Erkki Kaila
PhD
ertaka@utu.fi Office: 450K ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2407-9492 |
Programming education; Learning analytics; Digital learning; Ethics in digital education
Erkki Kaila is a university lecturer in Software Engineering with the main focus on programming education. He received his Ph.D. in 2018. After that, he worked at the University of Helsinki as a university lecturer for two years before returning to the University of Turku. His research interests are centered around programming education and learning analytics. He is the head of the group supervising the bachelor level education at the Department of Computing at the University of Turku and the group responsible for student marketing. Additionally, he's a member of several working groups at the University of Turku.
Research interests are centered around programming education and learning analytics. Specific research topics are for example education technology, including the development and utilization of such technology in a wide range of different topics, and new methodology and its effectiveness in programming education. In learning analytics, the focus has been mainly on ethical and security issues.
At the moment, Erkki Kaila is responsible for teaching the following courses:
- Introduction to Programming
- Basics of Object Oriented Programming
- Tools for Programming
Previously he has taught e.g. the following courses:
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Web Application Development with Vaadin
- Computer as a Tool
- Introduction to Didactic Computing
- Practical Course in Digital Educational Technologies
- Learning Analytics
- Educational Technology and Technology Education
- Programming Education and Computational Thinking (in co-operation with the Department of Education)
Additionally, Kaila has taught several programming-related courses at the University of Helsinki and was responsible for designing and implementing programming-related MOOCs there. He has been awarded as the teacher of the year in the department twice at the University of Turku and once at the University of Helsinki.
- Changes in Student Perceptions of Ethics of Learning Analytics due to the Pandemic (2021)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Blended or Distance Learning? Comparing Student Performance Between University and Open University (2020)
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Long term effects on technology enhanced learning: The use of weekly digital lessons in mathematics (2020)
- Informatics in Education
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Bridging the Gap between Software Architecture and Business Model Development: A Literature Study (2019)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Experiences from Digital Learning Analytics in Finland and Sweden: A Collaborative Approach (2019)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Teachers’ Perceptions of Digital Learning Path in Mathematics, Languages and Programming (2019)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - A model for gamifying programming education: University-level programming course quantified (2018)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Designing and creating a framework for learning analytics in Finland (2018)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Teaching future teachers to code - Programming and computational thinking for teacher students (2018)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Technology-enhanced programming courses for upper secondary school students (2018)
- International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Utilizing educational technology in computer science and programming courses : theory and practice (2018) Kaila Erkki
(Doctoral dissertation (article) (G5)) - ViLLE – collaborative education tool: Designing and utilizing an exercise-based learning environment (2018)
- Education and Information Technologies
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - About programming maturity in finnish high schools: A comparison between high school and university students' programming skills (2017) ITiCSE '17 Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Kaila E., Lindén R., Lokkila E., Laakso M.
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - COMPARING PLAY-BASED LEARNING TO GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING IN PROGRAMMING EDUCATION (2017)
- EDULEARN proceedings
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Refactoring a CS0 course for engineering students to use active learning (2017)
- Interactive Technology and Smart Education
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Automatically assessed electronic exams in programming courses (2016) Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Science Week Teemu Rajala, Erkki Kaila, Rolf Lindén, Einari Kurvinen, Erno Lokkila, Mikko-Jussi Laakso, Tapio Salakoski
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Automatic Assessment and Immediate Feedback in Third Grade Mathematics (2016) Proceedings of IICE 2016, Ireland International Conference on Education, Dublin, Ireland, April 25-28, 2016 Kurvinen Einari, Lokkila Erno, Lindén Rolf, Kaila Erkki, Laakso Mikko-Jussi, Salakoski Tapio
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Developing a Technology Enhanced CS0 Course for Engineering Students (2016) Proceedings of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016) Erno Lokkila, Erkki Kaila, Rolf Lindén, Mikko-Jussi Laakso, Erkki Sutinen
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Programming Misconceptions in an Introductory Level Programming Course Exam (2016) ITiCSE '16 Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Kurvinen Einari, Hellgren Niko, Kaila Erkki, Laakso Mikko-Jussi, Salakoski Tapio
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Redesigning an Object-Oriented Programming Course (2016)
- ACM transactions on computing education
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))