Dr Sanna Brauer - Keeping up with the Finns - Competence-based Digital Open Badges and Micro- Credentials

Meet Dr Sanna Brauer a Researcher and Trainer in Teacher Professional Development at the University of Tampere Finland. Sanna's expertise is on the use and development of Digital Open Badges in teaching and learning. She has published numerous scientific articles and books addressing competence-based learning and the impact of digital badges on motivation and learning outcomes. Her doctoral dissertation was the first to explore the use of badges in learning processes.

Brauer’s publications include guides and studies that concentrate on the development of digital pedagogy. Additionally, she has conducted systematic literature reviews on competence-oriented higher education and students’ perceptions of the skills required in the workforce. Her academic publications often focus on digital learning environments and lifelong learning through digital badges at different levels of education

She has also been involved in various national and international projects, such as MEDigi, which focuses on the digitalization of Finnish medical education, and the Smart Campus RDI network, which promotes innovation and business development in Finnish universities.

 

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References:

Brauer, S., Kettunen, J., Levy,A., Merenmies, J., & Kulmalaet, P. (2023) The  Educational Paradigm Shift— A Phenomenographic Study of Medical Teachers’ Experiences of Practices. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04013-w

Brauer, S. & Korhonen, A. (2022). 360-Degree View of Digital Open Badge-Driven Learning. In D. Piedra (Ed.), Innovations in the Design and Application of Alternative Digital Credentials (pp. 95-130). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7697-7.ch005

Brauer, S. (2021). Towards competence-oriented higher education: a systematic literature review of the different perspectives on successful exit profiles. Education + Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-07-2020-0216

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. European Journal of Education Studies, 8(5).https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i5.3710

Brauer, S., Ruhalahti, S., Hallikainen, V., (2018). Digital professional learning: triggers in an online badge-driven process. Education in the North, 25(1-2), pp. 64-86.

Brauer S. Kettunen J. Hallikainen V. (2018). “Learning Online” for vocational teachers— Visualisation of competence-based-approach in digital open badge-driven learning.The Journal of Professional and Vocational Education: Vocational Education and Training in the Nordic Countries, 20(2), 13–29.