Nordic Studies Online Digiloikka project

Nordic Studies Online (NSO) is a new project creating a digital teaching platform about the Nordics as a part of the University of Helsinki Digiloikka project. The NSO project is a joint initiative of the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and Gdansk University, and cooperates with ReNEW network and nordics.info.

A new MOOC course on the Nordics has been launched at the University of Helsinki. The Nordic Studies Online (NSO) project is a part of the University of Helsinki for a digital leap in education (2017–2020). The Digiloikka project supports the pedagogically meaningful use of digitalisation in teaching and learning in the new degree programmes. NSO is a joint initiative of several scholars from the University of Helsinki (Department of Cultures/Centre for Nordic Studies), University of Gdansk (Scandinavian Studies) and Aarhus University (Department of History) in cooperation with the ReNEW University Hub and online platform nordics.info.

NSO aims to create a digital teaching platform about the Nordics. The project consists of two parts. The first part includes development of a pilot version of online MOOC course “The Nordics: Narratives and Practices of a Region”, which will be tested with BA and MA students at the University of Helsinki, University of Gdansk and University of Aarhus. In the second phase the pilot is developed into a broader version of the same course open for anyone who wishes to learn more about the Nordic exceptionalism, cooperation, cultures, societies, professional life and other related themes.