Mari Murtonen
Professor of Higher Education Pedagogy & Leader of the UTUPEDA Centre
Yliopistopedagogiikka marimur@utu.fi +358 29 450 2271 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2381-5731 |
Areas of expertise
University pedagogy, learning and teaching in different higher education environments, development of scientific and methodological thinking, belief systems in learning, educational theory.
University pedagogy, learning and teaching in different higher education environments, development of scientific and methodological thinking, belief systems in learning, educational theory.
Research community or research topic
University pedagogy: development of teachers' pedagogical expertise and students' thinking skills.
University pedagogy: development of teachers' pedagogical expertise and students' thinking skills.
Biography
Professor of Higher Education Pedagogy at the Tampere University 2019-2020. Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki since 2009. PhD 2005 and Master of Education 1997, University of Turku. Researcher posts during 1996-2018 at the Universities of Turku, Helsinki, Jyväskylä and California at Berkeley. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of University Pedagogy in 2015-2017. Editorial board member of the Educational Research Review. Leader of the UNIPS digital learning solution
project 2017-2019.
Research
Main research areas: 1) Teachers' development of pedagogical expertise in traditional and digital environments, 2) Students' development of scientific thinking and research skills in university education, 3) Conceptions, beliefs and attitudes on knowledge, learning and
teaching, 4) Theoretical questions of education, e.g. the concept of learning outcomes.
Teaching
Wide experience on university level curriculum planning, organizing education and educational programs, and
teaching in traditional and digital environments.
Publications 
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- Change in University Pedagogical Culture – The Impact of Increased Pedagogical Training on First Teaching Experiences (2020)
- International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Digital Technologies and Online Learning in Higher Education (Finland) (2020) Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies Murtonen Mari, Laato Samuli, Hakanurmi Satu, Salmento Heidi, Lehtinen Erno
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Improving Synchrony in Small Group Asynchronous Online Discussions (2020)
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Retention of University Teachers and Doctoral Students in UNIPS Pedagogical Online Courses (2020)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Broadening the Theory of Scientific Thinking for Higher Education (2019) Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills Mari Murtonen, Heidi Salmento
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Creating a National Digital Learning Environment for Enhancing University Teachers’ Pedagogical Expertise – The Case UNIPS (2019)
- International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Editorial: Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning Environments – Introduction to the Special Issue (2019)
- International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - How can the training of medical residents be improved? Three suggestions (2019)
- MedEdPublish
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Minimizing the Number of Dropouts in University Pedagogy Online Courses (2019) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume1: (CSEDU 2019) Samuli Laato, Emilia Lipponen, Heidi Salmento, Henna Vilppu, Mari Murtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Persistence in studies in relation to learning approaches and first-year grades: a study of university chemistry students in Finland (2019)
- Chemistry Education Research and Practice
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Preface
(Julkaisussa: Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills) (2019) Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills Mari Murtonen, Kieran Balloo
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills (2019) Mari Murtonen, Kieran Balloo
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Solving Diversity Issues in University Staff Training with UNIPS Pedagogical Online Courses (2019) Proceedings of Learning With MOOCs 2019 : "Enhancing Workforce Diversity and Inclusion" Samuli Laato, Heidi Salmento, Neea Heinonen, Emilia Lipponen, Henna Vilppu, Henna Virtanen, Mari Murtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - The effect of short online pedagogical training on university teachers’ interpretations of teaching–learning situations (2019)
- Instructional Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Roles of Epistemic Understanding and Research Skills in Students´ Views of Scientific Thinking (2019) Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills Heidi Salmento, Mari Murtonen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning Environments – Special Issue (2019) Erkko Sointu, Laura Hirsto, Mari Murtonen
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Development of an Online Learning Platform for University Pedagogical Studies-Case Study (2018) Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU Samuli Laato, Heidi Salmento, Mari Murtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Esipuhe (2017) Opettajana yliopistolla: korkeakoulupedagogiikan perusteet Mari Murtonen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Käsitykset ja uskomukset oppimisen tukena tai esteenä (2017) Opettajana yliopistolla: korkeakoulupedagogiikan perusteet Mari Murtonen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Opettajana yliopistolla: Korkeakoulupedagogiikan perusteet (2017) Mari Murtonen
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book)
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