The document provides information about the EARLI Conference 2017 that will take place from August 27th to September 2nd in Tampere, Finland. It notes that the conference is hosted by the University of Tampere and will have over 2000 participants from across Europe and overseas. The conference will feature over 1500 presentations and take place at Tampere Hall, the largest congress center in the city. The theme of the conference is the role of education research in advancing public good amid the intersection of economics and politics.

1. Practical introduction to Earli Conference 2017
Tampere, Finland
August 27th – September 2nd 2017

2. The European Association for Research on Learning
and Instruction (EARLI) is an international, scientific
community with the primary goal to support an active
research culture in the field of learning and
instruction.

4. • The 17th Biennial conference of the EARLI is taking place in Tampere,
Finland and will be hosted by the University of Tampere.
• 2000+ participants: academics and policy makers from across the Europe
and far overseas.
• Earli 2017 is the biggest conference in Tampere this year.
• The Conference takes place in Tampere Hall, the Scandinavia’s largest
congress and concert centre at the heart of city.
• This years conference theme is Education in the crossroads of economy and
politics – Role of research in the advancement of public good.
• 1500+ conference presentations, workshops, keynotes etc.
IN A NUTSHELL

5. Dr. Bart Rienties
The Power of Learning Analytics - Is
there still a need for Educational
Research
Open University (UK)
Prof. Kari Smith
Moving Beyond Rhetoric - Building a
Culture to Substantiate Research Based
Teacher Education
Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NO)
Dr. Cornelis de Brabander
A Unified Model of Task-Specific
Motivation
Leiden University (NL)
Prof. Sari Lindblom-Ylänne
A Critical Analysis of Student
Approaches to Learning in the Light of
Recent Empirical Evidence
University of Helsinki (FI)
Prof. David Gijbels
Student Learning in Higher Education
and Beyond
University of Antwerp (BE)
Prof. Manfred Prenzel
Evidence-based Education and the Role
of Teacher Education
Technical University of Munich (DE)
Prof. Jouni Välijärvi
Changing Competence Needs and
International Comparative Assessments
University of Jyväskylä (FI)
KEYNOTES
Prof. Allyson Hadwin
Promoting adaptive regulation:
Progress, challenges and possibilities
University of Victoria (CA)
Prof. Dr. Tamara van Gog
Eye Follow You: Effects of Gaze Cues on
Learning
Utrecht University (NL)

6. We are now seeking companies, vendors, institutions, NGO´s and both
local and global actors that seek a forum in a cutting edge international
educational conference.
There are plenty of different possibilities to join and make a
contribution to achieve remarkable coverage and a profile in an
international education academia and among international and
national policy makers.
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7. For further information and inquiries please contact:
Mr. Jaakko Vuorio
Researcher, University of Tampere
jaakko.vuorio@uta.fi, +358 50 509 9207
More information:
https://www.earli.org/
https://www.earli.org/earli-2017
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