Henriikka Vartiainen
Associate Professor
School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
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Henriikka Vartiainen is an Associate Professor at the University of Eastern Finland, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education. Her research focuses on AI education, transformative data agency, and co-design. She leads the Cultivating Transformative Data Agency in and through Teacher Education project, funded by the Research Council of Finland, and serves as a work package leader in the Generation AI project, funded by the Strategic Research Council within the Research Council of Finland.
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Breakable Machine: A K–12 Classroom Game for Transformative AI Literacy Through Spoofing and eXplainable AI (XAI)
Hilke, Olli; Pope, Nicolas; Kahila, Juho; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Roos, Teemu; Parkki, Tuomo; Tedre, Matti, 2026, 40762-40770. A4 Conference proceedings -
Generative AI highlights the contrast between students’ dualistic epistemic practices and teacher education learning objectives
Härkki, Tellervo; Thorström, Tarmo; Leino, Miika; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Tedre, Matti, 2026, Australian journal of teacher education, 50, 4, 59-83. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Long-Term Impacts of K-12 AI Education Interventions on Social Media Mechanisms
Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kahila, Juho; Pope, Nicolas; López-Pernas, Sonsoles; Valtonen, Teemu; Tedre, Matti, 2026, 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1-9. A4 Conference proceedings -
Measuring the Data Agency of Pre-Service Teachers: A Six-Factor Model
Valtonen, Teemu; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Vaha, Eliisa; Kukkonen, Jari; Sointu, Erkko; Kahila, Juho; Tedre, Matti, 2026, Informatics in education, 25, 1, 201-221. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Situated AI ethics: a cultural-historical and ecological framework for education
Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Bower, Matt; Ronci, Martina; Shelton, Chris; MacCallum, Kathryn; Lee, Jihyun; Webb, Mary; Chtouki, Yousra; Smith, David, 2026, Computers and education open, 11, 100368. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Special Session: Teaching the AI Curriculum in K-12: Technological and Engineering Education imperatives for the 21st century
Pears, Arnold; Tedre, Matti; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Raj, Rajendra K, 2026, 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1-3. A4 Conference proceedings -
The Core of Teaching Cannot Be Outsourced: Teachers’ Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Everyday School Work
Valtonen, Teemu; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kontkanen, Sini; Hirsto, Laura, 2026, Bastiaens, Theo, Proceedings of EdMedia 2026 Edinburgh, 817-824. A4 Conference proceedings -
WIP: Explainable AI is not Self-Explainable: Findings from Design-Based K-12 AI Education
Pope, Nicolas; Kuismin, Maria; Arkko, Eetu; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kahila, Juho; Tedre, Matti, 2026, 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1-5. A4 Conference proceedings -
A Versatile Low-Cost Kit for Teaching Novice Learners AI Using Robotics Components and a No-Code Development Playground
Lin, Anssi; Salonen, Anssi; Pope, Nicolas; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Tedre, Matti, 2025, Walsh, Toby; Shah, Julie; Kolter, Zico, Thirty-Ninth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence; Thirty-Seventh Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence; Fifteenth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 29162-29170. A4 Conference proceedings -
Becoming Materially Aware with Mushrooms: A Sociomaterial Analysis of Biomaking
Liukkonen, Päivikki; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kokko, Sirpa, 2025, International journal of art and design education, 44, 3, 545-560. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

