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The 4th MIND Mini-Symposium (20 November, 2025)

The 4th MIND (Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics Research Group) mini-symposium will take place at Mälardalen University, Västerås, on the 20th of November, 2025. The theme of our symposium this year is “Beyond the binary of progressive vs. formal: interactional research on learning and teaching on the way to hybrid intelligence”. Teppo Jakonen (University of Turku)Continue reading “The 4th MIND Mini-Symposium (20 November, 2025)”

Pedagog Mälardalen: The 3rd MIND (Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics) mini-symposium

Pedagog Mälardalen has published a very good recap (på svenska) of the 3rd MIND (Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics) mini-symposium held at Mälardalen University. We engaged in discussions about research that is at the intersection of interaction and education, as well as research grants & collaboration between our research groups. We had a fantastic line upContinue reading “Pedagog Mälardalen: The 3rd MIND (Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics) mini-symposium”

The 2nd MIND Symposium

At the crossroads of collaboration, interaction and development: A MIND map for research on teaching and learning On the 14th of December, MIND (Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics) research group organised the 2nd MIND mini-symposium: “At the crossroads of collaboration, interaction and development – A MIND map for research on teaching and learning”. With MIND researchersContinue reading “The 2nd MIND Symposium”

Helena Tegler’s research seminar

Helena Tegler’s higher seminar (Högre seminariet i didaktik) takes place on the 8th of November at Mälardalen University in Västerås.  The event can also be attended on Teams – so please get in touch with Helena or Olcay Sert if you want to receive the Teams link. ——————————————————————————   8 November:  Helena Tegler (MDU)  Teacher-fronted classroom interaction involvingContinue reading “Helena Tegler’s research seminar”

MIND Data session: Teppo Jakonen (Telepresence robots in language classrooms)

In our next data session, our visiting researcher Teppo Jakonen (University of Turku, Finland) will present a sequence from his database of interactions between telepresence robots and language learners in classrooms. The session will take place in Västerås (see below for details), but those who want to attend online can do that via Teams. Please getContinue reading “MIND Data session: Teppo Jakonen (Telepresence robots in language classrooms)”

At the crossroads of artefacts, technologies, and pedagogies: Interactional pathways for learning and teaching

Mälardalen INteraction & Didactics (MIND) Research group is organizing a symposium on the 15th of June in Västerås. The theme of the symposium is “At the crossroads of artefacts, technologies, and pedagogies: Interactional pathways for learning and teaching”. Together with researchers from different universities in Sweden and Finland, we will discuss our ongoing research asContinue reading “At the crossroads of artefacts, technologies, and pedagogies: Interactional pathways for learning and teaching”