to assess a student´s own Innovation Competences. Here are the answers to that question.  

Innovation Competences are on my opinion: 

Totally useless: 0 

I pondered them at the time of the survey, but not at any other time: 4. 

I find it important to keep working life skills in mind during my studies: 13. 

Answering them clearly increases my self-awareness: 3. 

Answering them obliges me to develop myself: 0. 

Assessment 

Only self-assessment and a conversation with a teacher after that. The responsibility is all the time on the student.