Hannele Niemi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5819075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannele Niemi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannele |
| FAMILY NAME | Niemi |
| SIGNATURE | NIEMI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0730-0674 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Living Labs for Enhanced Student Learning Experiences: Lab Leaders’ Perceptions on Learning Environments and Stakeholder Collaboration
Living Labs offer immersive learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), yet their core nature and value for competency development remain underexplored, particularly from the perspective of lab leaders. To address the knowledge gap, this study examines the perspectives of lab leaders on the potential of living labs as dynamic learning settings. Specifically, it explores two dimensions: (1) how living labs structure learning processes, and (…
From Play to Progress: Student Learning of Social Skills with a Solution-Focused Approach
Social skills are essential for fostering healthy relationships and promoting positive social interactions. Supporting students’ development of these skills has become increasingly important in educational contexts and is emphasized within many countries’ national core curricula. However, teachers often lack pedagogical methods for nurturing such skills. This study addresses this gap by investigating how the “Curious About Others” play based on s…
AI ethics and learning: EdTech companies’ challenges and solutions
The aim of this study is to identify the ethical challenges, solutions and needs of educational technology (EdTech) companies. Qualitative data was collected in interviews with seven experts from four companies, and the data was analysed using inductive content analysis. The four main areas of challenges were ambiguous regulations, inequalities in human learning, ethical dilemmas in machine learning (ML) and lack of ability to assess consequences…
Teachers’ and Students’ Views of Using an AI-Aided Educational Platform for Supporting Teaching and Learning at Chinese Schools
In Chinese schools in less advanced places, there is an urgent need to improve the quality of education and educational equity. This study aims to investigate how an AI-aided educational platform can be used to provide additional teaching and learning resources to serve this need. The AI-aided educational platform used in this study is called Smart-Learning Partner (SLP), which is based on AI technology to provide new opportunities for personaliz…
Finnish student teachers’ perceptions of their development of 21st-century competencies
This study examined student teachers’ perceptions of how well their Teacher Education (TE) had prepared them for 21st-century competencies, and how well they applied these competencies to their teaching. In addition, the study sought to identify best practices, major obstacles, and suggestions to achieve these competencies. The study was implemented in two universities and three universities of applied sciences in Finland that have TE programmes.…
AI in learning: Preparing grounds for future learning
This special issue raises two thematic questions: (1) How will AI change learning in the future and what role will human beings play in the interaction with machine learning, and (2), What can we learn from the articles in this special issue for future research? These questions are reflected in the frame of the recent discussion of human and machine learning. AI for learning provides many applications and multimodal channels for supporting people…
Digital Storytelling Enhancing Chinese Primary School Students’ Self-Efficacy in Mathematics Learning
The aim of this study was to uncover how digital storytelling advances students’ self-efficacy in mathematics learning and what kinds of learning experiences contribute to self-efficacy. Four Chinese classes with 10- to 11-year-old students ( N = 121) participated in the project. The mathematics learning theme was geometry. Quantitative data was collected with questionnaires. The qualitative data was based on teachers’ and students’ interviews an…
AI in learning: Intelligent digital tools and environments for education
Serious but fun, self-directed yet social: Blogging as a form of lifelong learning
The article explores the role of digital media in supporting lifelong learning. In particular, it focuses on bloggers who write their blogs voluntarily in their own free time. The aim is to examine how lifelong learning—viewed as self-directed, nonformal learning and active participation that evolves from a desire for self-actualization—occurs in the processes of blogging. The data for this small-scale study were collected by qualitative email in…
Persistent Work for Equity and Lifelong Learning in the Finnish Educational System
The article introduces how the Finnish educational system has been moved systematically towards equal opportunities for all learners. It also describes how principles of equity and lifelong learning are tied together and what consequences this has had on teachers' professional role. Finally, the article reflects on what kind of studies and practices in TE are strengthening teachers' high professional role. Major factors that have a big influence …
Research studies and active learning promoting professional competences in Finnish teacher education
Active learning—a cultural change needed in teacher education and schools
The changes in curriculum, assessment and learning strategies in Finnish schools
Research studies and active learning promoting professional competences in Finnish teacher education
Active learning—a cultural change needed in teacher education and schools
Serious but fun, self-directed yet social: Blogging as a form of lifelong learning
The article explores the role of digital media in supporting lifelong learning. In particular, it focuses on bloggers who write their blogs voluntarily in their own free time. The aim is to examine how lifelong learning—viewed as self-directed, nonformal learning and active participation that evolves from a desire for self-actualization—occurs in the processes of blogging. The data for this small-scale study were collected by qualitative email in…
Persistent Work for Equity and Lifelong Learning in the Finnish Educational System
The article introduces how the Finnish educational system has been moved systematically towards equal opportunities for all learners. It also describes how principles of equity and lifelong learning are tied together and what consequences this has had on teachers' professional role. Finally, the article reflects on what kind of studies and practices in TE are strengthening teachers' high professional role. Major factors that have a big influence …
The changes in curriculum, assessment and learning strategies in Finnish schools
Active learning—a cultural change needed in teacher education and schools
Research studies and active learning promoting professional competences in Finnish teacher education
Persistent Work for Equity and Lifelong Learning in the Finnish Educational System
The article introduces how the Finnish educational system has been moved systematically towards equal opportunities for all learners. It also describes how principles of equity and lifelong learning are tied together and what consequences this has had on teachers' professional role. Finally, the article reflects on what kind of studies and practices in TE are strengthening teachers' high professional role. Major factors that have a big influence …
Serious but fun, self-directed yet social: Blogging as a form of lifelong learning
The article explores the role of digital media in supporting lifelong learning. In particular, it focuses on bloggers who write their blogs voluntarily in their own free time. The aim is to examine how lifelong learning—viewed as self-directed, nonformal learning and active participation that evolves from a desire for self-actualization—occurs in the processes of blogging. The data for this small-scale study were collected by qualitative email in…
Finnish student teachers’ perceptions of their development of 21st-century competencies
This study examined student teachers’ perceptions of how well their Teacher Education (TE) had prepared them for 21st-century competencies, and how well they applied these competencies to their teaching. In addition, the study sought to identify best practices, major obstacles, and suggestions to achieve these competencies. The study was implemented in two universities and three universities of applied sciences in Finland that have TE programmes.…
AI in learning: Preparing grounds for future learning
This special issue raises two thematic questions: (1) How will AI change learning in the future and what role will human beings play in the interaction with machine learning, and (2), What can we learn from the articles in this special issue for future research? These questions are reflected in the frame of the recent discussion of human and machine learning. AI for learning provides many applications and multimodal channels for supporting people…
Digital Storytelling Enhancing Chinese Primary School Students’ Self-Efficacy in Mathematics Learning
The aim of this study was to uncover how digital storytelling advances students’ self-efficacy in mathematics learning and what kinds of learning experiences contribute to self-efficacy. Four Chinese classes with 10- to 11-year-old students ( N = 121) participated in the project. The mathematics learning theme was geometry. Quantitative data was collected with questionnaires. The qualitative data was based on teachers’ and students’ interviews an…
AI in learning: Intelligent digital tools and environments for education
Teachers’ and Students’ Views of Using an AI-Aided Educational Platform for Supporting Teaching and Learning at Chinese Schools
In Chinese schools in less advanced places, there is an urgent need to improve the quality of education and educational equity. This study aims to investigate how an AI-aided educational platform can be used to provide additional teaching and learning resources to serve this need. The AI-aided educational platform used in this study is called Smart-Learning Partner (SLP), which is based on AI technology to provide new opportunities for personaliz…
AI ethics and learning: EdTech companies’ challenges and solutions
The aim of this study is to identify the ethical challenges, solutions and needs of educational technology (EdTech) companies. Qualitative data was collected in interviews with seven experts from four companies, and the data was analysed using inductive content analysis. The four main areas of challenges were ambiguous regulations, inequalities in human learning, ethical dilemmas in machine learning (ML) and lack of ability to assess consequences…
From Play to Progress: Student Learning of Social Skills with a Solution-Focused Approach
Social skills are essential for fostering healthy relationships and promoting positive social interactions. Supporting students’ development of these skills has become increasingly important in educational contexts and is emphasized within many countries’ national core curricula. However, teachers often lack pedagogical methods for nurturing such skills. This study addresses this gap by investigating how the “Curious About Others” play based on s…
Living Labs for Enhanced Student Learning Experiences: Lab Leaders’ Perceptions on Learning Environments and Stakeholder Collaboration
Living Labs offer immersive learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), yet their core nature and value for competency development remain underexplored, particularly from the perspective of lab leaders. To address the knowledge gap, this study examines the perspectives of lab leaders on the potential of living labs as dynamic learning settings. Specifically, it explores two dimensions: (1) how living labs structure learning processes, and (…
Psychology (11 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Mathematics education (8 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Educational Games and Gamification (3 works) · Online Learning and Analytics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Teacher education (3 works)