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Matleena Laakso


Email
Freelancer: firstname.surname@outlook.com
Tampere Universities: firstname.surname@tuni.fi 
Tel.: +358 41 525 0067
LinkedIn: @matleenalaakso 
Threads: @matleenalaakso


I am an experienced educator with a strong passion for teaching and learning, specialising in E-Learning and the use of AI in education and professional development. I support teachers from primary to university level, as well as other trainers from companies and the public sector, to make the most of digital learning tools. 

I have mainly worked as a freelancer since 2014, I 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 hold Master's degree in Adult Education and have also completed Professionl Teacher Education studies (60 credits). I have worked in continuing professional development more than 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 and social media. I have worked with companies, public administration, organizations and especially with educational institutions. 

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).


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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.)


1 kommentti:

  1. Unknown11.3.16

    This is a really great work and real innovation, I am impressed by the diversity of your work!

    VastaaPoista

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