The University of Tartu (UTE) is the oldest and largest university in Estonia with about 18,000 students and 1,700 academic staff members. Teacher training and educational research at the University of Tartu is coordinated by Pedagogicum. Science Education is developed by Science Education Centre. This center has been involved in the educational research promoting scientific-technological literacy in Estonia and East-European countries as well as research projects co-founded by the European Commission, UNESCO Science Education Sector, British Council, Estonian Science Foundation, and others. The results of these projects have been distributed among teachers in Estonia and other countries, as the center has direct connections to the local and international teacher organizations. The university has also close cooperation with AHHAA Science Centre that specializes in developing new methods for explaining science and  technology to the public and in particular to young people at all educational levels.

In Go-Lab project, UTE is represented by the Learning Design Workgroup of the university (UTE-LD) which has been  involved  in  several  studies  on  computer-supported  inquiry  learning  and  problem  solving. The latest studies of the workgroup are focused on supporting students’ regulation of inquiry in web-based learning environments “Young Scientist” and “Young Researcher” and on applying LEGO robots in teaching science and technology. The main aim of this work is to provide new challenging designs for developing innovative learning environments for self-regulated learning in the field of science and technology.

eMail: margus.pedasteATut.ee