Linda Mannila Email & Phone Number

Finland

Research areas: AI and society, AI literacy, CS education.

Linkoping, Sweden

Research on digital competence, programming and computational thinking in K-12 education from a teacher and student perspective. Supervising PhD students. Professional development on CS topics for in-service teachers.

Research on computational thinking in K-12 education.

Uppdaterad provides a meeting place for everybody interested in learning, technology, society and the future, in particular those working in the education sector and parents. As technology changes our world, we need to stay up-to-date (Uppdaterad in Swedish) but doing so on one's own is difficult and time consuming. Opportunities to learn together are central and our mission is to build a platform for learning, sharing experiences and raising interest in questions that concern us all.

We specialise in tailor-made, fun and engaging digital experiences, puzzle hunts and escape rooms for all ages in Swedish, Finnish and English. If you look for a team-building activity, something fun for a birthday party or a digital experience to add something new to a city tour or a visit at a museum – get in touch! We will plan something that fits your needs and your budget.

Pargas, Finland

Digismart offers education and training, public speaking, project management and strategic development related to digitalization and digital competence. Clients range from municipalities and educational institutions to private companies and other organisations, with tasks including e.g. the following: * PROFFSdays - hands-on professional development events for pre-service and in-service teachers* Consulting, project management and strategy development for organisations* Studies and surveys

The ICILS (International Computer and Information Literacy) study addresses students' computer and information literacy (CIL) as well as their computational thinking skills (CT). The study will be organised in Sweden for the first time in 2023, and I am part of the process throughout all phases, starting from formulating tasks to the scoring of the tests and analysing the results.

Expert tasks related to curricula revisions, teacher training and course development.

Docent in Computer Science Education.

Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

Leading a project on AI literacy in grades 1-6 funded by the Swedish cultural foundation.

Pargas, Finland

Make It Finland is a non-profit organization aiming at giving the general public access to the inspiring and fantastic opportunities brought about by the digitalization. We want to give everyone – regardless of age, gender, ethnicity and socio-economic class – equal opportunities to 1) be creative, tinker and experiment with technology as well as 2) learn about the possibilities and challenges in the digital world. The name Make It Finland refers to both an attitude ("Suomi nousuun") and the makerculture, which combines traditional materials with electronics, technology and programming. For more information, see makeitfinland.com.

Responsible for conducting a pre-study on quality criteria in online learning as part of the national Digivisio2030 programme.

Virtualisation of courses on the topic of digital competence within the FiTech-program. Customization of course contents, assignments and teaching methods for different target groups and needs. Research.

Leading a project on Craft 2.0 within the Ministry supported programme LUMA Suomi, developing K-9 education in science, technology and mathematics in Finland.

Turku

* Co-leading a project aimed at creating a virtual high school for the Swedish speaking students in Finland. My main responsibilities include developing the virtual high school concept in close collaboration with different stakeholders (teachers, principals, heads of education), creating the specification for software to be implemented, developing model courses as well as conducting empirical research on different aspects related to the use of virtual high school courses. * Leading a project on programming at pre-school and elementary school level (PROFFS), with the aim of developing activities/tutorials for different disciplines in close collaboration with teachers in five municipalities and empirically studying the introduction of programming in the classroom.* Leading a project on integrating making in K-9 education (Slöjd 2.0).* Leading a project on media literacy, safety and integrity in K-9 education.* Organizing teacher training, workshops and other activities aimed at teachers on programming, making, interactive learning materials as well as virtual teaching and learning.* Organizing events for improving retention among university students (e.g. our StartIT-day) and increasing interest towards programming and making among kids (e.g. ÅA MakerCamp).* Leading a team rethinking the teaching and learning methods used at our department. I am also a member of the core team developing the curriculum for our Bachelor level program and of the PR team responsible for planning and partially also executing the marketing activities at the department.

Turku, Finland

My research area is computer science education, with special focus on computational thinking in K-12 education. Using computers and its applications is important but when all focus is put on the "consuming" aspects, students are left unaware of the big ideas and opportunities the technology offers to everyone - regardless of their future choice of study. My interests lie in creating ways of introducing the many faces of the discipline (concepts like algorithms, programming, networks, artificial intelligence, security, etc.) starting at early ages to help all children (girls too) not only use the technology but also get a basic understanding for "how it works" and what it can do for them. I also conduct research within educational technology, in particular on the development and use of digital learning materials. E-Math has been our largest project so far; a EU-project (2011-2013) for developing interactive mathematics books involving nearly 20 teachers and 1000 students in three countries.At the university, I teach courses on programming, data structures, human-computer interaction and mathematics. I work actively with curriculum design, and development of new course material and teaching methods. Empirical evaluation is an important part of both my research and my teaching - "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but if it is even a bit broke, I believe it should be fixed. As a result of my passion for helping children see the wider opportunities of computing, I also organize different types of events for schools as well as teacher training in e.g. computational thinking and the use of digital learning materials. I am also in charge of organizing events for university students, in particular the StartIT-day aimed at first year students.

As a PhD student, I developed course material and methods for introducing mathematics and programming to novices at high school and university. The methods were empirically evaluated in classrooms at both education levels. The result of these evaluations are presented in my dissertation, titled "Teaching Mathematics and Programming - New Approaches with Empirical Evaluation". During the years working on my thesis, I also taught 2-3 CS courses every academic year and was involved in a project providing CS courses to high school students online.

Developing the programming material for three mathematics textbooks to be used in grades 7-9.

My first book – a textbook on programming in school (Att undervisa i programmering i skolan - varför, vad och hur?) aimed at in- and pre-service teachers – was published in fall 2017. The second book, on text programming at school, written with Lars-Åke Nordén, was published in 2020.

Department Of Media, School Of Arts, Design And Architecture

Evaluating and assessing the results of projects related to computational thinking, making and STEAM at K-9 level. Project: "Promotion of scientific reasoning and computational thinking skills in primary education through art and design practices".

Professional development and research on digital competence at schools.

We started out with providing personal training, coaching and consulting services related to health and wellness, and that's where the name "Feelgood" came from. Later, Feelgood Consulting moved on to offer coaching, consulting, training, project management and public speaking in the crossroads of digitalization, computer science and IT on one hand with informal and formal education on the other.

Expert tasks related to curricula revisions integrating programming in K-9 education.

The Europe Code Week (codeweek.eu) is arranged in October, with the aim of getting as many as possible to try a bit of programming. As an ambassador, my task is to connect people, spread the word about the week as well as encourage people, schools, companies and other organizations to arrange events aimed at different target groups. Although mid-October will be the main Code Week across Europe, activities are welcome (and needed) throughout the year.I volunteered as the main Codeweek ambassador in Finland during Codeweek 2014 and 2015 , after which I decided to move on and let somebody else take over.

Turku, Finland

Four Ferries Oy offers interactive textbooks for teaching and learning mathematics under the eMath Studio brand (http://emathstudio.com). The solution continues the work done in the EU-project E-Math, by providing services, further developing e-book material and functionalities as well as introducing e-books on new markets.

Working as a bank clerk, I got very good on-the-spot training in customer service in both Swedish and Finnish. I worked both in large branches with several employees and in one-person branches, where I was responsible for all services and activities taking place from the time the doors were opened until they were closed again at the end of the day.

Docent, Computer Science Education

Msc, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Education

Phd, Computer Science, Education

Activities and Societies: - Member of the Department Board - Member of the group for PR and marketingDissertation titled "Teaching.

Faf Licensed Gym Trainer, Health And Physical Education/Fitness

Matriculation Examination, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates