Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Päivi Hakkarainen and I work as a Senior Lecturer in Media Education at the University of Lapland’s Centre for Media Pedagogy. And yes, that red wooden house there is our house in Finland. In this blog, you will find information about my academic work and studies within the fields of Media Education, Adult Education, and Social Psychology. In Links, you will find work-related conferences, projects and resources that I find interesting.
During the academic year 2011-2012 I work as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the Finlandia University, Michigan, USA. I will share some of my experiences and thoughts about my stay in Michigan in this blog. I will start posting them in Finnish and maybe later on in English, too. Below you will see some work-related facts and news about me.
Education:
- Ph.D. (Education), University of Lapland, Finland
- Ph.D. student (Social Psychology), University of Eastern Finland
- Master of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland
Present posts:
- Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (August 15, 2011 – April 30, 2012), Finlandia University, Michigan, USA.
- Senior Lecturer in Media Education (leave of absence August 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012), University of Lapland, Faculty of Education, Centre for Media Pedagogy
Research interests:
- Elderly computer and Internet non-users
- Higher education pedagogy
- Meaningful learning
- ICTs and moving images in teaching and learning
- Online teaching and learning
Media appearances during the Fulbright exchange:
- Finlandia Welcomes Finnish Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Campus News, September 2011.
- Finnish Fulbright Scholar Comes to Finlandia. The Daily Mining Gazette. Houghton and the Northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, 20.9.2011.
http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/522046/Finnish-Fulbright-Scholar-comes-to-Finlandia.html?nav=5003 - Fulbright Scholar –Paivi Hakkarainen. Finlandia University Campus News (September 2011), 16.9.2011, 20. http://www.finlandia.edu/e-newsletter.html
- Finlandia polling seniors on computers. The Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton and the Northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, 15.10.2011.
- Storm, D. (2011). Keep it in the UP! Interview with Päivi Hakkarainen, Fulbright Scholar at Finlandia. WCUP 105.7 FM Eagle Country Radio, Upper Michigan, USA, 30.10.2011.
- Living an educational and cultural adventure. The Bridge, 64(2), Fall/Winter 2011, 26.
http://www.finlandia.edu/the-bridge.html - Digital storytelling (December 2011). Finlandia University Campus News, 9.12.2011, 6. http://www.finlandia.edu/e-newsletter.html
- Kukkonen, S. (2011). From Finland to South Range. Scholar brings culture, language to pilot project. The Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton and the Northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, 15.12.2011. Available online:
http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/523336/From-Finland-to-South-Range.html?nav=5006
