Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Innovative Learning Environments (ILE)
The Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) research group consists of researchers, university lecturers and PhD students especially from the Faculty of Information Technology and Finnish Institute for Educational Research. The diverse research projects are conducted in close collaboration with other units at the Ģֱ. The ILE group has an extensive national and international network of research institutes, the public sector, and companies.
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Table of contents
Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Information technology and the human in the knowledge society
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
Multidisciplinary research on learning and teaching
Interactive and technologically enhanced learning environments
Motivation, learning and environment for learning
Sustainable use of the natural resources
Education, belonging, and sustainable society
Learning environments and evaluation of learning outcomes
Digitalization in and for learning and interaction
Learning and interaction
Sustainable society
Faculty
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Faculty of Information Technology
Research group description
Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) is a research and education field that focuses on the advancement of children’s and young people’s 21st century skills. The field includes user-driven design and study of learning technologies and spaces for enhancement of learning and wellbeing, analyses of innovative teaching and learning practices, STEM and STEAM education, technology-enhanced learning, and evaluation and comparison of ICT (information and communication technology) use in education. When applicable, the research can also be directed to other phases of human life for the study of citizen’s knowledge and capabilities in society.
The multidisciplinary ILE group consists of researchers, university lecturers, and PhD students, especially from the Faculty of Information Technology and Finnish Institute for Educational Research. The diverse research projects are conducted in close collaboration with other units at the Ģֱ. The ILE group has an extensive national and international network of research institutes, the public sector, and companies.
