Dr Sanna Brauer

CV

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Sanna Brauer (Lahdenperä)

ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5303-6600

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sannabrauer/ LION

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanna_Brauer

Date of the CV 15.2.2021

Curriculum Vitae

Dr Sanna Brauer’s doctoral dissertation is the first to address digital open badges and badge-driven learning. She currently works with digital open badge-driven learning and research related to motivation, competence-based orientation in higher education, and cloud-based learning management systems. The European Union and European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training has appointed her as external expert to provide opinions and advice in specific cases related to digital pedagogy. Since 2011, Brauer has been working as a senior lecturer at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, School of Professional Teacher Education. The University of Oulu currently employs her also as the leader of national digital pedagogical development of medical education in Finnish universities. She is involved in various projects and national and international networks aiming to develop digital pedagogy.

What Do I Do

RESEARCH

COMPETENCE-BASED ORIENTATION

DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN LEARNING /

Degrees

  • PhD in Educational Sciences 28.2.2019, University of Lapland, Finland
  • Master of Arts (Educational Sciences), Cultural Industry 1.10.2006, University of Oulu, Finland
  • Bachelor of Culture and Arts, 1.12.1997, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland. 

Other education and expertise

  • Advanced Board Member, 2017, Finnish Chambers of Commerce
  • Teaching Qualifications (Decree 1998/986) 
  • Principal, School Head Qualifications (Decree 1998/986) 
  • Professional Teacher Education, 2002, HAMK University of Applied Sciences

Language skills

  • Finnish (Native), English C2 (Mastery), Swedish B1 (Threshold), German B1(Threshold), Norwegian A1(Breakthrough).
  • Experienced public speaker and frequently invited as a keynote.

Current employment

  • 1.3.2011 – Senior Lecturer, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, School of Professional Teacher Education, full-time position
  • 1.1.2020 – Head of Digital Pedagogical Development, University of Oulu, Faculty of Medicine, part-time 

Previous work experience

Since 1998, Brauer has been working as a teacher in vocational education, liberal adult education, at universities and universities of applied sciences. She also has a professional background in theater arts as lighting designer. From 2008 she’s been co-owner of OT-Kumi Ltd and chair of the board since 2017. See more in LinkedIn.

Most important ongoing RDI projects

National Smart Campus RDI Network – From Innovations to Business (Academy of Finland, 1,3m€), National Smart Campus RDI Network is an innovation engine proposed by Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences, which aims to give companies an easy access to RDI services offered by various campuses through a joint process, novel platform architecture and shared core services. Principal Investigator. 

MEDigi – Harmonisation and digitalisation of Finnish Medical Education, (Ministry of Education and Culture, 3,2m€) 2020-, Head of Digital Pedagogical Development, significant ongoing research activities

Competitive Skills for VET (ESR, 1,2 m€), 2019 – Preparation of funding applications, Specialist in Competence Criteria in ICT and Problem solving, Head of Research.

Learning Online, (National Agency for Education, several projects) 2014 – Preparation of funding applications, Development and Research.

Preparation of funding applications, leadership or specialist in projects and research, more than 75 different projects since 2005. She has also coordinated development of VET learning environments for Finnish National Agency for Education in 2011-2012.

Recent Research Output 

Full list of 45 published works that meet the scientific classification of the Ministry of Education and Culture, available on ResearchGate. Forthcoming publications:

Brauer, S. & Korhonen, A-M. (2021). 360 Degree View on Digital Open Badge-Driven Learning. Book Chapter. Manuscript proposal accepted/ Handbook for Research.

Brauer, S., Halttunen, T., Hartikainen, A. & Juntunen, E. (2021). Osaamismerkit työelämässä – oppia, osaamista ja osallisuutta. Käsikirjoitus jätetty arvioitavaksi.

Ruhalahti, S., Brauer, S. & Korhonen, A-M. (2021). Näkymiä pedagogiseen suunnitteluun ja osaamisen kehittämiseen digitaalisissa oppimisympäristöissä. Käsikirjoitus jätetty arvioitavaksi.

Brauer, S. (2021). Towards competence-oriented higher education: a systematic literature review of the different perspectives on successful exit profiles. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Brauer, S., Ratinen, I., Kumpulainen, K., Kyrö-Ämmälä, O., Nikander, L., & Väänänen, I. (2021). Agency, Expertise and Working Life Skills – Students’ Conceptions of the Generic Competences Required in the World of Work. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Other merits

  • Member of the Board in The Association of Finnish eLearning Centre and in The Finnish Vocational Educational Research Association (FiVERA) 
  • Referee for scientific publications e.g. British Journal of Educational Technology and Journal of Professional and Vocational Education.

See more in ResearchGate and LinkedIn.