Papers
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Total Citations
273
H-Index
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About
Erkki Sutinen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of educational technology, robotics, and inclusive learning, whose work has profoundly shaped how technology is designed and deployed in diverse educational contexts. Best known for his groundbreaking investigations into educational robotics in special education, Sutinen was among the first to systematically explore how robotic learning tools could be adapted to meet children's individual needs, with his foundational 2006 study garnering 47 citations and sparking international interest in the field. His research demonstrates a consistent commitment to equity: from designing contextualized ICT curricula for Tanzanian communities through ethnocomputing approaches (24 citations), to empowering primary school learners in Namibia with computational and design thinking skills (19 citations). Sutinen has also made significant methodological contributions through the Open Monitoring Environment, a data-mining platform enabling teachers to meaningfully intervene in robotics classrooms by tracking complex, unpredictable student learning pathways. His work on pedagogical agents and role blending further illustrates his dedication to supporting educators in technology-rich environments. Across more than two decades of scholarship, Sutinen's research stands out for bridging technological innovation with social inclusion, making him a genuinely influential figure in global educational technology.
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- 2How children's individual needs challenge the design of educational robotics33 citations · 2008
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- 5Using Data Mining to Support Teacher's Intervention in a Robotics Class19 citations · 2012
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- 8An open approach for learning educational data mining13 citations · 2013
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