TIINA MÄKELÄ

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/2012 – Project researcher
University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

▪ International research projects related to learning environments, educational technology, globalization and localization of learning solutions, etc.: e.g.,
Systemic Learning Solutions (funded by TEKES)
Indoor environment program, learning spaces (funded by RYM-SHOK)
Erasmus+ programs (ACCESS4ALL, AESOP, PETRA…) DiScho Digital school services (Funded by TEKES)
Science, Technology, Innovation, Mathematics, and Engineering for the Young (Horizon 2020)

01/2011 – Co-founder and pedagogical designer
EduDesign Finland, Finland

09/2014 – Partner and director of KiVa program
Instituto Escalae, Barcelona, Spain

Education

11/20111 – 12/2013 Associated teacher
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
▪ Teaching at the Faculty of Teacher Education

Education

09/2009 – 07/2011 Teacher

Col·legi Maristes la Immaculada, Barcelona, Spain
▪ Secondary school teacher; tutoring, English, Social Sciences

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01/2018 – PhD in Educational Science
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
▪ Faculty of Education, Department of Teacher Education

01/2015 – A certified KiVa trainer
University of Turku, Finland
▪ Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

06/2008 – A teaching MA in Social Sciences
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
▪ Faculty of Education, Department of Teacher Education

09/2006 – MA in Humanistic Sciences
University of Turku, Finland
▪ Faculty of Humanistic Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s)
Other language(s):
English: Escola Oficial d’Idiomes de Barcelona V, Certificat d’aptitud d’Aglès; Proficiency.
Spanish: University of Turku, Department of Spanish language and Culture; Proficiency.
Catalan: Centre de Normalització Lingüística; Certificat de Nivell Suficiència de Català; Proficiency.

Selected publications

▪ Mäkelä, T., Mylläri, J., Nurmela, K., Kankaanranta, M., Nousiainen, T., Vesisenaho, M., & Björklund, K. (2013). ”The Design and Use of a Math Learning Game in Real-Life Educational Contexts.” In J. Viteli & A. Östman (Eds.), Tuovi 11: Interaktiivinen tekniikka koulutuksessa 2013-konferenssin tutkijatapaamisen artikkelit.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Kankaanranta, M., & Gallagher, C. (2014). ”Involving students in the redesing of learning environmetns conducive to learning and wellbeing”, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Architectural Research Symposium in Finland, 23.-25.10.2014, Oulu , 268-281.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2014). ”Compartir y generar conocimiento en la escuela de formación docente finlandesa: estrategias para el trabajo colectivo” (Sharing and creating knowledge in the Finnish teacher training school: Strategies for collaborative work), in J. Gairin & A. Barrera (Eds.) Organizaciones que aprenden y generan conocimiento”, Wolters Kluwer, 217-227.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Kankaanranta, M. & Helfenstein, S. (2014). Considering Learners’ Perceptions in Designing Effective 21st Century Learning Environments for Basic Education in Finland, The International Journal of Educational Organization and Leadership, Volume 20, Issue 3, 1-13.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Kankaanranta, M., Young, B. & Alshannag, Q. (2014). In Search of Localization Criteria for Learning Solutions: Examining the localization needs of Finnish learning solutions in the United Arab Emirates. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2014 (pp. 2542-2548). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2015). “Developing an Evaluation Framework for Identifying Globally Shared and Locally SpecificRequirementsfortheDesignandUseofEducationalTechnology”, InProceedingsof Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education conference 2015.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Lundström, A., & Mikkonen, I. (2015). Oppimistilojen yhteissuunnittelua : opiskelijat aktiivisina osallistujina. In S. Nenonen, S. Kärnä, J. Junnonen, S. Tähtinen, & N. Sandström (Eds.), Oppiva kampus – how to co-create campus? (pp. 272-287). Tampere, Finland: Suomen Yliopistokiinteistöt.

▪ Mäkelä, T., & Helfenstein, S. (2016). Developing a conceptual framework for participatory design of psychosocial and physical learning environments. Learning Environments Research, 19(3), 411– 440.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Helfenstein, S., Lerkkanen, M-K., & Poikkeus, A-M. (2017). Student Participation in Learning Environment Improvement: Analysis of a Co-design project in a Finnish Upper Secondary

School. Learning Environments Research, published first online: 24 July 2017
▪ Mäkelä, T., Pnevmatikos, D., Immonen, H., Fachantidis, N. Kankaanranta, M. Christodoulou, P.

(2017). Consideringvariousstakeholders’viewsinthedesignofahybridstemlearningenvironment

– perceptions from Finland and Greece, Edulearn 3.-5.7.2017 Barcelona.
▪ Mäkelä, T. (2013). “Co-designing 21st century learning environments with their end-users in Finland and in Spain.” Concurrent session at Learning Environments Conference 2013, Orlando, The United States, January 29-31, 2013.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2013). Modelo educativo finlandés desde la primera infancia. (”Finnish education system starting from the early childhood”). Presentation at Encuentro interdisciplinario sobre educación ASMI (Spanish Filial of the World Association for Infant Mental Health WAIMH), Madrid, Spain, April 12, 2013.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2013). “Learner Perceptions in Designing Effective 21st Century Learning Environments for Basic Education in Finland.” Twentieth International Conference on Learning, Rhodos, Greece, June 11-13, 2013.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2014). ”Involving students in the redesing of learning environmenyd conducive to learning and wellbeing” Sixth Annual Architectural Research Symposium in Finland, 23.-25.10.2014, Oulu.

▪ Mäkelä, T., Young, B. & Pawlowski, J. (2014). “In Search of Educational, Socio-cultural, and Technological Criteria for Localizing Learning Solutions for Varying Cultural Contexts”, Panel at the EdMedia World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (EdMedia) 2014, Tampere 23. – 27.6.2014 conference. Tampere.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2014). “Hacia el Diseño y Uso Sistémico de Soluciones de Aprendizaje con Tecnologías. Un proyecto Colaborativo Internacional”. (Towards the systemic design and use of technological learning solutions. A collaborative international project). Aprendizaje en Red: Perspectivas para la Docencia Universitaria seminar (Learning in web: perspectives for university teachers), Universidad Austral de Chile, 24.11.2014. Valdivia, Chile.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2015) ”Miksi digitaaliset oppimisratkaisut motivoivat oppijaa?” NetForumFinland, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otavan työpaja, Helsinki 11.-12.09.2015.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2015). ”Aproximació de Finlàndia a la tecnologia educativa.” Jornada sobre Reptes TIC en l’àmbit educatiu, EduTech Cluster, Barcelona, 15.10.2015.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2016). “El bienestar del alumno en el espacio escolar: la experiencia de Finlandia”. Universidad de Panamericana, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 4.2.2016.

▪ Mäkelä, T. (2017). ”Finlandia, un gran referente de la educación integral.” Congreso Internacional de Educadores UPC, Peru, 14.-16.2.2017.

Colaboradora (Finlandia)