Matleena Laakso
Email
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Tampere Universities: firstname.surname@tuni.fi
Tampere Universities: firstname.surname@tuni.fi
Tel.: +358 41 525 0067
My previous work experience includes working at Kiipula Vocational Collage, the School of Professional Teacher Education at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, the Brahea Centre at the University of Turku, Center of Educational Technology at the City of Tampere and several units and employment relationships at the University of Tampere since 1995: From 2004 to 2009 I specialized in problem-based learning and co-operative learning and teaching methods. In 2020 I educated and mentored several teams to create online courses. In 2021, I supported teachers in creating hybrid courses and from 2022 to 2023 I held workshops on online pedagogy and its tools. In 2024 I work as an e-learning expert in training progamme for library section. You can read more from my LinkedIn-profile. It is in English, but I mainly share posts in Finnish. If you wish to connect with me, please specify how we know each other or what we have in common.
Presentations in English
OnEdu AI Learning Environment and its previous environments by the Finnish Mobie Ltd has been developed in co-operation with 100 Finnish schools. I have been training personnel of companies, schools and public administration to create online courses and Mobie Zine publications since 2014 in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Besides training I have been building online courses for companies based on their own learning materials. (More information in Finnish.)
LinkedIn: @matleenalaakso
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I am an expert in teaching and learning - specialized in e-learning, ICT and AI in education and professional development. I have worked mainly as a freelancer trainer since 2014. I also work part-time as a visiting lecturer at the School of Pedagogical Innovation and Culture at TAMK - Tampere University of Applied Sciences and as an e-Leaning Expert at the Tree – Continuing Education unit at the University of Tampere. I have done my master's degree in adult education and later completed studies of Professionl teacher education (60 credits). I have worked with continuing professional development over 20 years. I speak Finnish, English and some German and Swedish.
You can watch the infographic of my work year 2024. The main topic during the past 2-3 years has been AI in education - I have given more than 100 keynotes, webinars and workshops. Since 2009 my other main areas of work have been with ICT in education, e-learning, online courses, creating online educational materials, participative methods in webinars, social media and mobile learning. I have worked with companies, public administration, organizations and especially with educational institutions - from elementary to higher education.
I am well-known for this blog and for sharing Creative Commons -licensed OER instructions on pedagogy and applications. Open Science awarded me a national prize for my work in 2023. My open materials have been viewed in total three million times.
I am a member of the planning group of ITK Conference - Finland's largest event for digital education and learning - and The expert panel in Open Education by Open Science. I am also an H5P Ambassador and until autumn 2024 I was also a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE).
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My previous work experience includes working at Kiipula Vocational Collage, the School of Professional Teacher Education at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, the Brahea Centre at the University of Turku, Center of Educational Technology at the City of Tampere and several units and employment relationships at the University of Tampere since 1995: From 2004 to 2009 I specialized in problem-based learning and co-operative learning and teaching methods. In 2020 I educated and mentored several teams to create online courses. In 2021, I supported teachers in creating hybrid courses and from 2022 to 2023 I held workshops on online pedagogy and its tools. In 2024 I work as an e-learning expert in training progamme for library section. You can read more from my LinkedIn-profile. It is in English, but I mainly share posts in Finnish. If you wish to connect with me, please specify how we know each other or what we have in common.
You can listen to AI created podcasts and videos made from my blog posts and other materials on digital pedagogy and AI in education. Podcasts are made by Google NotebookLM AI app beginninig from autumn 2024. In April 2025 I cloned myself to AI avatar with Heygen and created videos: My AI Story (embedded below) and Meine KI Reise (2 min).
Upcoming Events and Content in English
- European SALTO Digital Resource Centre. Learning path on AI for NA staff.
- Generative AI -video will be published in the next few days (___min) and slides
- Three more videos to come in Sep-Dec 2025.
- Erasmus+ Summer Course by Eunos
- 21.-27th June 2026: AI in Education -Erasmus+ summer course at Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Presentations in English
- eTwinning / Finnish National Agency for Education
- AI in teaching practice. Nordic eTwinning seminar. Helsinki.
- Erasmus+ TCA. Finnish National Agency for Education.
- AI and project planning and management. Helsinki 20.5.2025
- eTwinning / Finnish National Agency for Education
- AI and eTwinning. Baltic and Finnish eTwinning ambassadors training. Helsinki 14.3.2025.
- Omnia Education Parthership, webinar for Ukranian DLC-teachers 7.2.2025
- Pedagogical approach to AI training planning for VET and DLCs. / Педагогічні підходи до планування навчання за допомогою ШІ для закладів П(ПТ)О та Цифрових освітніх центрів (referral links, GenAI teachable machine, AI guides).
- European SALTO Digital Resource Centre, online workshop 5.12.2024
- META-COIN-project, Omnia: H5P-expert and -support (a few days in 2024-2025)
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). Professional Teacher Education Programme
- Facilitating at Teaching and facilitation -demo sessions 11.10.2024
- InterAct, Video Making for Teachers, Erasmus+, Angra do Heroismo, Azores 11-15th July 2022 (as a participant). Three blogposts both English and in Finnish:
- Two days in Faial island in Azores
- Erasmus+ Course in the Azores Islands
- Erasmus+: Learning videography
- Erasmus+ at Azores -YouTube Channel (in English and/or Finnish)
- Educational Consortium OSAO (VET), Erasmus+
- Mobile Videos in Education (slides) 15.6.2022
- Digital Skills and Methods for Distance and Hybrid Learning (slides) 17.-18.3.2022
- Tampere University, Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)
- Activating students in face-to-face/hybrid teaching and online courses (slides) 27.1.2022
- Activating students in hybrid and online lecture (slides) 20.1.2022
- View the two English columns in Padlet for examples and links.
- Brazilian teachers at Tampere University of Applied Sciences, 5. and 7.10.2021
- The ANGE project, Erasmus+, Novida, Loimaa 20.3.2018
- Lappeenranta University of Technology 19.3.2018
- Creating e-learning courses (slides)
- YWeLP-project, Helsinki 19. and 22.2.2018
- H5P content types (slides) and H5P-blogpage in Finnish
- Web page for H5P content types: h5p.org (examples, tutorials etc.)
- ChemSAR Project, Partner workshop Helsinki 7.2.2018
- Chongqing University of Sciences and Technology, China
- On July 2017 I trained new university teachers in Chongqing in China. I worked with a colleague Tampere University of Applied Science lecturer Hanna Saraketo and interpreter Li Zhang. I wrote three blog post in Finnish language: Ensikertaa Kiinassa, Chongqing, hot pot ja munakoiso and Kiinassa opettajia kouluttamassa.
- Introduction to education in Finland and some pedagogical approahes and methods (slides)
- Ict and digitalization in teaching and learning (slides)
- Footprints across Europe, Erasmus KA2, City of Akaa 4.-5.4.2017; Slides and Padlet.
- ICT and Social Media in Education, Networking and Sharing (2015)
- University Pedagogical Studies (4 ects), University of Vaasa, with Satu Öystilä (2015)
- Pedagogy in the Key Role! (several presentations of PAOK Network and/or Center for Educational Technology, City of Tampere, 2009-2014)
- Teacher training in Finland and the work environment in upper secondary and VET schools, Study Visit (2009)
- Open the Classroom's door! Present situation and future of eLearning models in Vocational Education and Learning – case Tampere region, PLIMe Seminar presentation with Anne Suoniemi (2009)
- Supporting the Change, PBL-PD Program as the Dynamo for Teachers' Empowerment and Organizational Change (paper presentation with Sari Poikela)
- FACE The Annual Conference of the Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education, Ireland, Cork (2005)
- International Conference on Problem- Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning - Bridging Work and Education, Finland, Lahti (2005)
Mobie Ltd: OnEdu AI Learning Environment
OnEdu AI Learning Environment and its previous environments by the Finnish Mobie Ltd has been developed in co-operation with 100 Finnish schools. I have been training personnel of companies, schools and public administration to create online courses and Mobie Zine publications since 2014 in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Besides training I have been building online courses for companies based on their own learning materials. (More information in Finnish.)
- Slides: OnEdu Learning Environment, Mobie Zine Publications and How to Use OnEdu Forms?
- Mobie eSmart includes H5P content types for creating interactive content. Here you can view examples of almost all H5P tools and there are also good tutorials available. My slides (Feb 2018) show you can easily create web content with H5P also to Moodle. (H5P guides and examples in Finnish.)
This is a really great work and real innovation, I am impressed by the diversity of your work!
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