Research Community INSPIRES (INStitutions and PractIces of new liteRaciES)
Traditionally literacy research has been conducted in isolation within disciplines such as psycholinguistics, education, and psychology. Moreover, literacies have been investigated as instrumental skills of individuals rather than as practices in a social context, taking into account both historical continuities and discontinuities in cultural forms of life.
INSPIRES aims at generating interdisciplinary knowledge about new literacies through an integrative approach to Information and Communication Studies, Educational Sciences, and Computer Science. Interdisciplinary research on new literacies is demanded to get a grasp of this complex, multidimensional phenomenon, including both new literacy practices and new ways of understanding the concept of literacies.
The purpose of INSPIRES is to introduce new theoretical knowledge, novel methodologies and elaborated methods by examining the literacy practices of institutions of media, schools, homes, the memory functions of society (libraries, archives, museums) and health care, and in the everyday lives of citizens.
INSPIRES examines new literacies by combining the viewpoints of four research groups (RGs). Research from each perspective has contributed to our current understanding of literacies.
Health Information Mastering (HIM-Oulu&Åbo) focuses on investigating individuals´ information literacy and practices in different contexts, health in particular.
Senior Scholars
Huotari Maija-Leena, PhD, professor, Principal Investigator
Enwald Heidi, PhD
Ek Stefan, PhD
Eriksson-Backa Kristina, PhD
Hirvonen Noora, PhD
Huvila Isto, PhD, professor
Känsäkoski Helena, PhD
Niemelä Raimo, PhD
Doctoral Students
Karjalainen Riitta-Liisa, MEd
Huhta Anna-Maija, MA
Pohjanen Aira, MA
Interactive Spaces (iSpaces) designs interactive, context-aware systems serving people in their everyday environments and in learning literacy.
Senior Scholar
Riekki Jukka, PhD, Principal Investigator
Doctoral Student
Oja Mika, MSc
Research Assistants
Cortes Marta
Mikko Pyykkönen
Literacies and Empowered Communities (LECO) investigates changes in the public sphere related to media.
Senior Scholars
Karvonen Erkki, Professor, Principal Investigator
Kortelainen Terttu, PhD
Suominen Vesa, PhD
Post doc –researchers
Kurttila-Matero Eeva, PhD
Suorsa Anna, PhD
Doctoral Students
Harju Aki, MA
Innanen Kaisu, MA
Rytinki Markus, MA
New Literacies and Future School (NeLiFu) are interested in investigating literacy pedagogy and practices in the school setting. (Faculty of Education)
Senior Scholars
Korkeamäki Riitta-Liisa, PhD, Principal Investigator
Suvilehto Pirjo, PhD
Post doc –researchers
Palmgren-Neuvonen Laura, PhD
Doctoral Students
Hytönen Marja, M.Ed.
Jokinen Päivi, M.Ed.
Nikula Sirpa-Liisa, M.Ed.
Nygård Tuula, M.Ed.
Rousu Katja, M.Ed.
Tiainen Outi, M.Ed.
Tikkinen Siinamari, M.Ed.
Ukkola Annette, M.Ed.
A Research Community (RC) integrating these perspectives is a response to the demand for interdisciplinary research to study this complex and multidimensional phenomenon. INSPIRES enables holistic investigation more effectively than within isolated studies. Verified theoretical findings contribute to internationally significant research which can be widely implemented to enhance new institutional practices. From 2014 to 2018, the RC will conduct interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical studies, develop new technologies, produce joint publications to be published in high-quality peer-reviewed international and domestic scientific forums, present results at international and national conferences and popularize them. INSPIRES provides doctoral and research-based education for degree students at the University of Oulu and also for in-service education to enhance multi-professionalism. This responds to changing structures of contemporary and future society, including the labor markets.
Selected publications
Riekki, J., Cortés, M., Hytönen, M., Sánchez, I., & Korkeamäki, R-L. (In Press). Touching nametags with NFC phones: a playful approach to learning to read. In Z. Pan et al. (Eds.) Transactions on Edutainment X, LNCS 7775 (pp. 228-242). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. (In Press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37919-2_14
Hirvonen, N., Enwald, H., Bath, P., Pyky, R., Korpelainen, R. & Huotari, M.-L. (2015) Individual factors affecting preferences for feedback message tactics in the contexts of physical activity. Journal of Health Communication, 20(2), 220-229.
Riekki, J., Cortés, M., Hytönen, M., Sánchez, I., & Korkeamäki, R-L. (In Press). Touching nametags with NFC phones: a playful approach to learning to read. In Z. Pan et al. (Eds.) Transactions on Edutainment X, LNCS 7775 (pp. 228-242). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. (In Press).
Suorsa Anna (2015) Knowledge creation and play – a phenomenological approach. Journal of Documentation, 71(3).
Känsäkoski Helena (2014) Value creation in childhood obesity care and prevention. - Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Series B, Humaniora 119. Oulu. Artikkeliväitöskirja. http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9789526204130/isbn9789526204130.pdf
Suorsa Anna, Huotari Maija-Leena (2014) Knowledge creation and the concept of human being: A phenomenological approach. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 65(5), 1042-1057.
Ahola, R., Pyky, R., Jämsä, T., Mäntysaari, M. Koskimäki, H., Ikäheimo, T.M., Huotari, M.-L., Röning, J., Heikkinen, H. & Korpelainen, R. (2013). Gamified physical activation of young men – a multidisciplinary population-based randomized controlled trial (MOPO study). BMC Public Health 13(1), 32 / MOPO study, 2013. [Online].
Hirvonen, N., Huotari, M.-L., Niemelä, R. & Korpelainen, R. (2012). Information behavior in stages of exercise behavior change. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, JASIST, 63 (9), 1804–1819.
Korkeamäki, R.-L., Dreher, M. J., & Pekkarinen, A. (2012). Finnish preschool and first-grade children’s use of media at home. Human Technology 8 (2), 109-132.
Kortelainen, T. & Katvala, M. (2012). ”Everything is plentiful – except attention”. Attention data of scientific journals on social media tools. Journal of Informetrics 6 (4), 661-668.
Niemelä, R., Huotari, M.-L., & Kortelainen, T. (2012). Enactment and use of information and the media among older adults. Library and Information Science Research (34), 212-219.
Oja, M. & Riekki, J. (2012). Ubiquitous framework for creating and evaluating persuasive applications and games. Doctoral Colloquium in conjunction with the Sixth International Conference on Grid and Pervasive Computing (GPC2011). In M. Rautiainen et al. (Eds.) Grid and Pervasive Computing Workshops, LNCS 7096 (pp. 133-140). Heidelberg: Springer.
Huotari, M.-L., Eriksson-Backa, K., Enwald, H., Askola, K., Känsäkoski, H., Niemelä, R., Hirvonen, N., & Ek, S. (2011). Health information practice and its impact on preventing obesity and metabolic syndrome among people in different age groups: an integrative approach. In P.A. Bath, T. Mettler, D.A. Raptis, & B.A. Sen (Eds.) Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research – ISHIMR 2011 ( pp. 386-397). Zurich: University Hospital, Zurich.
Korkeamäki, R-L. & Dreher, M.J. (2011). Early literacy practices and the Finnish national core curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies 43 (1), 109-137.
Mikkola, H., Rahikkala, A., Kumpulainen, K., & Riekki, J. (2011). ActiveAquarium – virtual fish reflecting your physical activity. In Kumpulainen, K. & Toom, A. (Eds.) The Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the European Teacher Education Network ETEN (pp. 7-21). Helsinki: University of Helsinki.
Askola, K., Toshimori, A., & Huotari, M.-L. (2010). Cultural differences in the health information environments and practices between Finnish and Japanese university students. Information Research 15(4), paper 451.
Karvonen, E. (2009). Entertainmentization of the European Public Sphere and Politics. In Harrison, Jackie and Bridgette Wessels. (Eds.) Mediating Europe: New Media, Mass Communications and the European Public Sphere (pp. 99-127). Oxford and New York: Berghahn Books.
Turunen, M., Kallinen, A., Sánchez, I., Riekki, J., Hella, J., Olsson, T., Melto, A., Rajaniemi, J.P., Hakulinen, J., Mäkinen, E., Valkama, P., Miettinen, T., Pyykkönen, M., Saloranta, T., Gilman, E., & Raisamo, R. (2009). Multimodal interaction with speech and physical touch interface in a media center application. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Enterntainment Technology (ACE 2009) (pp.19-26). New York: ACM.
Riekki, J., Salminen, T., & Alakärppä, I. (2006). Requesting pervasive services by touching RFID tags. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 5(1), 40-46.
Mazzoni, S.A., Gambrell, L B., & Korkeamäki, R.-L. (1999). Cross-cultural perspective of early literacy motivation. Reading psychology. An International Quarterly 20 (3), 237-253.
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