Minna Lakkala

Ph.D.

Technology in Education Research Group
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education
Supervisor for doctoral programme, Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-4292

Phone+358504484207, +358294129837
Emailminna.lakkala@helsinki.fi

PL 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 1A)
00014
Finland

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Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

I work currently as a university researcher in the Technology in Education Research Group at the University of Helsinki. I am also a partner and pedagogical expert in a small company Heuristica Oy. My background is in general psychology and computer science with an extensive experience of consultation and teacher training in the educational use of ICT for over 30 years. I have published several articles, book chapters and reports nationally and internationally. My doctoral thesis (2010) focussed on teachers' practices in scaffolding and organizing students' technology-enhanced collaborative inquiry. I have participated in large national (Educational technology projects of Helsinki and Espoo cities, OPTEK, ProWo, CLiC, ARONI, Opettajana virtuaaliluokassa, dLearn.Helsinki) and international (Netd@ys, ITCOLE, P2P, Celebrate, Ernist, KP-Lab, FICTUP, Linked, KNORK, HEFSESE, HEI ICI PARFORM, DETECT) research and development projects concerning the use of technology at schools and universities. My research interests:

Evaluating pedagogical design solutions in implementing collaborative inquiry and knowledge creation practices in schools and universities.
Designing pedagogical infrastructures for collaborative inquiry and knowledge practices in educational settings; see my doctoral thesis.
Pedagogy building students’ knowledge work and global competencies.
Distance and online teaching practices.
Modelling and evaluating the features and practices of innovative, progressive school in multiple levels.
Expertise of teachers in pedagogical usage of ICT.

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External positions

eTwinning steering group member, Opetushallitus (The Finnish National Agency of Education)

2013 → …

Partner & Chairman of the Board, Heuristica Oy

1987 → …

Fields of Science

515 Psychology
Psychology
516 Educational sciences
Educational sciences

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications

68 Chapter
46 Article
20 Conference contribution
14 Commissioned report
14 More

Assessing the learning of knowledge work competences in higher education: Cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Collaborative Knowledge Practices Questionnaire

Karlgren, K., Lakkala, M., Toom, A., Ilomäki, L., Lahti-Nuuttila, P. & Muukkonen, H., 2 Jan 2020, In : Research Papers in Education. 35, 1, p. 8-22 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Assessing the Development of Collaborative Knowledge Work Competence: Scales for Higher Education Course Contexts

Muukkonen, H., Lakkala, M., Lahti-Nuuttila, P., Ilomäki, L., Karlgren, K. & Toom, A., 15 Aug 2019, In : Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Building students’ collaborative knowledge work competence in upper secondary classrooms

Lakkala, M., Ilomäki, L., Muukkonen, H. & Toom, A., Aug 2019.

Research output: Conference materials › Abstract

Developing a framework for depicting pedagogical features of university courses supporting collaborative knowledge practices

Lakkala, M., Muukkonen, H., Ilomäki, L. & Toom, A., Jun 2019, p. 52. 1 p.

Research output: Conference materials › Abstract

Open Access

Developing a reflection tool for self- and co-evaluation of socio-epistemic practices in collaboration

Lakkala, M., Toom, A., Kallunki, V., Salmela-Aro, K. & Männistö, T., Nov 2019, p. 179-180. 2 p.

Research output: Conference materials › Abstract

Open Access

Projects

2 Active
19 Finished

HEI ICI PARFORM: Partnership for Forestry Higher Education Cooperation in Mekong Region

Kanninen, M., Chakma, D., Yirdaw, E., Hogarth, N., Monge Monge, A. A., Lakkala, M., Ilomäki, L., Starr, M., Siddall, R. & Rekola, M.

01/03/2017 → 30/03/2020

Project: Other project

Dlearn.Helsinki - Facilitating Learning of Global Competencies (Helsinki Challenge, Business Finland)

Toom, A., Salmela-Aro, K., Lakkala, M., Tervaniemi, M., Kallunki, V., Männistö, T., Harjula, V., Dexter, P. & Fagerholm, F.

Business Finland, Tekes

16/01/2017 → …

Project: Research project

Teacher in a virtual classroom [Opettajana virtuaaliluokassa]

Ilomäki, L. & Lakkala, M.

01/09/2017 → 31/12/2019

Project: Research project

HEFSESE: Higher Education for Food security and Environmental Sustainability in Eritrea (HEFSESE)

Kanninen, M., Elfadl, M., Lakkala, M., Ilomäki, L. & Muukkonen, H.

01/12/2015 → 31/12/2017

Project: Other project

ARONI - Argumentative online inquiry in building students' knowledge work competencies (Academy of Finland)

Toom, A., Ilomäki, L., Lakkala, M. & Muukkonen, H.

01/09/2015 → 31/08/2019

Project: Research project

Prizes

Dlearn.Helsinki - Helsinki Challenge Science Competition Finalist

Auli Toom (Recipient), Katariina Salmela-Aro (Recipient), Minna Lakkala (Recipient), Mari Tervaniemi (Recipient), Veera Kallunki (Recipient), Tomi Männistö (Recipient), Pasi Silander (Recipient), Veli-Matti Harjula (Recipient) & Niko Lindholm (Recipient), 19 Jun 2017

Prize: Prizes and awards