IMPDET-LE - providing online PhD training in the interactions between education and technology in a given cultural context
In the IMPDET-LE (International Multidisciplinary PhD Studies in Educational Technology & Learning Environments) study programme, it is possible to receive a doctoral degree in computer science (Faculty of Science and Forestry) or in education/special education (The Philosophical Faculty).
The main research interests of IMPDET-LE are:
- digital story telling & narratives in education
- learning analytics - novel text mining and data mining applications in education
- real-life innovations in education
- smart design: agile, participatory, inclusive and inter-contextual design methods in educational technology
The unique aspects of the IMPDET-LE training are the combinations of expertise, its distribution over the Internet, and the intensive periods of work expected from students and their supervisors. The IMPDET-LE programme follows a blended learning approach, where most of the studies can be done in distance, but the student is also required to spent some periods in one of the campuses of UEF (Joensuu, Kuopio, Savonlinna) in order to receive intensive supervision or to get contact with the research communities and other students.
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The IMPDET-LE programme is administered by the University of Eastern Finland under the scientific direction of Prof. Eija Kärnä (Special Education) and Prof. Erkki Sutinen (Computer Science). A number of leading scholars in the field of educational technology has been involved in the activities of IMDET-LE.
The core pedagogical components of the IMPDET-LE programme are
- Online Core Courses
- The course of the IMPDET-LE programme will offer doctoral students opportunities to learn the orienting concepts in the field of educational technology, the culture of scientific inquiry, and the special demands of research in computer science or in education.
- Research experience
- IMPDET-LE doctoral students have at least two kinds of training experience under a supervision of faculty member. First, with close monitoring and support, students are given the opportunity to engage in all phases of an scientific investigation, from identifying a research problem to research design, to data collection and analysis, to communication of results. Second, students have the experience of pursuing a significant line of research on their own, and completing a series of articles published in peer-reviewed conference publications or scientific journals, a dissertation and a reviewed grant application.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- In addition to interdisciplinary courses and seminars, opportunities are provided for IMPDET-LE doctoral students to build networks with students and researchers in other departments where studies relevant to the research interests of the programme are being conducted.
By adopting these guidelines it is expected that each IMPDET-LE student will come to posses the requisite research and development skills needed to make a significant contribution to the field of educational technology, and ultimately to social betterment.
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IMPDET-LE News
Posted: Jun 5, 2013
IMPDET-LE and
UNITAR (United Nations Institute of Training and Research) will organise jointly Innovation Collaboration for Development -course in Fall 2014.
Posted: Apr 3, 2013
ECSE Summer Course: Scientific Presentations Skills by Jean-Luc Leburn, at Science Park, Joensuu, June 10-12, 2013
Posted: Mar 28, 2013
Several new students enrolled to the IMPDET-LE studies in year 2013.
Posted: Mar 5, 2013
Preliminary IMPDET-LE Check list for writing has been published in the IMPDET-LE Wiki.
Posted: Oct 12, 2012
Resources and information related to the IMPDET-LE programme is now being collected to the IMPDET-LE Wiki Space at UEF.
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IMPDET-LE Events
Posted: May 8, 2013
The next edTech & IISS Research Day will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10-12 at the edTech lab, Science Park
Posted: Apr 3, 2013
The fourth edTech & IISS Research Day in year 2013 will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 14-16 at the edTech lab, School of Computing.
Posted: Mar 14, 2013
The third edTech & IISS Research Day in year 2013 will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 10-12 at the edTech lab, School of Computing.
Posted: Mar 5, 2013
The very first IMPDET-LE preparatory workshop for IMPDET-LE PhD student candidates is held March 11-March 15, 2013 at the Science Park, Joensuu.
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