Scientific duties

Peer reviewer and member in several national and international conference committees (both scientific and organizing committees)

External evaluator, referee, and chair of panel and reviewer (Finnish Academy of Sciences, Finnish Cultural Foundation, European Commission, SSHRC of Canada, E-Learn, EUROLOGO, CSCL'95, EUROTEACHING'96, ED-MEDIA e.g.)

Referee, member of editorial boards in journals and edited books (e.g. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Scandinavian Educational Research)

Member in several national university-level organizations and working groups (e.g. the University of Joensuu (e.g. the Virtual University of Eastern Finland), Finnish Academy of Sciences (e.g. Chair of Panel of Educational Sciences), Ministry of Education (e.g. membership in the working group for developing university degrees in educational sciences, Virtual University of Finland))

Member of the project group for the development of computing at Joensuu university

Chair of Finnish Association of Research in Mathematics and Science Education (1993-1995)

Scientific Adviser and Referee in Evaluation of Research Applications (Finnish Cultural Foundation, 1994-1995)

Member of the leading group of multidisciplinary research school in learning environments (OPMON, Finnish Academy of Sciences)