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)”
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MIND Data Sessions, Autumn 2025/26
We are happy to announce our data sessions for the current academic semester. The sessions are in hybrid mode and can be attended online or in person. Our programme includes researchers based in Japan, Finland, the UK, Sweden and Türkiye. The topics and contexts include second language classrooms for young learners in Japan, an immersiveContinue reading “MIND Data Sessions, Autumn 2025/26”
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”
How do teachers handle errors in mathematics classrooms?
How teachers handle errors of students in classrooms has been a topic of interest for researchers across disciplines. Mathematics is no exception to this. In this guest blog post, researchers Odd Tore Kaufmann (Østfold University College, Norway), Maria Larsson (MIND & M-TERM Research groups, Mälardalen University, Sweden) and Andreas Ryve (M-TERM Research group, Mälardalen University,Continue reading “How do teachers handle errors in mathematics classrooms?“
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