TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss the reform in teaching profession in higher education – new teacher roles are needed to implement competence-based curriculum and to answer the competence requirements of working life.Design/methodology/approach The study is based on innovation pedagogy emphasizing the socio-cultural theory and the constructivist view of learning developed to encompass the social and cultural customs of a particular community and its ways of operating.Findings The study extends the concept of innovation pedagogy to include new teacher roles to support the goal of how to ensure the development of students’ innovation competences.Originality/value The results are useful for those who want to outreach and engage in pedagogical and didactical development in higher education and increase the external impact of the higher education institution. VL - 26 IS - 1 SN - 1074-8121 DO - 10.1108/OTH-02-2017-0008 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-02-2017-0008 AU - Konst (e. Penttilä) Taru AU - Scheinin Minna PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/01/01 TI - The changing world has implications on the higher education and the teaching profession T2 - On the Horizon PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 1 EP - 8 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -