About
Heka received a master's degree in educational sciences with a specialisation in learning, communication, and technology from Gothenburg University. His research interests are related to teacher professional development and learning, media and information literacies, as well as teaching and learning in the digital era. His PhD project explores teachers' professional knowledge and pedagogical approaches required to effectively empower students to act as responsible, competent, and effective democratic citizens in a world flooded by socio-scientific misinformation and disinformation. The PhD project is part of the SciLMi research project: Meta-Scientific Literacies in the (Mis-)Information Age, a Teacher Academy project funded by the EU's Erasmus+ program.
Research groups
Research projects
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Knowledge and Approaches to Teach Socio-Scientific Mis/Disinformation
The flood of socio-scientific information on issues like pandemics, climate change, and natural resource scarcity represents just three of the critical global challenges facing our world today.
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Meta-Scientific Literacies in the (Mis-)Information Age
An international research project addressing the role of education in response to the flood of public disinformation and mistrust against science and research.
