Technologies for Learning and Development

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01.01.2017 -

School of Computing, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

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Group description

The research group of Technologies for Learning and Development at the School of Computing, designs, investigates, and develops solutions for learning and development in a digitalised society. Together with the Learning Analytics and Interactive Technologies research groups, we form the Future Technologies research area in the School of Computing.

Our research involves, for example, studies of tools and models for computational thinking, investigating the role of digitalization in society, designing and experimenting with digital solutions for learning and development, as well as developing novel solutions and interventions for computing education. The current research interests of our group are digital learning environments; learning analytics, AI in education, and educational data mining; VR/AR technologies in education; design research in educational technology; computing education; computational thinking; and ICT for development.

An essential aspect of our research activities is the IMPDET online doctoral studies, which provides doctoral training related to the group’s research interests around the globe. We have launched IMPDET doctoral training hubs in collaboration with the College of Business Education in Tanzania and the Makerere University of Business School in Uganda for improving the quality, relevance, and impact of research activities of the two Sub-Saharan African higher education institutions.

We are a member of the DIGS research community at UEF; https://www.uef.fi/en/research-community/learning-in-digitalized-society-digs

Outside funded projects (past five years)

RoboSTEAMSEN – Training SEN teachers to use robotics to foster STEAM and develop computational thinking, Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership, 2023-2025, https://robosteamsen.eu/
SIMOnS – Student Improvement and Monitoring of Online Skills, Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership in Higher Education, 2023-2025, https://www.simonsproject.eu/
Generation AI, Academy of Finland, 2022-2025, https://www.generation-ai-stn.fi/
Improving Online and Blended Learning with Educational Data Analytics (ILEDA), Erasmus+, 2021-2023, https://ileda.eu/
Data-driven support of self-regulated learning across digital and physical spaces through learning analytics, Swedish Research Council
Towards Precision Education: Idiographic Learning Analytics (TOPEILA), Academy of Finland, 2022-2025, https://sites.uef.fi/edtech/projects/topeila/
ENVISION – Network for Virtual Lab & Interactive Simulated Online Learning, Erasmus+, Finnish National Agency for Education, 2021-2023, https://sites.utu.fi/envision2027/
TRUE – Transparency of Learning Outcomes through Blockchain Technology, Erasmus+ KA2: Strategic Partnership in the Field of Higher Education, 2020-2023
Evaluation of Teacher Training in Latin America and the Caribbean – Guarantee of the Quality of Education Degrees, Erasmus+ KA2: Capacity Building in Higher Education, 2021-2023, https://ecalfor.eu/en/ecalfor/
Development of New Andragogical Diagnostic Approaches and Interventions of the Adult Docility Phenomenon (DANUBE), Erasmus+ KA2: Strategic Partnership for School Education, 2020-2023, https://sites.uef.fi/edtech/projects/danube/
Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion, 2019-2020, EU-CELAC/ERANet-LAC
RoboSTEAM – Integrating STEAM and Computational Thinking, 2019-2020, Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership

Additional information

Website: https://sites.uef.fi/edtech/

IMDPET studies: https://sites.uef.fi/impdet/

Deep Learning Analytics consortium: https://sites.uef.fi/dla/

News

Future Technologies research seminar
25.04.2025

Future Technologies research seminar

Cooperation

Uppsala Computing Education Research Group, Uppsala University, Sweden
College of Business Education, Tanzania
Eritrea Institute of Technology, Eritrea
LeTech, Learning+Technology, Aalto University, Finland
Edumotiva - European Lab for Educational Technology, Greece
Mäladgalen University, Sweden
Zentrum für Soziale Innovation GmbH, Austria
The University of Oxford, UK
Synyo GmbH, Austria
Linnaeus University, Sweden
University of Padova, Italy
Technopolis City of Athens, Greece
Evothings, Sweden
Arduino AG, Italy
Ultimaker, The Netherlands
HET GEMEENSCHAPSONDERWIJS, Belgium
Pntydysgu LtD, UK
Scholengroep 1 Antwerpen, Belgium
SKarlsruhe Insitute of Technology, Germany
The Information Technology Foundation for Education HITSA, Estonia
University of Tallin, Estonia
University of Salamanca, Spain
Univerxita Komenskeho V Bratislave, Slovakia
University of Edinburgh, UK
Ubium, Ltd, Finland
Joensuu Science Society, Finland
University of Léon, Spain
TOTY research group at UEF

Keywords

computational thinking computing education digital learning digitalization of society

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Doctoral Researchers of the Group
Prof. Kinshuk, Docent, PhD student supervisor, University of North Texas
Dr. Carolina Islas Sedano, alumni, doctoral student supervisor, Ubium Ltd.
Prof. Artur Lugmayr, doctoral student supervisor, Curtin University
Dr. Richard A.W. Tortorella, alumni, doctoral student supervisor
Dr. Andrés Moreno, alumni, doctoral student supervisor, SHEchange
Dr. Calkin Suero Montero, alumni, doctoral student supervisor, Uppsala University
Prof. Sabine Graf, doctoral student supervisor, Athabasca University
Prof. Violetta Cavalli-Sforza, doctoral student supervisor, Al Akwahayn University
Assistant Prof. Teemu H. Laine, alumni, doctoral student supervisor, Luleå University of Technology
Prof. Lazaro S.P. Busagala, doctoral student supervisor, College of Business Education
Prof. Erkki Sutinen, alumni, doctoral student supervisor, University of Turku
Prof. Vive Kumar, doctoral student supervisor, Athabasca University
Dr. Verona Leendertz, doctoral student supervisor, North-West University
Prof. Cindy Ives, doctoral student supervisor, Athabasca University
Dr. Fuhua Lee, doctoral student supervisor, Athabasca University
Prof. Piet Kommers, docent, University of Twente
Dr. Tuomo Kakkonen, docent, LangWitty Ltd.
Prof. Mike Joy, docent, doctoral student supervisor, University of Warwick
Dr. Henriikka Vartiainen, doctoral student supervisor, UEF
Prof. Laura Hirsto, doctoral student supervisor, UEF
Dr. Kauna Mufeti, doctoral student supervisor, University of Namibia
Prof. Kimmo Kettunen, doctoral student supervisor, University of Eastern Finland

Publications

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Professors

Matti Tedre

Markku Tukiainen

Senior Researchers

Jarkko Suhonen

Ilkka Jormanainen

Mikko-Ville Apiola

Nicolas Pope

Post-doctoral Researchers

Samuel Yigzaw

Ismaila Sanusi

Doctoral Researchers

Amos Sunday

Anssi Lin

Toni Sanio

Maryum Hamdani

Mitro Kivinen

Other group members

Artificial intelligence in Ethiopian school curriculum: Educators' practices, challenges, and recommendations

Children's AI Design Platform for Making and Deploying ML-Driven Apps: Design, Testing, and Development

Co-designing to develop computational thinking skills in Nigeria K-12 using scratch

Computing Education in African Countries: A Literature Review and Contextualised Learning Materials

Digital financial management skill training for women’s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements

Mapping Computer Engineering Education Research: A Topic Analysis

Pre-Service Special Education Teachers' Perceptions of Applying Technologies in Education

Pre-Service Teachers' Perception of Programming Education

What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education

A Bird Matching Game: Difficulty, Rewards, and Intrinsic Motivation

A No-Code AI Education Tool for Learning AI in K-12 by Making Machine Learning-Driven Apps

A literature review on the integration of microlearning and social media

A systematic literature review of empirical research on ChatGPT in education

AI MyData: Fostering Middle School Students' Engagement with Machine Learning through an Ethics-Infused AI Curriculum

Advancing AI education: Assessing Kenyan in-service teachers' preparedness for integrating artificial intelligence in competence-based curriculum

An Educational Tool for Learning about Social Media Tracking, Profiling, and Recommendation

Assessment of accessibility in virtual laboratories: a systematic review

Can ChatGPT Match Experts? Comparing input for Serious Game Development

Capturing temporal pathways of collaborative roles: A multilayered analytical approach using community of inquiry

Capturing the Sequential Pattern of Students’ Interactions in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

ChatGPT and imaginaries of the future of education: insights of Finnish teacher educators

ChemAIstry: A Novel Software Tool for Teaching Model Training in K-8 Education

Co-design Pedagogy for Computational Thinking Education in K-12: A Systematic Literature Review

Datafikoituva peruskoulu – tasapainoilua lapsen henkilötietojen suojan ja opetuksen tavoitteiden välillä

Define, foster, and assess student and teacher AI literacy and competency for all: Current status and future research direction

Emerging human-technology relationships in a co-design process with generative AI

Enhancing Understanding of Data Traces and Profiling Among K-9 Students Through an Interactive Classroom Game

Enhancing children’s understanding of algorithmic biases in and with text-to-image generative AI

Exploring Barriers and Strategies to boost Scientific Output in Computing Education in Africa: Early Insights

Exploring Factors That Support Pre-service Teachers’ Engagement in Learning Artificial Intelligence

Exploring pre-service biology teachers' intention to teach genetics using an AI intelligent tutoring - based system

Exploring the Dynamics of Scaffolding in K-12 ML/AI Education: Insights from a Machine Learning Workshop

First Year CS Students Exploring and Identifying Biases and Social Injustices in Text-to-Image Generative AI

From Visual Arts to Programming: Exploring the Impact on Achievement in Constructionist College CS1 Classes

How Text-to-Image Generative AI is Transforming Mediated Action

Intensive Robotics Course Projects Improve Higher Education Students’ Intrinsic Motivation and Learning Outcomes

Investigating pre-service teachers’ artificial intelligence perception from the perspective of planned behavior theory

Pedagogical framework for cultivating children's data agency and creative abilities in the age of AI

Perception, Trust, Attitudes, and Models: Introducing Children to AI and Machine Learning with Five Software Exhibits

Positive Customer Experience is Enhanced by Effective Agile Practices

ROBOSTEAMSEN Project - Training SEN Teachers to Use Robotics for Fostering STEAM and Develop Computational Thinking

Sequence analysis and process mining perspectives to goal setting: What distinguishes business students with high and low self-efficacy beliefs?

Stakeholders' insights on artificial intelligence education: Perspectives of teachers, students, and policymakers

Teachers and Students Envisioning Mixed Reality Remote Learning: A Qualitative Exploration on Fostering Academic Engagement

Teaching K-12 students about the impact and mechanics of social media

Unlocking Excellence in Educational Research: Guidelines for High-Quality Research that Promotes Learning for All

Values and Beliefs Underpinning K-12 Computing Education

What are artificial intelligence literacy and competency? A comprehensive framework to support them

Working Group Proposal: Computing Education in Africa

Young children’s conceptions of computing in an African setting

A Dialog About the Special Issues on Theory

A Model for Knowledge Management Systems in Higher Education and Research: The Case of the UbuntuNet Alliance in the Eastern and Southern African region

A Scientometric Perspective on the Evolution of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium: 1970–2021

A Structural Equation Approach and Modelling of Pre-service Teachers' Perspectives of Cybersecurity Education

A Typology of Metagamers: Identifying Player Types Based on Beyond the Game Activities

A bibliometric review of global visibility, impact and adoption of electronic invoicing: The past and the future