Research in Chemistry Education The Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki Chemistry Education Centre Kemma, National LUMA Centre, University of Helsinki Prof. Maija Aksela, the head of Unit & Kemma & LUMA www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 25.9.2013 1
LUMAT WORKSHOP TODAY 1) Introduction for Research in Chemistry Education in the Unit of Teacher Education and collaboration with Kemma Centre,Prof. Maija Aksela, the Head of the Unit and Kemma Centre Research Project 1: Millennium Youth Camp Coordinator & researcher Sakari Tolppanen Research Project 2: CombLab Coordinator & Researcher Simo Tolvanen Rearch Project 3: ChemistryLab Gadolin Coordinator & Researcher Veli-Matti Ikävalko 25.9.2013 2
LUMAT WORKSHOP TODAY 2) Socio-scientific issues in chemistry education Professor Ingo Eilks, Institut für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften, A bt. Chemiedidaktik, Universität Bremen, Germany See: http://www.chemiedidaktik.unibremen.de/idcstart_eng.php 25.9.2013 3
See: http://www.lumat.fi/lumat-en/ Next deadline 15th of Oct, 201 25.9.2013 4
The Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education since 2001 The Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education at the Department of Chemistry organises education for student teachers studying -chemistry as a major or minor subject, primary school student teachers and postgraduate students in chemistry education (BCh and MCh degrees) -9 special courses in the Department of Chemistry (see: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/kem-ope/en/) www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 25.9.2013 5
Chemistry Education Centre, Kemma -Chemistry education centre, Kemma is a part of national LUMA-centre and close collaboration within the Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education Unit. -The main objectives of Kemma are to support inservice and pre-service chemistry teachers in increasing the standard of learning and competence in chemistry, and also to develop chemistry education and chemistry education research -ChemistryLab Gadolin is a research and development centre for the Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 25.9.2013 6
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Research in Chemistry Education See the details Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education is one of the nine research units of Department of Chemistry. We are doing research on chemistry learning and teaching in all educational levels from kindergarden to higher education. The Chemistry Education Research Unit has four main research areas: 1)Science, technology, society and environment in chemistry education 2)History and philosophy of science in chemistry education 3)Models and visualization in chemistry education 4)Inquiry-based learning in chemistry education 25.9.2013 8
Research group: some researchers Research coodinator, Ph.D. Veli-Matti Vesterinen Nature of Science, Teacher Education, Sustainable Education Teaching coodinator, M.Ch. Maiju Tuomisto Learning Games, Food as learning context, Teacher education 25.9.2013 9
Research group Coordinator, doctoral student Simo Tolvanen Nature of Science, Teacher Education, History of Science, Inquiry-based education with technology Coordinator, doctoral student Sakari Tolppanen Sustainable Education, Sosio-scientific issues, Teacher Education, Gifted and talented students 25.9.2013 10
Research group Coordinator, doctoral student Veli-Matti Ikävalko Everyday chemistry, practical work, teacher education, food chemistry Doctoral student (partly) Jenni Vartiainen Food chemistry, ICT in chemistry education, Kids in chemistry In addition: Päivi Tomperi, Eero Jalonen, Heidi Handolin- Kiilo and Maija Rukajärvi-Saarela 25.9.2013 11
Others as their hobby: Ph.D. Johannes Pernaa ICT in chemistry education, design research, educational innovations Coordinator, Doctoral student Lauri Vihma LUMA research, ICT in science education: simulations 25.9.2013 12
LUMAT WORKSHOP TODAY 1) Introduction for Research in Chemistry Education in the Unit of Teacher Education and collaboration with Kemma Centre,Prof. Maija Aksela, the Head of the Unit and Kemma Centre Research Project 1: Millennium Youth Camp Coordinator & researcher Sakari Tolppanen Research Project 2: CombLab Coordinator & Researcher Simo Tolvanen Rearch Project 3: ChemistryLab Gadolin Coordinator & Researcher Veli-Matti Ikävalko 25.9.2013 13