Dr. Minna Koponen

Work at ZHAW

Position

EELISA European University (ZHAW WP4 co-lead)

Focus

Online-Project Management

Education and Continuing education

Education

• AI Coach Training for Higher Education / Higher Education Pedagogy / Educational Technology / AI-Supported Coaching and Learning Development
  Otavan Opisto
  03 / 2025 - 10 / 2025
• Systemic Team Coach / Coaching
  BoMentis Coaching House
  01 / 2024 - 10 / 2024
• Virtual Facilitation / Coaching
  BoMentis Coaching House
  03 / 2023 - 08 / 2023
• Systemic Business Coach / Coaching
  HY+ University of Helsinki
  10 / 2022 - 03 / 2023

Network

Membership of networks

• The Association of eLearning Centre Finland
• Finish Society on Media Education
• EELISA European University
• ANGEL: Academic Network on Global Education & Learning
• GRP-European Digital Education Hub

Social media

Minna Koponen

Media presence

• ZHAW moves onto its “digital campus” on edX
• World's First University of Applied Sciences Launches edX Courses

Projects

• Exploring the Triad of Academic Writing, Critical Thinking and AI Literacy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Undergraduate Thesis Writing / Team member / ongoing
• Construction kit online didactics / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Koponen, M. (2019) 'Reflecting transcultural media life studies from the perspectives of media literacies', Learning, Media and Technology, 45(2), pp. 151–164. doi: 10.1080/17439884.2019.1641512.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Koponen, M. and Pienimaki, M. (2020) 'Towards the transcultural media competencies of migrant young people', in Tornero, J. M. P., Orozco, G., and Hamburger, E. (eds) Media and information literacy in critical times : re-imagining learning and information environments. Barcelona: UNESCO, pp. 145–154. Available at: http://www.gabinetecomunicacionyeducacion.com/sites/default/files/field/adjuntos/milidyearbook2018_19_.pdf.

Other publications

• Stehrenberger, A. et al. (2025) 'Effect of pain science education and graded sensorimotor retraining on disability in patients with chronic low back pain : a study protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial', in 19th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care (IBNP Forum), Davos, Switzerland, 24-27 June 2025.
• Koponen, M., Müller Werder, C. and Reichmuth, A. (2023) 'The challenging interplay of co-producers in MOOC development', in European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit, Potsdam, Germany, 14-16 June 2023.

Other publications

• When learning is brought into a global online environment, ITK2026, Interactive Technology in Education 2026
• Educational Horizons: Uniting MOOCs and Open Resources (Presentation), UFF: University Future Festival 2024
• Global Education Digest 2022
• Koponen M. 2018. (Presentation). At the Intersection of Media in Education. National Days of Education. Tampere/Finland.
• Koponen, M. 2019. (Presentation). Evaluating Autobiographical Methods in Learning Multiliteracies. ITK- Interactive technology in education. Hämeenlinna/Finland.
• Koponen, M. 2019. (Participation). Innovative Learning Spaces Summit. Barcelona/Spain.
• Koponen, M. 2019. (Panel discussion). Perspectives on the digitalisation of education. Days on International Degree Programmes. Jyväskylä/Finland.
• Kullaslahti, J. & Koponen, M. 2019. (Presentation). Digikorkeakoulu Roadshow2023-Quality in online education#. Oulu/Finland.
• Koponen, M., Müller Werder, C., Reichmuth A., & Gartmann F. 2022. The challenging interplay of co-producers in MOOC development. (Presentation). eMOOC Conference 2023- Post-Covid Prospects for Massive Open Online Courses – Quarantine boost or backlash? Potsdam/Germany
• Koponen, M. 2017. (Presentation). Towards participatory culture – media competence as a part of social work education. Tampere: TAITO2017 conference publication/poster. Tampere, Finland
• Koponen, M. 2017. (Paper & Presentation). We made just a Video - Towards Media Competencies in Social Work Education. Saimaa is Calling. Conference publication. Lappeenranta/ Finland

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