Slides from the kick of session of the IMPDET-LE preparatory workshop in August 2013.

1. IMPDET-LE Kick Off
Workshop
Jarkko Suhonen
School of Computing, UEF
March 11, 2013
jarkko.suhonen@uef.fi

2. INTRODUCTION TO edTechΔ
RESEARCH GROUP AT SCHOOL OF
COMPUTING

3. edTechΔ@ UEF
Educational technology & CSE
ICT for Development (ICT4D)
Human Language
Technologies
4 Senior researchers
15+ Active PhD students
Extensive international collaboration
network
Over 8 M€ external funding (since 2001)
In average 23 peer-reviewed publications per
year (since 2001)

4. Reserach@ edTechΔ
Open &
Distance
Learning
HIV/AIDS
Educatio
Computer
Science
Education
Educationa
l Games
Leadership
Story
Telling &
Text
Mining
Semi-
automatic
assessment
of essays
SURA YA
UKMWI –
The Faces of
AIDS
Jeliot Mobile
games in
museums,
UFractions
1) Minining
opinions of
customers
via Social
environment
s
2) Automatic
analysis of
customer
feedback
Smart
Design
Participatory
and Strength-
based design
methods
NETAIDS in
Uganda
Contextualis
ed IT
Education,
Social tools
in
collaborative
work/distanc
e learning
Hypercontex
tualised
game design
Sentimental
analysis -
Detecting
emotions in
texts

5. SURA YA UKMWI – The Faces of AIDS
http://www.surayaukimwi.com/

6. Jeliot

7. Mobile game example 1: Bagomoyo Caravan

8. Mobile game example 1: UFractions

9. Outreach: Kids’ Club
VIDEO

10. Example of a Kids’ Club Spinoff – The CASCATE
project
Symbol recognition
Story telling
Modelling
Physical gaming

11. International Annual SciFest - Festival of Science and Technology
http://www.scifest.fi/home_en.php
Outgoing activities - SciFest

12. IMPDET-LE STUDIES

13. The main research interests
1) Digital story telling & narratives in education
2) Learning analytics - novel text mining and data mining
applications in education
3) Real-life innovations in education
4) Smart design: agile, participatory, inclusive and inter-contextual
design methods in educational technology
5) Technologies for children with individual needs

14. Study requirements in Computer Science
1) Doctoral dissertation
– Monograph
– Article Collection
• Introduction
• 5-6 published papers in peer-reviewed scientific forums
• List of suggested journals in edtech
2) Course work
– 30 ECTS
• 4 ECTS General postgraduate studies
• 26 ECTS Research specific studies
– Online and campus-based courses, individual scholarly tasks and
learning activities, online research seminars, presenting a paper in a
scientific conference etc.

15. Applying
•Computer Science students apply to ECSE – East Finland Doctoral
Programme in Computer Science and Engineering
•Deadlines: February 28, May 31, August 31, November 30
•Application documents
– Filled out application form
– Copies of your Master's degree certificate and transcript of academic
records. If the degree certificate is awarded by another university than
University of Eastern Finland, the copies must be certified
– Research plan
– Study plan
– Names of supervisors
– Prove of English proficiency in the case of foreign applicants.

16. English language requirements
•Foreign applicants must prove their English language proficiency
by any of the following language tests
– PTE (Academic), minimum of 59
– TOEFL, minimum PBT 580 and in writing minimum of 4 / IBT 90 and
in writing minimum of 22
– IELTS (Academic), minimum overall score 6.5, in writing minimum of
5,5
• The English language test is not required for applicants who have
completed their previous studies in English OR taken the matriculation
examination in English language in Finland (IB degree or English as A1
language) OR conducted their secondary education in English in Australia,
Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom or United States.
• An official statement given by that institution and indicating that the
medium of instruction of the previous studies has been English must be
included to the application