Kalle Virta, Adjunct Professor, PhD (Ed.) works as a University Lecturer at the University of Helsinki. In his research, he has focused on learning, metacognition, self-regulation and learning of skills at different ages. In the Pedaknow research project, Kalle is the project leader and a fellow researcher.
Sami Löfgren, PhD (Ed.) works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Häme University of Applied Sciences. Sami’s doctoral thesis addressed upper-secondary technical vocational graduates’ domain-general competencies. His research interests include competence, vocational education and training and student transition from school to work
Manne Kallio, Adjunct Professor, PhD (Ed.) works as a Senior University Lecturer in the Pedagogical Faculty at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include teaching and learning and their background factors, especially related to technology and skills.
Heli Kallio, PhD (Ed.) works as a researcher at the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Turku. Heli’s research covers phenomena related to learning-to-learn from the student and teacher perspectives. Her special research interest focuses on metacognitive awareness and teachers’ strategies to respond to the challenges caused by 21st century skills, for example lifelong learning. In her doctoral dissertation, Heli studied how teachers at different educational sectors and levels gave support to their students in metacognitive knowledge and skills.
Solja Upola, PhD, is a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki, and her research interests focus on work-oriented learning implemented in vocational education and training, particularly in the context of collaborative project-based learning. Solja Upola has focused in her research to the roles of all three participants — the vocational student, the teacher, and the representative of working life — in learning that takes place at the workplace.