The unit focuses its research and teaching on issues on learning dealing with the use of technology in education.

The members of this research group have particular expertise in the integration of theoretical perspectives on the social, cognitive and motivational processes of learning and utilizing it in research-based design and evaluation of technology-enhanced learning environments. The research approaches involve research themes, such as:

• Basic processes of learning (social interaction, motivation, cognitive strategies and self-regulated learning) in technology-enhanced learning environments
• Processes and contexts of collaborative learning with a special focus on individual, socially shared and motivational aspects of collaboration.
• Computer-supported collaborative learning
• “State of the art” technology, such as mobile learning or game-based learning environments
• Design and evaluation of technology-enhanced learning for deep learning

In addition, the members of the research unit are actively involved in developmental projects, ground-level work with schools, teacher training, virtual university, consulting companies and staff training and pedagogical support in different contexts. A special interest of the group is virtual community building and education in the Northern Dimension.