Markus Duveskog

I am a Swede who see myself as a world citizen. My childhood was spent between Sweden and Kenya. My early years in Kenya gave me a love for the African continent and I nowadays reside in South Africa. I see South Africa as my base and Southern Africa as my main working field.

I am an educational technologist with a special interest in ICT for Development. Through my research and work for the University of Eastern Finland, I have gained extensive experience on participatory design with youth in several African countries and contexts (Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Eritrea, South Africa and Zambia).

In January 2015 I completed my PhD studies, the title of my dissertation was “Digital storytelling for HIV and AIDS education in Africa”.

My professional interests are ICT for development, Participatory Design, Digital Storytelling, HIV and AIDS education, Technology-enhanced learning, Kids’ Club, Educational gaming and Youth empowerment.

Publications

• Screams of joy yield creative projects at the educational robotics workshop in Namibia. Shipepe, A., Jormanainen, I., Duveskog, M., & Sutinen, E. (2020, July). Screams of joy yield creative projects at the educational robotics workshop in Namibia. In 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT) (pp. 103-105). IEEE.