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Lauri Palsa, Ed.D.

Department of Teacher Education · University of Jyväskylä, Finland — Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Areas

  • Media and Information Literacy
  • Media Policy and Regulation
  • Media, Information and Communication Technology

Ongoing Projects

Highlighted publications

Palsa, L., & Mertala, P. (2023). Contextualizing Everyday Data Literacies: The Case of Recreational Runners. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 40(19), 5845–5856. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2241612

open_in_new https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2241612

Palsa, L., & Salomaa, S. (2020). Media literacy as a cross-sectoral phenomenon: Media education in Finnish ministerial-level policies. Central European Journal of Communication, 13(2(26), 162-182. https://doi.org/10.19195/1899-5101.13.2(26).2

open_in_new https://doi.org/10.19195/1899-5101.13.2(26).2

About

Lauri Palsa is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Education and Psychology in Finland. Currently, in the Movement for Data Literacy research project (2023-2027), he explores the datafication of education.

Palsa focuses on emerging literacies, such as data literacy, media literacy, and multiliteracies, to understand education in a digital world.

Beyond academia, Palsa has a professional background in public administration, policy making, and cross-sectoral cooperation. He co-authored the national policy for media literacy in Finland and currently serves as the chairperson of the Finnish Society of Media Education, an NGO promoting and developing media education.