Heli Kauppila

Introduction

Heli Kauppila, Doctor of Arts (in Dance) works as a university lecturer and the head of university pedagogy in the arts program at the University of the Arts Helsinki. She has also designed an ongoing postgraduate arts pedagogical program for arts professionals.
Kauppila has previously worked as a dancer, and a dance teacher and is active in the field of artistic research. Her research focuses on dialogical and ethical basis of arts education, the pedagogical intersections of different fields of arts, and the possibilities of arts-informed practices in different learning situations. Currently she is co-leading a research collaboration as a part of Global Innovation Network for Teaching and Learning that builds international educational partnerships.