Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education (NFSUN2014) coming to Helsinki in June 2014

Coming up next summer: University of Helsinki will host the 11th Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education (NFSUN 2014) on June 4th – 6th 2014

Held every three years in one of the five Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland), NFSUN is an important forum for discussing and sharing ideas about science education. The conference brings together teachers and researchers to network and interact, report results and exchange ideas on current education research.

The 11th NFSUN conference is organized by the University of Helsinki and it will take place on June 4th – 6th 2014 at the Kumpula Science Campus in Helsinki.

Prominent international researchers have been engaged as keynote speakers. Doris Jorde, professor of Science Education from the University of Oslo, Lecturer Majken Korsager also from the University of Oslo and professor Alex Strømme from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology will give insights into the session entitled “Opening the science classroom to the opportunities for learning with technology”.

Judith S. Lederman (Director of Teacher Education) and professor Norman G. Lederman both from the Illinois Institute of Technology will also give keynote lectures. Kirsti Lonka, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Helsinki will introduce the role of technologies in innovative pedagogy and in engaging the learner.

Call for papers

Present you results and gain visibility for your research at NFSUN 2014! Call for papers for NFSUN 2014 is now open. Research work and contributions can be submitted through an on-line form in three categories: i) a paper presentation ii) a poster presentation or iii) a symposium. A symposium-type of contribution can be used by a group of colleagues to present 3-4 projects united by a common theme.

Contributions from participants should fall into one of the five the science categories (biology, chemistry, physics, Earth science, science) and under one of the 16 strands of NFSUN 2014.

The deadline for submissions is January 31st 2014.

For more information please visit the NFSUN 2014 conference homepage.