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Emelie Patron is a Lecturer in Pedagogy at Linnaeus University, Sweden, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Education. Her research focuses on the role of digital tools and multimodal learning design in education, particularly in early childhood and science education. She leads the VR-funded project 'Making the Invisible Visible,' exploring how representations aid understanding of physics and chemistry phenomena. She is also part of the Digi Group, investigating digital tools' impact on learning, and chairs a network on digital tools in young children's lives. Her work emphasizes multimodal design frameworks like Design for Learning (DfL) and Learning Design Sequence (LDS).
- Education: PhD in Science Education (2022), Linnaeus University.
- Affiliations: Member of Centrum för naturvetenskapernas och teknikens didaktik and the Forskargruppen för förskolepedagogisk forskning (FOPP).
Her research interests include visual representations in teaching, digital competence in preschool and school, and semiotic resources in STEM education. She has secured grants from VR and the Swedish Research Council for projects like developing multimodal designs with digital tools and investigating six-year-olds' meaning-making through technology.
Key collaborations involve interdisciplinary teams and practitioners in schools and preschools. She contributes to policy discussions on early childhood education, as seen in public articles advocating for balanced digital strategies.
