The research group NIA consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers from pedagogy and linguistics at USN who have a common interest in studying interaction and learning processes in various institutional settings such as kindergarten, school, and higher education.
The research group has monthly data sessions where members present and analyze video data. The group also arranges doctoral courses in interaction analysis and the annual conference Conversation and professional practice (CAPP) - in collaboration with the doctoral program Pedagogical Resources and Learning Processes (PEDRES).
Ph.d Course: Conversation analysis (CA) and the analysis of interaction in everyday and institutional contexts.
The research group offers an arena for discussing ongoing research projects and writing, as well as planning and implementing new, joint projects. The network is particularly important in terms of supporting PhD students in the work on their research projects, as part of the PhD programme in Humanities, Cultural and Educational Sciences.
The researchers at NIA are active in kindergarten and teacher education at USN, are practice- and profession-oriented and collaborate with researchers in national, Nordic, and international research environments.
Our research areas
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- Autism in interaction (Participatory autism- and EMCA research)
- Classroom interaction
- Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
- Health communication
- Learning and assessment practices within and across different institutions
- Oral examinations
- Parental cooperation in the diverse kindergarten
- Police investigative interviews with suspects
- Second language communication in academia
- Video-based instruction methods in higher education
- Video dialogues in higher education
- Video annotations in higher education
NIA has supervisory expertise in these areas and gladly welcomes inquiries from master's and Ph.D. candidates seeking supervisors. Contact Karianne Skovholt for a non-binding conversation.
