Best Vestlandet Podcasts (2025)

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A conversation with Kassahun Weldemariam 41:10

2M ago41:10

41:10

Pedagogical Innovations Between Ethiopia and Sweden In this episode, Kassahun Weldemariam—senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg and originally from Ethiopia—shares his cross-continental journey through education, from teaching in Ethiopia to researching sustainability in Sweden. His path across the Global South and North has given him a u…

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A conversation with Gloria Quiñones 46:14

3M ago46:14

46:14

Early Childhood Innovation Across Borders In this episode, Gloria Quiñones—Associate Professor at Monash University and originally from Monterrey, Mexico—takes us on a cross-cultural journey through early childhood education. Drawing from her experiences in both Mexico and Australia, she redefines pedagogical innovation as something deeply personal…

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Perspectives from Aotearoa: A conversation with Ngaroma Williams 45:26

4M ago45:26

45:26

What if innovation in early childhood education isn’t about the new—but about returning to the wisdom of the past? In this powerful episode, Māori educator and researcher Ngaroma Williams invites us to rethink “pedagogical innovation” through an indigenous lens. With over 40 years of experience, she shares how land, language, and ancestral knowledg…

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Perspectives from Nigeria: A conversation with Adefunke Ekine 38:28

5M ago38:28

38:28

Join us for a powerful conversation with Adefunke Ekine, Professor and Deputy Director at Tai Solarin University of Education and President of OMEP Nigeria, as she shares insights into the heart of early childhood education in Nigeria. From tackling school-related gender-based violence to pioneering innovative, culturally rooted teaching methods, A…

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Det doble spillet i musikkpedagogikken 45:27

5M ago45:27

45:27

I denne episoden snakker Catharina Christophersen med Live Weider Ellefsen, Siw Graabræk Nielsen og Petter Dyndahl om hvordan musikk ikke bare er en menings- og fellesskapende aktivitet, men også et sosialt spill som rommer motsetninger og konflikter, og som kan bidra til sosial ulikhet og ekskludering.…

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A conversation between Liv Torunn Grindheim and Svein Gunnar Sjøtun 29:11

6M ago29:11

29:11

Innovation is only an innnovation when applied. - Svein Gunnar Sjøtun Pedagogical Meets Responsible Innovation: Rethinking Early Childhood Teacher Education Episode recorded live during a hybrid webinar with HVL Media Lab and NORBARN, April 29, 2025 How can we create meaningful change in early childhood teacher education (ECTE)? In this special epi…

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A conversation with Margaret Kernan 42:22

7M ago42:22

42:22

One of the people that I've learned a lot from in regard to pedagogical innovation is the founder of ICDI, Nico van Oudenhoven. And when you first invited me to take part in this interview today, I thought of something that Nico always says to the team. Find where the pain is, guys. This is what our work is about. Why are these children suffering? …

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A conversation with Mercedes Mayol La Salle 45:32

8M ago45:32

45:32

"True pedagogical innovation is not just about finding new teaching methods. It is about shifting power structures, challenging inequalities, rethinking the purpose of education itself." Welcome to another episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB! Today, we are honored to have a conversation with Mercedes Mayol Lassalle, the World President of OMEP—the Worl…

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Kjønnsperspektiv i musikkpedagogikk 44:24

8M ago44:24

44:24

I denne episoden har Silje Valde Onsrud invitert sine medredaktører av boka "Gender Issues in Scandinavian Music Education", Hilde Blix og Ingeborg Lunde til en samtale om hvordan kjønnsmønstre og -stereotypier kan begrense musikkpedagogiske praksiser, og hva man kan gjøre for å inkludere et større mangfold av uttrykksformer.…

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Perspectives from Southeast Asia: A conversation with Dr. Vina Adriany 45:13

9M ago45:13

45:13

Welcome to the 2nd season of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB podcast! This season, we will be exploring more perspectives through different formats. Apart from having guests from the continents of Asia, South America, and Africa, there will be episodes that feature global and local (GLOCAL) project initiatives from Banrkunne and EX-PED-LAB researchers. We kic…

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PedPod dialogue with Anthony Okely 33:16

10M ago33:16

33:16

"For me, innovation doesn't always mean something new. It can mean rethinking or reshaping existing practices to make them better." In this PedPod by EX-PED-LAB episode, Anthony Okely emphasizes that pedagogical innovations in early childhood education should prioritize rethinking and adapting existing practices to fit specific contexts rather than…

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PedPod dialogue with Jayne White 32:30

11M ago32:30

32:30

Welcome to the 9th episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I had a dialogue with Jayne White, a full Professor in the University of Canterbury New Zealand, when she visited Barnkunne some months ago. Jayne specializes in dialogic philosophy, pedagogy and methodology, and she also is the Editor-in-Chief of the Video Journal of Education an…

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PedPod dialogue with Marilyn Fleer 40:25

12M ago40:25

40:25

Welcome to the 8th episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I had an online conversation with Marilyn Fleer, a Professor Emerita in early childhood education and development and leader of the Conceptual PlayLab at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she is also a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow. Her research int…

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Kvantitativ forskning i musikkpedagogikk 34:39

12M ago34:39

34:39

Musikkpedpodden tar denne gangen for seg kvantitative forskningsmetoder i musikkpedagogikk. Jens Knigge og Kirsti Nørstebø fra Nord Universitet er gjester hos HVLs Kari Holdhus. I samtalen diskuterer deltakerne blant annet hvordan kvantitative data kan være nyttig i musikkpedagogiske diskusjoner. Jens og Kirsti har forsket kvantitativt gjennom Outm…

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PedPod dialogue with Mathias Urban 45:13

1y ago45:13

45:13

Welcome to the 7th episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I had a conversation with Mathias Urban, the Desmond Chair of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Early Childhood Research Centre (ECRC) at Dublin City University, Ireland (DCU). His research interests lie in answering questions of policy related to diversity and equalit…

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PedPod dialogue with Hege Fimreite 45:43

1y ago45:43

45:43

Welcome to the 6th episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I spoke with Hege Fimreite, an Associate Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the leader of the EX-PED-LAB project. For her PhD, she worked on a project titled "Kollegarettleiing og endring av den kollektive kunnskapen i barnehagen" (peer guidance and cha…

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PedPod dialogue with Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson 29:32

1y ago29:32

29:32

What do we need to further develop sustainable pedagogical innovations? We need skilled teachers who know, for example, if you go back to sustainability, the teacher must know what is it. It's not only to go out to the nature. It's to how can we make biodiversity visible for children. How can we connect to the world outside the preschools? So, I me…

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PedPod dialogue with Elin Eriksen Ødegaard 32:27

1+ y ago32:27

32:27

Welcome to the 4th episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I had a dialogue with Elin Eriksen Ødegaard, a professor at the University of Western Norway, KINDknow Centre's Research Director, and incidentally, was my PhD supervisor and still currently my mentor. Elin's role entails building capacity and creating opportunities for further re…

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PedPod dialogue with Helle Marie Skovbjerg 27:38

1+ y ago27:38

27:38

Welcome to the 3rd episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I spoke with Helle Marie Skovbjerg. Her ResearchGate profile says she is "Denmark´s first Professor in play and a part of Design School Kolding's overall focus on play, in close collaboration with the LEGO Foundation". Helle leads the Lab for Play and Design in the Design School K…

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Musikkpedagogikk og sosial klasse 37:53

1+ y ago37:53

37:53

Catharina Christophersen i samtale med Petter Dyndahl om sosial klasse som en viktig kategori for å forstå musikkpedagogiske praksiser. Petter Dyndahl er professor ved Høgskolen i Innlandet og har i mange år vært en markant stemme innenfor det musikkpedagogiske forskningsfeltet med ulike sosiologiske og kulturteoretiske perspektiv.…

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PedPod dialogue with Ana Marjanovic-Shane 37:37

1+ y ago37:37

37:37

Welcome to the 2nd episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I had an exciting conversation with Ana Marjanovic-Shane, an Independent Scholar and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Dialogic Pedagogy: An International Online Journal." In talking about pedagogical innovations, she asked me if I knew the etymology of "pedagogy/pedagogue," and posed ma…

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En samtale om posthumanisme 36:08

1+ y ago36:08

36:08

I denne episoden snakker Kari Holdhus med Runa Hestad Jenssen (NORD), Mari Ystanes Fjeldstad (NMH) og Synnøve Kvile (HVL) som har opprettet et nettverk for posthumanisme og andre post-retninger i musikkpedagogisk forskning.By Høgskulen på Vestlandet

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PedPod dialogue with Arjen Wals 37:13

1+ y ago37:13

37:13

Welcome to the 1st episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB. In this episode, I have had an interesting conversation with Prof. Dr Arjen Wals, who is a distinguished academic holding the position of Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at Wageningen University, concurrently serving as the UNESCO Chair of Social Learning a…

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Welcome to PedPod by EX-PED-LAB! 0:37

1+ y ago0:37

0:37

Welcome to PedPod by EX-PED-LAB, an exploration of pedagogical innovations in early childhood education and care. I am Eya Oropilla, a lifelong learner and a researcher in the Exploration and Pedagogical Innovation Laboratory project in the KINDknow Centre, and in this podcast, I invite you to join me as we embark on an exploration led by trailblaz…

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Legitimering av musikk 37:13

1+ y ago37:13

37:13

Catharina Christophersen i samtale med Øivind Varkøy om legitimering av musikkfaget. Øivind Varkøy er professor i musikkpedagogikk ved Norges Musikkhøgskole og særlig kjent for sine bøker og andre tekster om musikkfilosofiske spørsmål som musikkens nytte og unytte. De siste årene har han også knyttet slike spørsmål til bærekraft.…

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An international conversation on change in education 38:55

2y ago38:55

38:55

In this episode Catharina Christophersen has a conversation with two of the researchers involved in the FUTURED project; Martin Faultley from Birmingham City University, who was a member of the advisory board, and Heidi Partti from Sibelius Academy at Helsinki University of the Arts, who was a guest researcher in one of the work packages. They disc…

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An international dialogue on music teacher education 37:14

2y ago37:14

37:14

In this episode Catharina Christophersen has a dialogue with two of the guest researchers in the FUTURED project; Judy Lewis from Potsdam State University of New York and Ailbhe Kenny from University of Limerick. They discuss some of the main outcomes from the research project.By Høgskulen på Vestlandet

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Å være stipendiat i et større forskningsprosjekt 26:35

2y ago26:35

26:35

I denne episoden forteller stipendiatene Silje Meling Bjørnevoll og Eyolf Nysæther om sine erfaringer med å være ferske forskere og bidragsytere i et større forskningsprosjekt. Samtalen ledes av førsteamanuensis Øystein Kvinge.By Høgskulen på Vestlandet

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Aksjonsforskning som endringsverktøy 32:48

2y ago32:48

32:48

Episoden tar oss med inn i situasjoner som viser hvordan aksjonsforskning kan styrke studenters og læreres handlekraft, men der deltakerne i samtalen også diskuterer aksjonsforskning som utfordrende og krevende. Deltakere i denne episoden er Bendik Fredriksen og Tine Grieg Viig, og det er Kari Holdhus som leder samtalen.…

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Kompleksitet i musikklærerutdanning 32:39

2y ago32:39

32:39

I denne episoden snakker Kari Holdhus med Jon Helge Sætre og Catharina Christophersen om den komplekse virkeligheten musikklærerutdanningene står i, og om hvilke rammer som er med på å hemme og fremme muligheter for fremtidens musikklærerutdanning.By Høgskulen på Vestlandet

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Hvordan skape rom for musikkstudenters agentskap og kritiske refleksjon? 27:38

2y ago27:38

27:38

I denne episoden presenteres erfaringer fra deltagende aksjonsforskning med musikkstudenter ved to lærerutdanningsinstitutsjoner i Norge. I samtale med Hanne Rinholm og Bendik Fredriksen spør Silje Valde Onsrud hvordan studenter reagerer når de blir utfordret på å ta større eierskap i egen utdanning, hvordan man som lærerutdanner blir utfordret og …

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Hva vet vi om studentene som velger musikk i lærerutdanningen? 34:14

2y ago34:14

34:14

I denne episoden samtaler Kari Holdhus med Eyolf Nysæther og Jon-Helge Sætre om funn fra en nasjonal kartleggingsstudie av grunnskolelærerstudenter som har valgt musikk. De diskuterer for eksempel hvorfor studentene som velger musikk er så like. Hvilke implikasjoner vil dette kunne få for musikkundervisningen i framtidens skole?…

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Praksisopplæring, studentmedvirkning og partnerskapsrelasjoner i den nye grunnskolelærerutdanningen 31:24

2y ago31:24

31:24

Når grunnskolelærerutdanningen ble femårig i 2017 var noe av hensikten å styrke praksisopplæringen og minke praksissjokket etter endt utdanning. Nå har de to første kullene fra denne reformen fullført utdanningen. Hvordan har det gått med denne satsingen? I denne episoden møter vi Silje Meling Bjørnvoll og Kari Holdhus som har forsket i praksislæri…

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