Projects

Projects funded in the main call

Funding period: 2014–2017
Total funding: €10 million

Learning in Productive Social Movements

• Yrjö Engeström, University of Helsinki
  
  

The Learning Effectiveness of Physically Activating Multiplayer Game Environments: Learning by Creating Games Versus Learning by Planning Games

• Kristian Kiili, Tampere University of Technology
  
  

Cultivating Future Mathematical Minds

• Erno Lehtinen, University of Turku
  
  

Internet and Learning Difficulties: Multidisciplinary Approach for Understanding Information Seeking in New Media

• Paavo Leppänen, University of Jyväskylä

Preparing Teacher Students for 21st Century Learning Practices: Ways of Thinking and Working

• Kati Mäkitalo-Siegl, University of Eastern Finland
• Päivi Häkkinen, University of Jyväskylä
• Sanna Järvelä, University of Oulu

"Say it again, kid!" - USing Gaming and Speech Technology in Children's Foreign-Language Learning

• Risto Näätänen, University of Helsinki
• Mikko Kurimo, Aalto University

Technology-Enhanced Environment for Supporting Reading Development in All Learners

• Ulla Richardson, University of Jyväskylä
• Juha-Matti Latvala, Niilo Mäki Institute
  
  

Future Learning Skills: Longitudial Study of Development in a Global Context

• Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Jyväskylä
  
  

Transnational Dynamics in Quality Assurance and Evaluation Politics of Basic Education in Brazil, China and Russia

• Jaakko-Pekka Kauko, University of Helsinki
• Risto Rinne, University of Turku
• Martti Takala, University of Tampere
  
  

Active, Fit and Samrt - Effects of Physical Activity and Fitness on the Cognitive Prerequisites of Learning

• Tuija Tammelin, LIKES research Centre for Sport and Health
• Heikki Kainulainen, University of Jyväskylä
• Tiina Parviainen, University of Jyväskylä
  
  

Science Learning Environments for the Future School: Scaffolding Disciplinary Engagement, Construction and Regulation of Disciplinary Understanding Through Digital Tool

• Marja Vauras, University of Turku

Projects funded by The Finnish Work Environment Fund

Funding period: August 2014–December 2016

Agentic Learning at Work for the 21st Century (ALW-21): Processes, critical conditions and outcomes

• Anneli Eteläpelto, University of Jyväskylä
  
  

Work Based LEarning (WOBLE)

• Mikael Wahlström, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Projects Funded in Joint Call: New Learning Environments and Technologies, Academy of Finland and CONICYT, Chile, Projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Funding Period 2016 - 2018, Total Funding €1 million

Engaging Learning Practices in STEM: Research collaboration with Chile and Finland

• Jari Lavonen, University of Helsinki

KiVa anti-bullying program in Chile, Evaluation of effectiveness with and without the digital game component

• Christina Salmivalli, University of Turku
  
  

Enhancing learning and teaching for future competencies of online inquiry in multiple domains (iFuCO)

• Marja Vauras, University of Turku
• Mirjamaija Mikkilä-Erdmann, University of Tampere
• Eero Sormunen, University of Tampere
• Paavo Leppänen, University of Jyväskylä

Teaching and learning analysis using modern automatic speech recognition with smartphones, SMART SPEECH

• Jouni Viiri, University of Jyväskylä
• Tuomas Virtanen, Tampere University of Technology

Partnership for International Research Collaboration (PIRE), Academy of Finland and National Science Foundation (NSF), Projects Funded by the Academy of Finland, Funding period 2016 - 2020, Total funding €1 million
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Crafting Optimal Learning in Science Environments

• Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Helsinki

Promoting Urban Sustainabilitys in the Arctic

• Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, University of Helsinki