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Research Interests
Dr. Kumpulainen’s scholarship demonstrates a broad mastery of current and historical scholarship in research on interaction, learning and education involving theory informed investigations of technological designs to support teaching and learning in early childhood, K-12, postsecondary education and in informal learning environments. Her ongoing research focuses on children’s digital literacies, digital agency and digital learning practices with evolving technologies in formal education and in informal learning environments, such as homes, museums, science centers, libraries, outdoors, and in digital and immersive worlds. She engages in the design and investigation of technological innovations, novel instructional methods, pedagogies and curricula for learning and educational change. She has researched and developed pedagogies, learning environments and tools for children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) learning, multiliteracies learning, and for children’s environmental and climate change education. She also engages in interdisciplinary research and development projects with academic, industry and community partners. Her recent design is an open source augmented reality application MyArJulle designed to support children’s mobile and multimodal storytelling.
Research Highlights
- Digital Mediation of Children's Interactions with the More Than Human World
Contemporary society is saturated with digital devices that are transforming children’s play activities, their social relationships and their interactions with the “natural” world. This project investigates how children deploy digital devices to interact with the “natural” world and how this influences their literate practices, emotional engagement and identities. These issues are investigated longitudinally across countries, Australia and Finland, and in relation to key contextual issues of social class, material conditions, and pedagogical approach. Through a children’s learning commission on how to use digital devices sustainably, children become researchers of how to mitigate the effects of human activity on the “natural” world. Peter Renshaw, University of Queensland (PI), Ron Tooth, University of Queensland (co-PI), Kristiina Kumpulainen (co-PI), University of Helsinki. Funding: Australian Research Council (2019-2022).
- Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity: Makerspaces in the Early Years
From the Publisher: Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity is an exploration of how young children gain digital literacies in ‘makerspaces.’ The international authors investigate how hands-on experimentation with a variety of materials - from traditional arts and crafts to contemporary digital tools like 3D printers and laser cutters - can aid children in their development of play, creativity and storytelling. From museums to libraries, nursery schools to community centres, this research shows how ‘making’ supports the development of creative skills and introduces concepts to be explored in a variety of environments and contexts.
- Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation: Perspectives from Finland and Beyond
From the Publisher: Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation: Perspectives from Finland and Beyond brings together internationally renowned scholars to investigate and reflect upon the significance of introducing multiliteracies in the education of children (0–8 years old) and the challenge of enhancing professional development opportunities of early years practitioners.
- iMAKE
The iMake project addresses digital literacy practices and digital competence development among young learners in the context of school-based makerspaces. Kristiina Kumpulainen, PI. Funding: Academy of Finland (2017-2020)
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