Leaders of the LECI Expert Group
Leaders
Kristiina Kumpulainen
Expert Group Leader, Professor, PhD
Research themes
Sociocultural theories; Social interaction and learning and development; Human agency; Formal and informal Learning; Learning across contents; Digital learning; Multiliteracies; Pedagogy and leraning environments; Teacher professional develoment; Creativity and co-creation; Participatory research methods; Visual research
Current projects
- The Playful Learning Center (PLC)
- DigiChild
- The Joy of Learning Multiliteracy
- MakEY: EU RISE: Makerspaces in the early years: Enhancing digital literacy and creativity
- EDUDigi
- Nordplus Horizontal project: Digital Computer Games for learning in the Nordic countries
- A Comparative Study of Early Childhood Education in Selected High Performing Countries
- DigiLitEY: The digital literacy and multimodal practices of young children (DigiLitEY)
Links
Kumpulainen's profile in the University of Helsinki research portal
Kumpulainen's profile on ResearchGate
Kumpulainen's profile on Academia
Kumpulainen's personal Webpage
Kumpulainen's profile on LinkedIn
Kumpulainen's profile on Twitter
Contact information
E-mail: kristiina.kumpulainen@helsinki.fi
Skype: kristiinakkk
Tel: +358 50 3185221
Anu Kajamaa
Expert Group Co-Leader
PhD, Adjunct Professor, Principal Investigator
Research themes
Learning, development, organizational change, strategic change, organizational communication and collaboration, interprofessional working, sociocultural theories, activity theory and other practice based approaches, qualitative research methods, formative interventions and ethnography e.g. in the context of health care and social care, schools and entrepreneurship hubs.
Current projects
- The Playful Learning Center (PLC)
- DigiChild
- Learning by Making: The Educational Potential of School-Based Makerspaces for Young Learners' Digital Competencies (iMake) (Academy of Finland)
- CO-LAB project: Improving collaborative working between correctional and mental health services (EU HORIZON 2020, MSCA-RISE, 2016-2020)
Links
Kajamaa's profile on in the University of Helsinki research portal
Kajamaa's profile on ResearchGate
Contact information
E-mail: anu.kajamaa@helsinki.fi
Skype: akajamaa
Tel: +358 40 8232358