Ruth Vilmi

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Ruth Vilmi (SkillPage Update: Artist)

Colour mixing Child-minding again. Teaching my grandchildren about colour mixing!

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Ruth Vilmi (SkillPage Update: Artist)

Snow photography I enjoyed the snowstorm today - it was the first snowfall this winter!! I love taking photos of snowscenes and natural snow art:-)

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Ruth Vilmi (SkillPage Update: Painter - Artistic)

Teaching oil painting using water-soluble oil paints I've been asked to teach two girls, aged 7 and 19 how to paint in oils. I plan to use water-soluble paints. All tips welcome:-)

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Anamica Bhattacharya

Great work mam.. best wishes

February 2

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Ruth Vilmi's Experience

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  WriteIt

  Owner/Founder Aug 1997 - Present (14 years 7 months)

  I am founder and Managing Director of Ruth Vilmi Online Education Ltd, and employ several freelance language checkers and technical staff. We specialize in English language checking of technical ... texts, particularly doctoral and masters’ theses, technical reports and papers, conference papers, and articles for technical publications. I'm hoping to expand the language checking section;
  We also sell paintings and art products on line and at exhibitions. View More
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  International Writing Exchange (IWE)

  Founder and coordinator Sep 1993 - May 2008 (14 years 9 months)

  I founded the International Writing Exchange in 1993 so that my undergraduate students at Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) could exchange opinions and information with their global peers, ...rather than simply send essays to their English teacher. The technology was provided by TKK from 1993 to 1997, and by my company, Ruth Vilmi Online Education Ltd, from 1997 onwards. In 1993 I was teaching a class of Forest Products students so found classes of undergraduates for them to write to in Japan and Canada. It seemed a very reasonable solution when faced with classes of students of technology. In 1994,a class of mine designed robots in international teams, each containing students from France, Hong Kong and Finland. You can read more in my publications at www.writeit.fi/ruth/publications-and-projects/
  
  Nowadays, the site is mainly used by self-study students, with a ning at onlinelanguageservices.ning.com/ as well as the Moodle site at www.writeit.to/sys View More
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  Helsinki University of Technology

  Lecturer in English (retired) Sep 1975 - Jun 2005 (29 years 10 months)

  I taught English to students of technology in the Language Centre at TKK for 30 years. I was a pioneer of teaching English via the Internet from 1993 to 2005, and encouraging students to exchange ...ideas and take part in international team work. I initiated several language-learning software projects with my students in collaboration with Kari Alho in the Computer Science Department at TKK, and presented at many international conferences and workshops, mainly after 1993.
  
  Many of my publications and conference papers can be found online at
  www.tkk.fi/Units/LangSpeech/Ruth/Publication/
  and will be also linked to my blog at www.writeit.to/ruth
  
  I also did a great deal of language checking work for TKK staff and researchers while working as a teacher. View More
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  Finnish British Society

  English teacher Sep 1971 - Jun 1975 (3 years 10 months)

  I taught English to Finnish people of all ages, from 4 year old children to elderly ladies. I also enjoyed the social activities there, such as the Folk Club.
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  Voluntary Service Overseas

  Language teacher Sep 1967 - Jun 1968 (10 months)

  I taught English and French to Sixth Form students (A Level GCE) at the Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha. I loved the students and the way they were passionate about learning. However, I was ... forced to leave E. Nigeria at gun-point during the Biafran war, as the British government was sending arms used to kill the people I was sent to teach. I decided never to work in England again, and came to a cold, peaceful country, Finland. I'm still here:-) View More
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  The British Council

  Language teacher Sep 1966 - Jun 1967 (10 months)
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  Ruth Vilmi Online Education Ltd Oy

  Owner and Managing Director - 1997

  We specialize in English language checking of technical texts, particularly doctoral and masters' theses, technical reports and papers, conference papers, and articles for technical publications.

Ruth Vilmi's Education

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  Espoon työväenopisto

  Basic Art Diploma (3 years of study) (Final Year: 2010)
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  Institute of Education, London University

  Dip. EFL (Final Year: 1970)
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  University of Birmingham

  B.Ed (Final Year: 1963)
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  Institute of Education

  High School:
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  Chichester High School for Girls

  High School:
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  Espoo Adult Education Centre
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  University of Birmingham

  Education

  I continued my studies at the Institute of Education, London, in order to qualify as a teacher of English as a foreign language.

Ruth Vilmi's Places On The Web

• http://twitter.com/WriteitTo
• http://www.writeit.to
• http://www.writeit.to/ruth
• http://www.writeit.to/ruth/gallery