The 15th annual LUMAT Research Symposium 2025 will be organized online on Friday 23rd of May in the afternoon from 1 pm – 4 pm (EEST UTC+03:00). The event is free of charge and the symposium’s language is English. The symposium program consists of keynote speeches and presentations on the newest mathematics, science and technology education research.
The theme of this year’s symposium is Promoting STE(A)M learning through non-formal education.
Every year the symposium is open to scholars worldwide.
Program for LUMAT Symposium 2024
Chair: Professor Maija Aksela, University of Helsinki, Director of LUMA Centre Finland.
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) UTC+03:00.
Monday 3rd of June
12.00–12.15
Professor Maija Aksela‘s Opening words
12.15–13.30
Keynote
Senior University Lecturer Anu Laine Children as Future Problem Solvers
13.30–14.00
Professor Alan Lyles Transforming Math Education: A Systems & Equity Framework for Students and Professors
14.00–14.10 Break
14.10–14.40
PhD Student Hanna Fredriksdotter Grade-6 students’ generalising practices during mathematical problem solving with peers
14.40–15.10
Associate Professor John M. Francisco Using Task Variation to Support Argumentation in Collaborative Problem Solving in Mathematics
15.10–15.20
Professor Maija Aksela Summary
Tuesday 4th of June
12.00–12.15
Professor Maija Aksela‘s Opening words
12.15–13.30
Keynote
Professor Mikko-Jussi Laakso Developing Nationwide Teaching and Learning Ecosystem with Learning Analytics and AI
13.30–14.00
Associate Professor Ümran Betül Cebesoy Enriching Primary School teacher candidates’ engineering design skills through an engineering design-based STEM laboratory course
14.00–14.30
University Lecturer Docent Johannes Pernaa and Assistant Professor Miha Ambrož Getting things done: Best practices for ensuring success in student STEM projects
14.30–14.40 Break
14.40–15.10
Assistant Professor Elahe Keshavarz STS(E) approaches
15.10–15.40
M.A. Graduate Conan Lee From Hogwarts to Hadrons: Exploring the Intersection of Popular Culture and STEM Education on YouTube
15.40–15.50
Professor Maija Aksela Summary
