SATU-MAARIT KORTE (formerly Frangou)

Ph.D., MA (Media Education), MCA (Education Entrepreneurship)

I am a University Lecturer (Media Education) at the Media Education Hub, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Finland and Associate Professor of Education (abt. 20%) in Sámi University of Applied Sciences in Norway. I teach media education, life stance education, digital technology use in education and research methodology. Additionally, I am currently the project manager of Virtual Production Studio Technologies (VTST) -project (in collaboration with the Lapland University of Applied Sciences and Frostbit Game development lab (the lead). I also work in the Resilient Experiences and Agency of Youth and Children During the Pandemic: Re-visioning Education through (Digital) Storytelling (REAP)- research project (in collaboration with Memorial University, Canada (the lead) and Leeds Beckett University). Another project I work in is HEI-SAMI - Sami language in higher Education in suburban areas -project that concentrates on promoting Nordic network building of universities working with endangered Sami language education. In this project we also develop a Virtual Reality (VR) Sami language learning game. In Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted language learning -project we investigate the readiness of teachers in Finland, Hong Kong and South Korea to use AI in their work and develop an AI teaching material platform for language teachers. My interest in language revitalisation and learning stems from my multilingual background and particularly my experience in teaching and learning Greek as a second language.

I am a member of the planning group of UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education, and I lead the Online & Rural Education Group in the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education.

I am also in the  Finnish Scientific Publication Forum that evaluates domestic and foreign academic publication channels in the panel "Education and Psychology".

My key research interests are technology-mediated communication and learning, human-computer/AI interaction, media use and psychosocial well-being, embodied cognition, intercultural and international education, and neural foundations of learning and memory.