Goals

The aims of the workshop are:

• To offer a friendly forum for students to discuss their research topics, research questions and design in computing education / educational technology
• To receive constructive feedback from their peers and senior researchers.
• To support networking with other researchers in the computing education research field.
• To discuss any relevant questions related to research and academic life.
  

Participants

• Satu Alaoutinen, Lappeenranta U. of Technology, Finland
  
• Emma Enström, Kunglika Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden
  
• Juha Helminen, Helsinki U. of Technology, Finland
• Petri Ihantola, Helsinki U. of Technology, Finland
• Carolina Islas Sedano, U. Joensuu, Finland
• Maria Knobelsdorf, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
  
• Jan Lönnberg, Helsinki U. of Technology, Finland
• Lennart Rolandsson, Stockholm U., Sweden
  
• Juha Sorva, Helsinki U. Technology, Finland
• Neena Thota, Macau Inter-University Institute, China
  

The workshop will be chaired by

• Lauri Malmi, Helsinki U. of Technology, Finland (chair of organization)
  
• Anders Berglund, Uppsala U., Sweden
  
• Judy Sheard, Monash U., Australia
  

In addition, other senior researchers may participate as discussants. 

Venue

The workshop will take place at University of Joensuu.  Address:

Department of Computer Science and Statistics,
Science Park, Länsikatu 15, 3rd Floor.
Room 2D309 (EdTech lab).

See Google Maps for the exact location (Länsikatu 15, Joensuu).

Schedule

Tentative schedule is the following.

10.00
    Opening (Lauri Malmi)
    Short presentations of participants

10.30
    Session 1

12.00
    Lunch

13.00
    Session 2

15.00
    Coffee

15.30
    Session 3

17.00
    Closing

17.45
    Bus transfer to Koli Calling conference at Hotel Koli


More details about sessions will follow later.

Registration and fees

The participants should confirm their participation by sending acknowledgement message to Lauri Malmi (Lauri.Malmi@tkk.fi) by 5th of October.  In the message they should also inform, whether they take part of the doctoral consortium only, or do they participate the Koli Calling conference, as well (highly recommended).

Those, who participate the Koli Calling conference, must register the conference by the conference web site.  You should give the following information in the registration form.

• You take the first bus
  
• You come to the bus from Joensuu Science Part

There is no participation fee for those who participate the Koli Calling conference.  Otherwise the participation fee is 30 euros covering lunch and coffee.  Payment information is given separately to those, who need it.

Travelling to Joensuu and hotels

You can reach Joensuu from Helsinki using Finnair flights (about one hour) or by train (about 5 hours).  For flight information, see Finnair web site. For train information, see here. 

There are several hotels at Joensuu Center.  Just Google "Hotels Joensuu" and you find several links.  Science park is about one kilometer from Joensuu center.

Contact

For any question, please, contact

Prof. Lauri Malmi (program and organization)
Helsinki University of Technology
Finland

or

PhD Anders Berglund  (Anders.Berglund@it.uu.se) (program)
Uppsala University
Sweden