Leena Krokfors
Vice-Reitora
Universidade de Helsínquia
Dr. Leena Krokfors is a Professor of Teacher
Education and a Vice Dean of Academic affairs at the Faculty of Behavioral
Sciences at the University of Helsinki. She is a director of the Research Unit
of Teaching and Learning at the Department of Teacher Education. Her research
interests are in the paradigms of teacher education, especially the theory of
research-based teacher education, teachers' pedagogical thinking and reflective
learning. Recently, her research work has concentrated on formal education and
informal learning, collaborative interaction and social knowledge creation in
multimedia-enriched learning environments and the use of digital video
technology in educational settings.
In sum, Professor Krokfors has a strong record in pursuing internationally recognized research in the areas of school pedagogy and education with a focus on
(a) new models of professional education and learning;
(b) design, use, and evaluation of video technologies, opening learning environments and media in education;
(c) research based teacher education and teachers' pedagogical thinking,
(d) sociocultural approaches to learning.
In sum, Professor Krokfors has a strong record in pursuing internationally recognized research in the areas of school pedagogy and education with a focus on
(a) new models of professional education and learning;
(b) design, use, and evaluation of video technologies, opening learning environments and media in education;
(c) research based teacher education and teachers' pedagogical thinking,
(d) sociocultural approaches to learning.
