Piia Näykki

Piia Näykki

Associate professor
Unit
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department / Division
Department of Teacher Education
Room number
RUU B338
Email
piia.t.naykki@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358505948136
Postal address
Alvar Aallon katu 9

Biography

I work as an Associate Professor (Digital Learning and Interaction) at the Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyväskylä. I am part of the JYULED - JYUnit for Learning and Digital Education research group, which focuses on research and development of digital learning and teaching.

Research interests

My main research topics are:
- Technology-mediated collaborative learning, in particular a process-oriented approach to the cognitive, emotional and motivational challenges of group interaction and learning regulation strategies.
- New technologies for learning and interaction, including the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and XR technologies for interactive learning and teaching.
- Digital competences of student teachers and teachers.

Publications

Publication
2025

Student Perspectives to Virtual AI Characters in Teacher Education

International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. Computer-supported collaborative learning. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Nousiainen, Tuula
Ahlström, Emilia
De Sanctis, Francesca
Hankala, Mari
Kauppinen, Merja
Näykki, Piia
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Research groups

Research group

JYULed - JYUnit for Learning and Digital Education

We research and support education, learning and teaching in a variety of collaborative and digital environments.
Research group

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research InterLearn

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research 2022–2029

Projects

EDUCA Education for the future.
Project

EDUCA (Education for the Future) Flagship

The Education for the Future EDUCA flagship focuses on the timely challenges of education to prepare children and young people for the future in the changing world.
Project

Educational Robotics to Support Inclusive Education in Primary Schools

Robots4Inclusion - Erasmus+ KA2 Project
Project

LearnDigi - Digitalization in and for learning and interaction

LearnDigi is a profiling area of JYU funded by Academy of Finland. We aim to examine ways in which technologies are used to support learning and knowledge construction, and the impacts of increasing digitalization on learning and interaction.