Eeva Pyörälä
Biographic Data
| ID | 179131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eeva Pyörälä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eeva |
| FAMILY NAME | Pyörälä |
| SIGNATURE | PYÖRÄLÄ E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2474-2434 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Teaching and Learning
This study examines the perspectives of university faculty and staff regarding the influence of artificial intelligence on the higher education teaching and learning landscape following the global launch of free-to-use OpenAI ChatGPT in the autumn of 2022. The participants were 79 university faculty and staff from diverse academic fields across all campuses of a multidisciplinary university in Finland. The data were collected in two phases in May…
Mentorship in health professions education – an Amee guide for mentors and mentees
This AMEE guide discusses theoretical principles and practical strategies for health professions educators to promote impactful mentoring relationships. Traditional definitions are challenged, distinctions are made between roles such as mentor, advisor, coach and sponsor. As educational environments change and options for professional development expand, we argue that the traditional dyadic format of mentoring alone will not help mentees to maxim…
The impact of pedagogical and ICT training in teachers’ approaches to online teaching and use of digital tools
This study examines the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical and ICT training, their approaches to online teaching and the use of digital tools. The participants were 265, teachers from the large multi-disciplinary university in Finland. The data was collected in May–June 2020 during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that teachers used digital tools more for delivering information and less for activating students. Th…
Synthesis and perspectives from the Ottawa 2022 conference on the assessment of competence
INTRODUCTION: The Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions was first convened in 1985 in Ottawa. Since then, what has become known as the Ottawa conference has been held in various locations around the world every 2 years. It has become an important conference for the community of assessment - including researchers, educators, administrators and leaders - to share contemporary knowledge and deve…
What Factors of the Teaching and Learning Environment Support the Learning of Generic Skills? First-Year Students’ Perceptions in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology
Future health professions need generic skills in their working lives, such as knowledge analysis, collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills. The teaching and learning environment is crucial in the development of generic skills when studying at university. The aim of this research was to examine students’ perceptions of learning generic skills during their first study year and how the teaching and learning environment related to thei…
Covid-19 Accelerating Academic Teachers’ Digital Competence in Distance Teaching
This study examines, using a cross-sectional approach, the digital competence of academic teachers at a time when teaching shifted to digital distance learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers from different academic fields at a large multidisciplinary Finnish university (N = 265) responded to a questionnaire about the purposes for which they use digital tools in teaching, how they evaluated their competence at distance teaching du…
Technology enhanced assessment
INTRODUCTION: In 2011, a consensus report was produced on technology-enhanced assessment (TEA), its good practices, and future perspectives. Since then, technological advances have enabled innovative practices and tools that have revolutionised how learners are assessed. In this updated consensus, we bring together the potential of technology and the ultimate goals of assessment on learner attainment, faculty development, and improved healthcare …
Destabilising institutions to make healthcare more equitable
Disturbances and conflicts in everyday medical work ... challenge the medical social system to understand and manage complexity, identify the dynamics of contradictions, and utilize them in emancipat
Using activity theory to transform medical work and learning
This article introduces key concepts of activity theory and expansive learning. Expansive learning builds on the foundational ideas of the cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). It is a research approach designed for studying the complexities and contradictions in authentic workplace environments. Change Laboratory is a formative intervention method developed for studying workplaces in transition and for stimulating collaborative efforts to …
Comparing Drinking Cultures
In this article drinkmg stories among young adults in Finland and Spain are compared. The study is based on qualitative interviews with students attending commercial colleges. The analysis of the drinking stories gives an insight into the interviewees' personal experiences of drinking and drunkenness. Two ideal types of both Finnish and Spanish drinking stories are constructed. It was found that in both Finland and Spain young adults generally ha…
Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland
(1994). Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland: A study of vocabulary among young adults. Food and Foodways: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 43-56
Comparing Drinking Cultures
In this article drinkmg stories among young adults in Finland and Spain are compared. The study is based on qualitative interviews with students attending commercial colleges. The analysis of the drinking stories gives an insight into the interviewees' personal experiences of drinking and drunkenness. Two ideal types of both Finnish and Spanish drinking stories are constructed. It was found that in both Finland and Spain young adults generally ha…
Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland
(1994). Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland: A study of vocabulary among young adults. Food and Foodways: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 43-56
Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland
(1994). Drinking, drunkenness, and alcoholic beverages in Spain and Finland: A study of vocabulary among young adults. Food and Foodways: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 43-56
Comparing Drinking Cultures
In this article drinkmg stories among young adults in Finland and Spain are compared. The study is based on qualitative interviews with students attending commercial colleges. The analysis of the drinking stories gives an insight into the interviewees' personal experiences of drinking and drunkenness. Two ideal types of both Finnish and Spanish drinking stories are constructed. It was found that in both Finland and Spain young adults generally ha…
Destabilising institutions to make healthcare more equitable
Disturbances and conflicts in everyday medical work ... challenge the medical social system to understand and manage complexity, identify the dynamics of contradictions, and utilize them in emancipat
Using activity theory to transform medical work and learning
This article introduces key concepts of activity theory and expansive learning. Expansive learning builds on the foundational ideas of the cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). It is a research approach designed for studying the complexities and contradictions in authentic workplace environments. Change Laboratory is a formative intervention method developed for studying workplaces in transition and for stimulating collaborative efforts to …
What Factors of the Teaching and Learning Environment Support the Learning of Generic Skills? First-Year Students’ Perceptions in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology
Future health professions need generic skills in their working lives, such as knowledge analysis, collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills. The teaching and learning environment is crucial in the development of generic skills when studying at university. The aim of this research was to examine students’ perceptions of learning generic skills during their first study year and how the teaching and learning environment related to thei…
Covid-19 Accelerating Academic Teachers’ Digital Competence in Distance Teaching
This study examines, using a cross-sectional approach, the digital competence of academic teachers at a time when teaching shifted to digital distance learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers from different academic fields at a large multidisciplinary Finnish university (N = 265) responded to a questionnaire about the purposes for which they use digital tools in teaching, how they evaluated their competence at distance teaching du…
Technology enhanced assessment
INTRODUCTION: In 2011, a consensus report was produced on technology-enhanced assessment (TEA), its good practices, and future perspectives. Since then, technological advances have enabled innovative practices and tools that have revolutionised how learners are assessed. In this updated consensus, we bring together the potential of technology and the ultimate goals of assessment on learner attainment, faculty development, and improved healthcare …
The impact of pedagogical and ICT training in teachers’ approaches to online teaching and use of digital tools
This study examines the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical and ICT training, their approaches to online teaching and the use of digital tools. The participants were 265, teachers from the large multi-disciplinary university in Finland. The data was collected in May–June 2020 during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that teachers used digital tools more for delivering information and less for activating students. Th…
Synthesis and perspectives from the Ottawa 2022 conference on the assessment of competence
INTRODUCTION: The Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions was first convened in 1985 in Ottawa. Since then, what has become known as the Ottawa conference has been held in various locations around the world every 2 years. It has become an important conference for the community of assessment - including researchers, educators, administrators and leaders - to share contemporary knowledge and deve…
Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Teaching and Learning
This study examines the perspectives of university faculty and staff regarding the influence of artificial intelligence on the higher education teaching and learning landscape following the global launch of free-to-use OpenAI ChatGPT in the autumn of 2022. The participants were 79 university faculty and staff from diverse academic fields across all campuses of a multidisciplinary university in Finland. The data were collected in two phases in May…
Mentorship in health professions education – an Amee guide for mentors and mentees
This AMEE guide discusses theoretical principles and practical strategies for health professions educators to promote impactful mentoring relationships. Traditional definitions are challenged, distinctions are made between roles such as mentor, advisor, coach and sponsor. As educational environments change and options for professional development expand, we argue that the traditional dyadic format of mentoring alone will not help mentees to maxim…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Medical education (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Engineering ethics (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works)