Technologies for Learning and Development Research Seminar, October 14, 2022
You are warmly invited to our next research seminar on Friday, October 14, 10:oo Helsinki time (UTC+3). Schedule 10:00 – 10:30, Alem Habte Mare, Doctoral Researcher, School of Computing, UEF Title: Improving teacher effectiveness by integrating ICTs into teacher education and professional development programs in Eritrea: Local context within global perspectives – An overview of […]
Two new outside funded projects
The Technologies for Learning and Development research group received two outside-funded projects on September 2022. 1) Generation AI, Academy of Finland, 2022-2025. The funding decision in the Academy of Finland’s portal (in Finnish): https://akareport.aka.fi/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=x_hakkuvaus2&CLICKED_ON=&HAKNRO1=352859&UILANG=fi&TULOSTE=HTML 2) Improving online and blended learning with educational data analytics (IDELA), Erasmus+
Technologies for Learning and Development Research Seminar, September 16, 2022, 10:15-11:30 (UTC+3)
You are warmly invited to our next research seminar on Friday, September 16, 10:15 Helsinki time (UTC+3). Schedule 10:15-10:45, Meysam Abedi, Securing and encryption of students private data 10:45-11:15, Anna Kayanda, Improving decision making in Tanzanian academic institutions through improved information systems 11:15 – 11:30, Wrap-up, general discussion, announcements etc.’ If you are interested in […]
Two upcoming public examinations of doctoral dissertations
In August, we have two doctoral dissertation examinations in the Technologies for Learning and Development research group. 1) Ebenezer Anohah Title: Integration of indigenous practices into computing education: The case of computing studies in Ghana. Date & time: August 12, 2022, 12:15 (UTC+3). Venue: Online, Zoom Opponent: Senior Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Mikko Vesisenaho, University of […]
Doctoral defense, Veruschka Pelser-Carstens, June 17, 2022
The doctoral dissertation of Veruschka Pelser-Carstens entitled “Developing a serious game framework for educational tabletop games with digital elements” will be examined at the Faculty of Science and Forestry, Auditorium AU100, Aurora Building, Joensuu Campus, on Friday, 17th of May 2022 at 12:00 (UTC+3). The opponent in the public examination will be Associate Prof. Teemu […]
Technologies for Learning and Development Research Seminar, June 2, 2022
You are warmly invited to our next research seminar on Thursday, June 2, 13:15 Helsinki time (UTC+3). Schedule 13:15 – 13:45, Veruschka Pelser-Carstens, Practice for the candidate’s introductory lecture, lectio praecursoria 13:45 – 14:15, Ismaila Sanusi, Studying Middle Schoolers’ Learning of Artificial Intelligence in an Afterschool Program 14:15 – 14:30, Wrap-up, general discussion, announcements etc.’ […]
Dr. Mohammed Saqr granted Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher funding, 2022-2025
Dr. Mohammed Saqr from the Technologies for Learning and Development research group has received the highly competed Postdoctoral Researcher funding from the Academy of Finland. The Postdoctoral Researcher funding covers the researcher’s salary and the project’s research costs. Title of the Postdoctoral Researcher project: Towards precision education: Idiographic learning analytics (TOPEILA) Funding period: September 1, […]
Doctoral defense, Friday Joseph Agbo, May 10, 2022
The doctoral dissertation of Friday Agbo entitled “Co-designing a smart learning environment to facilitate computational thinking education in the Nigerian context” will be examined at the Faculty of Science and Forestry, Joensuu Campus, Metria Auditorium, M100 on Tuesday, 10th of May 2022 at 13:00 (UTC+3). The opponent in the public examination will be Prof. Erik […]
Technologies for Learning and Development Research Seminar, April 12, 2022
You are warmly invited to our next research seminar on Tuesday, April 12, 13:15 Helsinki time (UTC+3). Schedule 13:15 – 13:45, Friday Agbo, Co-designing a smart learning environment to facilitate computational thinking education in the Nigerian context Practice for the introductory lecture, Lectio praecursoria, held in the public examination of a doctoral dissertation 13:45 – […]
Technologies for Learning and Development Research Seminar, January 31, 2022
You are warmly invited to our monthly research seminar on Monday, January 31, 13:15 Helsinki time (UTC+2) Tentative schedule 13:15 – 13:45, Rhythm Bathia, From big data to person-based learning analytics: exploring the opportunities and challenges In variable centered analysis, the focus is on the “average” learning pattern that ignores the unobserved heterogeneity between learners which […]