Marjaana Veermans is Professor of learning and teaching at the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Turku. Veermans's general area of expertise is in educational psychology, and especially in learning environments. Her research covers age groups from primary education to adult education; in general focusing on digital pedagogy, and in particular on motivation, interest, and teaching and learning in digital learning environments. She is also leading Digi-ERKO, a new special national in-service teacher training programme to train expert teachers in learning and teaching in digital learning environments.