Sami Paavola

Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

I'm an Associate Professor (field: Digital learning at work) at the Faculty of Educational Sciences (University of Helsinki), and a leader of the Digital Learning and Work research group. The group belongs to the Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning (CRADLE) which is a part of Learning, Culture and Interventions (LECI) expert group of the faculty. My main fields are technology mediated collaborative work and learning, and philosophy of learning (especially epistemology and methodology). The topic of my doctoral dissertation (2006) was on abductive methodology on searching hypotheses and new ideas. My other papers have dealt with metaphors of learning (acquisition, participation, knowledge creation), the trialogical approach to collaborative learning, and the use of building information modelling (BIM) in construction projects. My research has focused on models and theories on knowledge work and digitization, practice-based research methodologies, distributed cognition, and collaborative learning and work.

See also: http://helsinki.academia.edu/SamiPaavola

Fields of Science

516 Educational sciences
611 Philosophy

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications

48 Chapter
39 Article
12 Conference contribution
4 Anthology or special issue
9 More

Introduction: what are knowledge work practices in education? How can we study and promote them?

Karlgren, K., Paavola, S. & Ligorio, M. B., 2 Jan 2020, In : Research Papers in Education. 35, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific

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Research Papers in Education, volume 34, 2020, issue 1: Special issue: What are knowledge work practices in education? How can we study and promote them?

Karlgren, K. (ed.), Paavola, S. (ed.) & Ligorio, M. B. (ed.), 2020, London: Routledge. 114 p. (Research papers in education; vol. 35, no. 1)

Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue

Construction Management and Economics vol. 37, 2019, issue 6: Special issue: Social science and construction - un uneasy and underused relation

Koch, C. (ed.), Paavola, S. (ed.) & Buhl, H. (ed.), 2019, Abingdon: Routledge. 58 p. (Construction management and economics; vol. 37, no. 6)

Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue

Social science and construction - an uneasy and underused relation: Editorial

Koch, C., Paavola, S. & Buhl, H., 3 Jun 2019, In : Construction Management and Economics. 37, 6, p. 309-316 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific › peer-review

Beyond the distinction between tool and sign: Objects and artifacts in human activity

Miettinen, R. & Paavola, S., 2018, The Cambridge Handbook of Sociocultural Psychology. Rosa, A. & Valsiner, J. (eds.). 2nd edition ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 148-162 15 p. (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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