Senior lecturer and director of PhD studies at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University. PhD in Human Computer Interaction, Stockholm University. MA in Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki, Finland. Board member of SPARC (Swedish Participatory Action Research Community) and ICEFEL (International Centre of Excellence for Innovative Learning). Active member of Special Interest Group for ICT in ATEE and ATEE/RDC Global Teacher Education. Guest lecturer at the University of Rwanda, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Pennsylvania State University, USA. Several research and development projects in collaboration with actors in African, Asia and Europe. Research and publications in the areas of ICT for development, technology enhanced learning, computer mediated communication, social media, ICT in teacher education, digital humanities, digital media ethics, and action research.
Email: Sirkku@dsv.su.se