Introduction
The second International Forest Camp in Educational Technology is being held at the Mekrijärvi Research Station of the University of Joensuu, in the easternmost community of Finland, some 70km from the town of Joensuu. The Forest Camp event belongs to the group of Forest Camps organized by IMPDET program at the University of Joensuu.
The Camp is mainly intended for postgraduate students, teachers and researchers specialising in educational technology. The program of the one-week event includes one-day workshops held by international experts, active discussions in small groups, peer support sessions and a PhD clinic. Thus, participants have an opportunity to receive support and mentoring from senior researchers for their doctoral studies in educational technology. The Forest Camp period can also be used for extensive and focused individual working period.
The chair of the Forest Camp will be:
Prof. Piet Kommers, University of Twente, Netherlands
Workshops are given by
Prof. Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan: Cyber Schooling Framework: Improving Mobility and Situated Learning
Dr. Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland from Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Collaborative creative visualization of educational content in 3D virtual environments: "Virtual Science Fair competition"
Participants PhD study work will be mentored by
Prof. Erkki Sutinen, University of Joensuu
Dr. Jarkko Suhonen, University of Joensuu
Dr. Justus Randolph, University of Joensuu
Forest Camp is organized after SciFest, the science, environment and technology event for kids and youngsters, to be held in Joensuu, Finland, in March 22-24, 2007.
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