Welcome to my showcase ePortfolio where I share my research and teaching competence.

I am a teacher educator and educational developer at TAMK University of Applied Sciences. I’m a Doctor of Philosophy (University of Lapland, Faculty of Education/Media Pedagogy). Currently, I work as a Principal lecturer at the faculty of Pedagogical Innovations and Culture.
I have a varied background with a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills and over 25 years of work experience as a teacher.
Since 2007, I have been involved in professional and vocational teacher education and have almost twenty years of experience in online and distance learning and teaching.
My professional passions as a teacher and educator are deeper learning design, dialogue skills, learning communities, and digital pedagogy.

Current development and research interests are pedagogical learning design, dialogical skills, learning design, deep(er) learning evaluation, micro-credentials and digital learning environments (incl. MOOCs, OERs, mLearning, PLEs, ePortfolios and digital badges). In addition, I’ve been keen to explore educators´ soft skills, socio-emotional skills and knowledge.

“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.”

Leonardo Da Vinci