Camera, it's okay. That's good.
Then we are on.
Welcome to this course. Welcome to SNE, you are so much welcome to Norway for those who are
here and all of you that sits at home by soon welcome to you guys. Also, I'm Ona Bø Wie. I'm the
head of Department here and I'm happy to say that congratulation with your study place here at
University. I hope you enjoy your study this coming Fall we are going
This is an opportunity for you to gain some new knowledge, to gain, to discuss, with your fellow students
different opinions, different knowledge that you gain from listening to these excellent professors
And teachers that we do have here and just be brave, who the thought that you have with you and go
into the discussion. Because it's fair. This is Academia and it should be
open for discussion. So we hope you do that, but be aware and be humble for new knowledge. Take the
new knowledge with you into that discussion and special needs education, you know, you are leading
people after this school year, maybe after you take some more education or something. You are
prepared to meet people that are vulnerable.
And that is very important to know because you are going to meet people that needs that you are
professional. So I hope what you learn here could contribute to your professional meeting with
these people that really needs to know what you know, and you to help them to gain, what is
possible to gain for them in their level at that place. So, please
This is the institute for special needs education and these are some of the people that you will see
up in fourth floor and we are three people in the head, in the leadership, one who takes care of
research, one that takes care of studies and that is Henrik Daae Zachrisson in research and
Kristine Stadskleiv on studies. So, and we do also have, you know, if there is anything about the
course you want to
Suggested make something else. You have different people here. You can talk to. You can also go up
and talk to those who are in the head of the studies also, so you're welcome to that. All of
the rest of the people here are professors and associate professors, that to
word at the department. So you're welcome to go in and talk and be. I mean, most you are, you are
really the core of our work. Anyway, we
Wouldn't be here if he was not here. So, it's important for us to get to know you to, also listen to
what you have to say. And there is also a student representative group that's called Fagutvalget.
And you can also bring your thoughts to them. So please do that. If you you want to do that. It's
important to have your students voice. So we can do studies better and better.
This is the administration and the important one here for you is, is to Trude and Lobna who's
sitting here? Hi, so these people you can contact and they will help you. According to the
administrative part of it. The other ones are in research and some are in bachelors and Siri Høgseth
here is the head of administrative study. So please contact her also, if there is anything, we want
to contribute to it, besides that.
Besides the administration, besides the people who you saw at the professors and associate
professors, we do have PhD students. And you probably will meet some of them. And postdocs.
We do have 30 of those. So if you, if you and they might be interested in some of the things that
you are interested in. So going to our pages and read about them, see what I do in research. Maybe
you can get in contact with me. Maybe it's something interesting for you to grasp so
Something that you are thinking about and you like to study. Now, we do have masters besides SNE. We
do have other programs. Like in the Norwegian. We have speech therapy and pathology
development disorders. We do have psychosocial difficulties, speech learning difficulties, hearing
and language communication. And also you, then SNE, we are different programs. We have the masters like
you are one of them and then we have the bachelors.
A lot of students doing Bachelors here, and we do have one year unit. But keyword one presently.
....... Okay, yes, we have a one year unit for special needs unit. Also, and
what are we doing in research? Well, these are the major main areas with really searching
people are busy, doing researching. Some people are busy thinking about what does it do with
us if we mix all the letters, ..................
.................... How can we teach them from? What? How can you
understand that? What is it with behavior? I know. It's why make, why does some kids behave in this
way? This is not rational. How do you know what background for it? How is it to learn without
hearing? I mean, that is something too. So, there are different area here that we are focusing on,
and I hope you're getting interested in. So, these are the areas.
Neuro-development disorders, special needs education basic problems, reading development,
reading difficulties. You have some expert in the corner here. General, complex and specific learning
difficulties, psychosocial development, and also language hearing and communication development and
difficulties. And we also have a lab. I really encourage you to get to know the lab. If you look at
the third floor. Now, there is a lot of building construction going on. In there. We going to have
Have a new lab, we have it like before but now we're getting new areas. Here have a lot of tests. A
lot of observation methods people are using with eyetracking, the EEG brain measuring
brain activity. And there is a lot of observation, a lot of tests in there. So you can go to the
Vasiliki. She's the head of the lab. They are there, and you are most welcome to come in and look at
the lab and see what they have there. So pleased, if
Have your interest in that way, please contact and go down to the lab. So our aims would for us is
that you are going to be
Gaining good assessment skills, right? That some counseling skills, some systematic in
the orienting knowledge. And I know you also going to have other, languages, or other subjects, but really
but that's the core of what a special needs educator. You know, she really should do out there and then
whatever you do, please after this course, base it on research, base it on what you find.
What you read, not just one study, not just with one people are saying. Base your program, your
intervention on research, because there has been a lot of discussion and over it. Does actually
special needs education work or teaching work. Or people are saying that doesn't work, but depends
on, you know, the knowledge of the people that are giving this teacher. So this is you and maybe
your future so I wish you good luck.
And with your knowledge and with your knowledge gaining. Now, if you want to be a teacher, you need
to take more than what you get at ISP. Then you need to take a program outside like either
math or English or language or something like that. And then you need to in addition take another
like you gained how to teach like a practical pedagogical course. So that's one way and some people
get into that.
They were working in task and like related kindergartens schools, and municipality services and some
also work in hospitals after doing the courses here at the Institute. And other continues with
research. Actually can see examples of here, Jorun, Luca, Athanasios and me. This is the
PHD. This is the post doc. This is the associate associate professor, and professor, and then in
the end, maybe after
To 10 years or so, to gain a permanent position. And it's a hard job, but we love it. So maybe you
maybe some of you would like to go this line in case that you're most, welcome. I hope you have a
great study here and you will meet a good people here. So no, I say good luck. And please come up to
me and fourth floor if if you, yeah just meet me sometimes, that would be nice. Okay, that was
All from me.
Maybe hide this one super okay. Hi everybody. Welcome. My name is Luca today as you can clearly see.
I'm not Norwegian. I am pretty new here since the day. I arrived. Exactly three months before the
first lockdown, so probably I know less than you about also.
I am the coordinator of this International master in Special Needs education. So it's my pleasure to
welcome you. I will be very brief today in my introduction because basically what you what I'm going
to tell you is already everywhere and website. You already got the information. They just want to
point out a couple of things. So the first thing I would like to tell you is
more or less how is the program structure and what you are expected to find. Especially in this
first semester, then I will I'm also a teacher, as you may know, may know in a couple of courses. So
I will tell you about the subject. I will teach you in the next month and then I have a couple of
initiatives that I would want to share with you and some opportunities.
that you may have as students. So let's start by saying something general, about the program.
You're probably already read somewhere about what are the learning outcomes, the kind of knowledge,
the skills and competencies that you are supposed to acquire from this master, so I will not really
beat this. What I want to say is something that probably is just written between the lines here. So,
this International Master is quite unique in the world. There are other International Masters in
Special Needs education, but the main feature of this master is that is a place where people from
different places, different countries, different cultures meet. And they just don't just come here
to learn something about how Norwegians do it.
In exchange of experiences. So we will learn from your National, your local experiences as much as
you will learn from us. So the idea is that we will become a place of knowledge production. So we
learn together and this will mean also that we are must have a loop.
The only diversity in the sense that Ona was mentioning, but also the fact that we are diverse and
diversity is not, a problem is an asset. So the idea behind this master is that our diversity even
cultural and geographical becomes a powerful tool to develop new way of including people of not
marginalizing people.
Off developing the way of learning of the future. So, this is the spirit of this master and I really
encourage you to bring your own experience to our classrooms. Okay. So this is the program structure
today, you will meet the people that will teach you especially in the first semester you
Have you have four semesters but the idea is that you really start thinking about the program as a
trajectory? Okay. So for instance, don't wait until the last very last moment to think about your
master thesis. Okay, so think I think about it as a trajectory think about it also in function or
what maybe your future projects, but also
Maybe the relevant, pressing social problems, that you feel that you want to address. So this
semester, we will start with three courses. Let me also introduce you the teachers, the first course
that we've actually starting today. And soon, I will leave the, the the stage to Jorun, who will
teach you education for all and toward inclusive.
education. So she has two courses, the she's coordinate into courses this semester. I will be the
coordinator and main teacher of the course, historical, and social cultural perspective of learning
on the development, such long title. But as you will see, it's actually I mean we will teach I I
tried also to establish the connection so you will find us over different courses. Then we have
Other very important, couple of courses, which are not in the semester. Of course, is the research
methodology. And here we have the tough guy Athanisios who is our leading methodologies. Then it's
really a tough guy. But is, what is nice, despite, sorry, and and the coordinator of the methodology
Ah no it is Renee. I will.
Teach I will teach you a qualitative methodologies as well in this course and and then you have
Åste, who we unfortunately cannot be there here today. We will teach education for Learners with
special needs. Of course, you will also have some guest lecturers the different courses, but you
will have the details from from the the main teachers and then we have our two Guardian angels.
It's Trude that and Lobna organized responsible especially responsible for the first
year students. And Trude is our boss basically. So she is the one that solves all our
problems when we go, they're trying to her. So they are really friendly and really helpful and
this master will not work without them. So this is more or less the the
Sure of the people. You will have our doors of course are always open. So don't wait to ask. There are
no stupid questions. There are only stupid answers from from the from the professor's. Okay. So
that's more or less. The overview. If you have any quick questions, otherwise, I move forward.
Everything is clear? I don't believe you. So now just a short introduction to my course that will
start in October. So that's why I don't give you all the details. Now, we have time for that. The
idea of the of the course is that we will, as we are a small number of students. Fortunately, we can
really do a collaborative work. So the idea is
still develop new knowledge together. The focus of the course is the social cultural historical
approaches to human development and teaching learning processes. We will see that teaching and
learning always go together because learning is an interactive and social process. We never learn
alone. So that one of the main part of the points of the course, of course, we will.
Try to, probably some of you already are familiar with the theories we talked about, but we will not
just explain the theories. We want to go beyond the theories. One of the by big Masters, Jerome Bruner
used to say, I don't want my students to repeat my theories. I want them to go beyond my theories. So
we will try to do this kind of work.
So the teaching will be more like informal workshops. So we will read the reading and discuss
together readings. So will not just be lecturing and actually the idea is that we become able to
write an essay or a theoretical paper and we will use the seminars as writing Workshop academic
writing workshops. Okay?
Finally, we will have to external lectures, invited lectures. They will give you w have two
encounters. Each one. We have Jaan Valsiner from Aalborg University. He's one of the leading
scholars in cultural historical approaches. And the other one is Professor Pina Marsico go from Italy
from University of Salerno, so they will.
Visit us. Hopefully, if it's not being a opens, they will visit us in October. That's it for the
moment. I will give you all further details afterwards. Then I don't want to to steal too much time
from Jorun's lecture. So just let me introduce two new, many new things. Okay, the first one is we are
we have
Started student Mobility project called research tandem is starting right now. So we you will
receive more information in the in the, in the next month's and Mobility will start probably from
next semester. So what is a research tandem? We have network of four universities, Oslo, University
of Kerala in India, East-
China Normal University in Shanghai and federal University of Bahia-Brazil. Students will have
the opportunity to develop joint masterpieces. That's why research tandems. So, for instance, a
Chinese and Norwegian students work together to the same projects. These empirical thesis project
with the idea of having the master thesis and also,
Variety in international article together, the possibilities that either to travel to the country,
or to receive a student from the other country here in. So the couple of students within will act as
informant and Anthropologist in a certain sense. So the local students will mediate and will help.
Help the foreign students to do the empirical work. Okay, so that's that's the the the general idea.
There will be some grants for traveling each year and it is meant to be done during the master
thesis preparation, but I will give you further details, but that's a very interesting opportunities
either if you choose to travel either, if you choose to ask the foreign student here. Okay, so
that's
One thing and the second one is each year. We organize challenge. If you have visited our website,
you will probably have seen the first winner video. So again, you will you will receive further
information in the next week's a call. The idea is that you produce your own media and the winner.
Will be. We work with our social media manager to create one advertising video for the international
master. That will you be used on the internet to advertise our masters? Okay. So that's that's kind
of challenge. We do every every year. That's it I think. any questions?
Okay, that's it. So just Athanasios. Yeah, no. Sorry. It's not. Yeah, just to introduce himself. You
just stop sharing.
Here in front of yourself. Can you guys hear me? Okay, you have to record. I have to record this.
Okay, you can see here is fine. Yeah. Hey, I don't have to say very much. Welcome everyone. It's
great to be in a classroom. Again. I will probably see more of you next year.
The methods course. And I'm the one who teaches statistics here. And because you probably wondering
why you should care about statistics. There are actually very good answers to that. The first one is
because you want to be adjusting your learning environment to persons with special requirements in
special needs. And to be able to adjust, you need to understand those people and understand those
people. You need testing.
And a very big chunk of assessment tests are purely statistical exercises and purely statistical
tools. Test our statistics. There's probably not how they're being talked to you yet. But unless you
understand fundamental statistics, you don't understand test and you cannot interpret the results
properly. So, you really need statistics to be able to do your job, not very deep statistics, not
very complicated statistics, but the basic concepts, so that's one.
And that you really should care about the basic concepts. The other one is because this is a field
that is evolving. That is developing. There is a lot that we don't know and there is a lot that is
research-based but is going to be more research based in the future is new. Research comes up. So in
order to keep up with your own field, you need to be able to minimally understand research so that
you can read stuff and find out what happens in two years and five years in ten years and
In order to understand research and the results of research you leaning, really need to be able to
understand basic statistics because all research results are reported with Statistics. So these are
the two reasons that you should care and we do keep it at the level, the minimum level that is in
our opinion enough for these two objectives. So we don't get carried away with Any
statistics and we certainly don't put any emphasis on math. Although of course.
It's good to know some math in case, you know, a child with math difficulties comes up. Then you
should know more than them to be able to explain like fractions and things like that. So that's why
we do statistics here. I'm also available for help concerning method in statistics with your
projects and your Master's project. Of course, if you choose to do one that requires it, and I'm
also available if you're interested in Reading.
Or reading difficulties, the research opportunities that are available here. There are several
projects that are ongoing, which you could join, or you might consider a thesis in this field. If
any of this sounds even remotely, interesting. You should come talk to me and you should do that
much earlier than the formal deadlines because there is a lot of background that we must make sure
that you cover depending on your previous studies and what you do.
Here and all that. So definitely don't wait. If that sounds interesting, consider, many options talk
to various people and start making plans as soon as your oriented not allowed to say,
Renee is with us on Zoom. Renee. Are you with us? I am absolutely there. Hey, perfect. Okay.
Yeah. The floor is yours. Okay. I'm not sure whether people can see me, but I hope so. My name is
Renee Speyer, as you can tell, I'm also not Norwegian. You will see me next year.
This year, I will be mainly involved in methods, like Athanasios. Also, I totally agree with whatever
what you just heard statistics We need. We also need methods and that's where you will meet
me. You will also see me supporting and research proposals. It depends out next year is being
planned, but that's what I'm currently doing. In. The research proposals are helping you preparing
for a master thesis. I also believe we need to start ASAP
with research, the different areas. Feel free to knock on my door as well. But for now I would
say first focus on your first year. I don't think I've got much else to add just that. I really look
forward to meeting you in a year or so. Okay. I think that's it. Unless you've got any questions for
me.
I got the feeling Im talking to myself. Everyone can hear you. Okay? Thank you Renee. Yeah.
Okay, can you hear me?
Trude
Okay. Yeah, thank you. Okay. Well, now you've met some of your main professors. Lobna and I are also
involved in the Master's in special education. We are part of the department study Administration. How
do I switch this? Like this? So while Lobna is responsible
for for the daily running of the first-year courses. I'm more involved in the second year,
courses, research, methodology, and Master's thesis. So we are the ones to contact if you have any
practical questions with regards to the courses. It could be regarding course registration, the
course schedules canvas, which is the digital learning platform that you will use in the courses in
Inspera which is the digital examination system that you use for all your exams. You can come to
us if you have questions, practical questions regarding obligatory assignments, components of
courses, the exams, special examination, agreements arrangements, or leave of absence just to mention
some. Some of the things we can help you with.
At The Faculty here at the Helga Engs Hus, we also have a information center, which and I can help you
with more general things. Like if you need transcript of records, some sort of confirmation letter,
also leave of absence, if you have a questions regarding the rules at the University for
that.
And they are also the ones responsible for the diplomas. So, if you have questions regarding the
diploma, the student information center should be the one to contact. You probably already have
already received some information from that international student reception. They are the main
contact point for international students. They can help you with
visa residence, permit issues progression reports. If you need that to renew every resident permit,
registration semester fee and they also organize social activities for international students. So
they're to be found at Lucy Smitsh's Hus, which is next to it here on campus, next to Akademika, at
the Fredrika plass.
Yes.
Yes, it's important that you register for the courses and exams each semester. We have deadlines
for registration. It's all the deadline for the Autumn semester is always on the first of September,
very important that you register in time for the spring semester. The deadline is February 1st. So
we also recommend that you register before it closes.
So that you have access to do the time schedules and canvas and all that. Yes.
And you can start registering for the semesters in for the spring semester. We can start registering
in December. And for the Autumn semester, you can start registering in June. Yes.
Maybe you already have this, it's possible to get a student card up there SIO customer service
center. That's also in the same building as Akademika, which I'm sure you, you know, where
to find it. So this is the I don't have that card my card here, but it's the card that you can use to
access
all of the buildings on campus. Yeah. Use it for when you're printing Etc. Yes. There's a I got it. We're
going to share that the PowerPoint after so that you can check out all this with links the
presentation.
Yeah, also, I think you already have this. You have all students have a username and a password. You
use the same username to log into all the all the digital systems such that we used. And if you have
any if you have forgotten your password, you can reset your password online or if you have any
problems with apart from
You can contact the IT services who can help you. We cannot help you with that but IT can. It's
also important that you check your UiO email regularly because that's the email that we use to send
that information. So important to check that regularly.
Yes.
So, where to find information about your courses and exams. Well, all horses have a course
description available online where you can read about the teaching exam and other things. And unlike
the course Pages. There is a link to the semester page where you will find the syllabus course.
Schedule examination. Dates Etc. In Converse, you will also find information about the course and
it's where it's like the digital classroom that the teachers use in their in their classes also
student web.
You will find information about the courses that you have already registered for. And also we have
also something called Mine Studier to did where you have your personal schedule and where you also
receive messages regarding the course schedules. So, yeah.
I'm not going to say a lot about the exams because we have set up an exam preparation meeting.
Later on the 22nd of September. We will go through how we will do the first exam that you're
going to take but also some practical information and show you also how Inspera works but we
encourage you to
Check out the information online about the about the exams at the University of Oslo. And also
that you familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citation, because
if you violate the rules, the rules, you may be suspected of cheating. And and so this is this is
serious. So you should familiarize yourself with information online and then we will go more in
detail through it.
It in our meeting in September.
Yeah, just very briefly about the forms of examination. We have this semester. You will have three
exams. The home-based exams. You can, you can complete the exams at home or wherever wherever you
like. The first exam that you're going to take is what usually it's, it's a school-based exam.
but,
because of the pandemic, we had to change it into a home-based exam. So that's why that exam is much
shorter than the other exams that you will have its for four hours exam. And the second of the
third exam is one week. Yeah, as are the exams next semester to but then in the second year of the
Master's program, you would have to school based exams, one in research methodology, a theory of
Science, and another one. A separate one on in statistics. So they take place around beginning of
December.
Also important to mention that you shouldn't use your name. You must not use your name on that. On
the exam. You will get a candidate number that you, that you used, because the examiners are not
supposed to know who has written the exam paper. So that's important. And then sure. (Student asking a question)
The first year courses are also open for exchange students. Maybe some of you are exchange students.
Nope. Yeah. Yeah, we have some. Yeah, and we have a exchange students at Bachelor level and Master
Level. That's why we have two very similar course codes. Yeah, but they teaching or all the classes
are joined. So yeah.
And the exam as well will be the same. Yes. And then in the 4th semester, you will be working on
your Master's thesis at the submission deadline for master. Thesis is around. First of June. Yeah.
Yes. We also have a submission in the Autumn semester for the ones who are delayed or
Or for other reasons that maybe they have been on leave of absence or so. We have two submissions
each each year.
Yeah, as I already mentioned we all the exams are conducted in Inspera. Also the school based exams.
Yeah. I also wanted to mention now that if you are in need for additional assistance during
examination due to disability or other medical reasons, you can apply for a special examination
arrangement.
It could be extra time additional hours. So if you there are deadlines for applying for that, so
there's a link here where you can read more about it. And if you have any questions, just contact
Lobna or I, we can help you.
Yeah, also another thing is that you are we have a deadline for if you for some reason up, not to
take the exam. You can really fully withdraw. And it's a deadline for doing that is always two weeks
before the exam. It's important that you do. If you're not going to take an exam. It's important
that you do it in time because otherwise it will count as an examination attempt and you have a lot
of rules.
And regulations, but it's important because if you use, you have three examination attempts for each
exam. And if you use all three attempts, you cannot take the exam again. So, with the draw from the
exam, if you're, if you're not to take it, yes.
Yeah. Yeah, I can also mention that if you, it's important to know that the university has has
requirements according to regarding study progression, so
To retain your admission to the program. You must have passed a certain amount of credits each
semester. So if you if you if you withdraw from an exam you may or you're absent from the studies,
you may risk to it to to lose your admission to the program. So they're also there's a link here
where you can read more about that.
Admission requirements at University.
That's, that's it for me. Do you have any questions? I think I went through the information very
fast, but please, any questions.
And if you have, if if there's anything you would like to ask us, you could also come to the, the
fourth floor, where we were officer knock on our door or send an email. We are available to help.
Yeah, so I will give the word to love now. Good luck.
Thank you.
Okay. Yeah, so I'll talk about facilities and services at the University. So you have access to
reading rooms and group rooms all over the university, really. But so yeah, so it's your students
here at the department of special needs education. Then you have there to reading room's here.
There's one on the second floor.
That's open for all students. And then there's one on the third floor that's reserved for Masters
students. And to use the reading rooms. You have to book a seat online. There are also group rooms
which are down in the basement, but they are closed right now because of covid, but they're starting
to like the university, starting to open up the group room. So you can also get updated information.
The website through them and send printing. So, once you've paid once you've registered for courses
and paid the semester fees, the semester feed, then you'll be able to use the printing services and
you have a start quota. So you can yeah, you can go ahead and start printing but then once you run
out of it, then you would have to pay to be able to yeah print more.
And you can print that many different places on campus, but then there's also a printing printer
room here on the second floor.
There. Yeah. So the University of Oslo has a number of libraries, but the main one is here on
campus. It's called, yeah, the building is called Guild, guess I do. And it has most of the
literature that you will need the library. Also, they can help you with literature. Search my
culture, right? Academic papers, they whole,
Courses and events and they have like, yeah, interesting exhibitions every now and then. And yeah,
so they're having a week-long event, actually, starting. Today started a couple of hours ago. But
then if you have time, there's yeah, 12:15. There's going to be a movie screening with popcorn and
pop up library. Yeah, so fun stuff and then through that was back.
To académica. That's basically a bookstore. So you'll find most of them, your course literature
there. Also, you also have access to services at the academic Writing Center and it's open for all
students to improve their writing skills. They're located at the University Library. You can get
one-on-one consultations. There, they can help you.
Yeah to yeah, basically like research questions, the structure of the paper references so you can
book a consultation online. You can meet in person, check with them, but they do also offer free
consultations. We accept video calls.
As through the mentioned earlier, there are also special arrangements this time. Yeah for exams but
also in your daily life or like as a student here. So yeah, if if a student has a disability illness
or special needs, then they're entitled to apply for individual adaptation and this has to be
documented. So for example, you have to present a doctors note.
And then the kind of the kind of Provisions, granted depend on the needs and are evaluated then
individually. So for example, you can get technical aid or access to quiet rooms. And in theory
it doesn't really have a deadline but then we really encourage you to apply as soon as possible for as
early as possible. And the deadlines are different. It's not the same deadline for the
examination.
There's also the student welfare organization in Oslo and they offer, maybe some of you already have
been contacted them. They have student housing. They have health services. So you can have your GP
there. They have counselors. If you feel like you need someone to talk to dentists and there is they
also have gyms and kindergarteners, cantinas and
I do have an app which is very nice and very useful. So do do that, download the app for a better
student life and you can also follow them on Facebook or Twitter and they post a lot of. So they
have lots of fun events and then you can read about them there.
As soon as I said earlier we need your feedback is very important to us. And there are many
different ways. You can make your voice heard. So we're going to elect to class representatives from
you. So you can either nominate yourself or you can. Yeah, nominate the classmate. After you've
asked them, of course for their permission.
So yeah, to do that, just send an email to master@isp.uio.no. And then you're also, you will
also be getting course evaluations. So we really encourage you to take the time and evaluate the
courses, so we know how things are going. You could also ask send feedback directly to your teachers
or to the head of the academic programs, Kristina Stadskleiv.
Ona mentioned also the student academic organization at the department. So you can also contact
them to give feedback and they work as a link between basic few, you the student body and the
department, they have an office down here in the basement. Not sure if they're open. Now again, but
you can connect with them on Facebook. They have an Instagram and an email address.
There's also the university has this speak up system. Yeah, to get feedback. So if something needs
Improvement, or if you're happy with something, we're also always happy to get good feedback.
Yeah, to summarize, make sure that you check your course, semester Pages, select canvas, make sure
that you have access to Canvas as soon as possible and check your email, your University email
regularly and remember to pay the semester fee by September 1st. And then if you have any questions
later on then.
It's always a good idea to go on the University's web pages and see if you can find the answer there
because there is a lot of information there and most probably you'll find what you're looking for.
But then, if not, then of course, ask us and then here, for example, yeah, again, what through the
mentioned earlier, if it's something that's not a question that's not directly related to the
program. Then you can contact the department.
Documents information center or the international student reception. But then if the question is
directly related to the program, if it's about a course, course content, then you need to contact
the teacher or the course coordinator. If it's a question about rules and regulations, then you
contact me at this email address. Also Master. Yes. Yeah.
And then we were wondering for those of you who are not with us here. So, yeah, I don't know where
to look. Hello. We were wondering where you are. So then, yeah, there's supposed to be a survey but
you just give me a second.
Or maybe you can just write in the chat where you are right now. And if you're yeah just right where
you are. You can wait a couple of minutes.
No, Alexander.
Okay.
Alexander, where are you? If you can write that in the chat or you can open your mic and tell us.
Mandy nice to hear. I hope you make it.
Okay. Wilson is in Oslo.
Okay, so plenty of people are in Oslo. So maybe we are all in this space and time zone. That is
Yeah, okay, so I guess we can know that yeah, from that dot. Yeah. Lots of people will be joining in
person.
Okay and get well soon. Yeah, then we will just open up for questions really.
Yeah, so does anyone have any questions?
Those of you who are joining on Zoom. Also, just feel free to ask, okay, if there's a nothing major.
Okay, so we'll take a 10-minute break. And then yeah. Come back here. Then we start to introduce
education for all.
Are we ready to after the 10 minutes?
Okay, my name is Jorun Buli-Holmberg, Jorun is a very difficult internationally to pronounce. But Jorun is my name
I have had many years at University of Oslo. So the picture that Ona the head of the
department, showed you is totally different, it is 20 years ago. So but I am starting the first course with
you education for all.
But I wanted to show you the first year because many of those weren't here in the beginning didn't see
the first year, because almost all constent of all inclusive education and special education is
coming the first year and then the second year, instead of search methods and the master thesis. So
education, for all. What do you think that's about? I will ask you about this expectation of that?
But what do you think it is about, someone? We want to say it, it's about the vision, the principle and the
policy.
And your understanding and different understanding of education for all. And I will give you an
activity for the lecture on Wednesday, the 25th above explaining this different concepts. So I will
upload it. Do they have access to Canvas? No, will be decided by image.
Because it's, if not, we have to use, you should be able to log into the app load this on purpose.
So this is an also, we will ask you about the expectations for the course because you have been
reading. I think, before you come, they go for it and then learning all come, but expected, but
that's only some way.
Words, what do you think? Because when I mean students is almost like that have different
expectations. And then maybe what we are doing is not what you get for your thinking, you should get
and then evaluation will not be so good. So, this is how it is. And then Luca told us to tell
you that he would have this historical and social cultural perspectives on Learning and Development.
He will eventually
Then come to a theory, the theoretical background because socio-cultural theory is very central in
inclusive education, but education for all is about different levels from the individual that
needs to be included or all of us should be included. All also you in this group. So, this is more
about looking that in different levels, so that therefore, we use the ecological theory to look at
that, but that's in the
End of the course, we will use it. So two words, inclusion is in November after Luca has had it. And
I'm also the leader of the course there, and that's more a practical approach too.
When it comes to the spring semester, you have education for learners with special educational needs and use.
Look at the head of the department that said that we did a lot of assessment and you look at the
Norwegian master program. All of them were connected to different kind of learning difficulties. But
therefore you will get introduced to some of them. But
But not so much as if you go a whole master program.
And then you have this, that Åste should have been giving a presentation on today, Counseling and
Innovation. Is it going towards inclusion is about a development project. You never reach the goal,
but it is an innovation project. Counseling, is that you often come in the position that
you are conseling pupils, students,
Parents, teachers.
Lot of I think that you are going to counseling and then you have special communication skills to do
that. If not, you may be not reach because maybe you have another picture of the situation in the
parents or teacher. So so it's more the communication skills that is very important in counselling.
So I will not talk anything more about this course, because the other was presented
when
When we had the first session. What I wanted to do, we have only we had only a half hour but now
it's gone. Some minutes. Fine. 29 minutes. I have. Yeah, I will then I really want you to have a
presentation of yourself. And then we have to see. Are there any one that will not be comfortable?
By as a, by being on the zoom, for those who are not here.
You're going around with this so you can talk in and give the presentation of yourself, but I don't
start with me. I have already said something about me, but I will start playing bit more with me and
then the students are coming and the digital. Those who are their digital has to give a short
presentation of yourself where you come from. What background, you have and what kind of study are
you going to the Chromebook program? Or are you an exchange student?
then I will introduce you to the seminar leader that if she would come and tell you
and then we will have some teacher assistants in the seminars and also some technical support that I
need to run the course. So they will present themselves. But my background is that I have done my
study from the bottom to be a preschool teacher, to be a special educator. And to be at the
University.
To teach those who are going to be special Educators and that have been doing for 40 years. So I'm
really and I've been very contacted with the field of practice. So I'm very concerned with the
people of practice and I think that in the day we are living now is so much research and only the
talked about evidence-based studies. Very many of them are like an experiment in a laboratory.
Do a control group and you do something that you're training and its research, we're doing it. It's
not the field of practice and when you come to the field of practice, I've been to this school now
where we have been seeing, that is so difficult to implement inclusive education for the whole
school- The school system is very difficult. It's easy to talk about the policy and the visions, but
it's very difficult. So you have to be aware of it
And then I will give you a presentation.
Hello, I am Gülbin. I am the PHD student in the department of special education. And this is my
second year in the program. And basically let me first introduce myself a little bit more. My
journey in the academic program has started with my with getting in my bachelor degree in sociology.
And then I got my master's degree from Psychology from Middle East Technical University
I am from Turkey and I started my PhD in the special needs education in the educational sciences.
So it's a little bit mixture of different departments. So within the scope of this course, I will do
my best to contribute to the topics and the discussions. This is the first time that I meet with
And as since the the college started and spread all around the world, so I'm little bit excited to
see you in front of me, and I will be leading the zoom sessions on Friday. So, I hope you will be
with me and adjoining the stations and I wish you a good semester. Thank you.
Sofia.
Hi guys. Well, we are 2nd year students in the special needs education International master's
program. And we also holding position holding a position as teaching assistant at the University.
We are helping some of the professors in their academic tasks and their technical issues for
example, recording in the zoom and stuff. So we will be helping your own with technical details and
we will be working with you on your physical seminars on Thursdays. So on the seminars on Friday
giving will be the leader and we
Will be navigating you for your physical semesters from Thursday. And yeah, I don't know what else I
can say. I wish you the best of semester. I think it was great that you are able to attend lectures.
Physically. Now, it was very disappointing for us last year. So I wish you a very good year. You can
say Okay,.. sorry.
Well, it's a bit of a coincidence. But as Gülbin, I'm also Turkish, I did my bachelor's in
University in Special Needs education again, and then, well, I worked in rehabilitation centers as a
special educator for one and a half years, and then I started my degree here. So, yeah, that's me.
Thank you so much.
My name is Sofia. I'm also second year master student. We are also here to help you guys and if you have any
questions just come to us and we'll try to help you. We are we've done the first year. We know some
more like the student side of the whole studies and we have some study tips and so on. So just talk
to us. And I'm originally from Finland by spent six years in Norway. I did my bachelor in
international education in Drammen actually. And I see, some of you are from Drammen here and then I used to
run a bar, but then the pandemic happened. So I'm here at the Masters. So, yeah, thank you. So I
think we will like to share information on the seminars for more. But if you need to reach out to
us, you can do that by
What'sup and such. First, I think you need to have access to every student emails on commas from the likely to
get through the education profile. You can find our emails. And if that doesn't work somehow in the
main page of the University websites, there is a search bar that you can look up for everyone. For
example, you can write down someone's name and find her a dress office phone Etc.
So you can do the same for us. My name is Hakan Bayar and her name is Sofia Kukkula. So I think
that we need to write the name on already at canvas. So they don't have any spoken.
Okay Lobna? You had your presence is but you are, Lobna, is having the responsible for
the first year.
Yes, a little bit about yourself, because it will be central. What did you study? Yeah, so my name is
Lobna. I was born in Egypt. Yeah, lived in a bunch of different places. I was in Tanzania
for a while, and then I did my high school in Italy. So I was there for two years and then I did my
bachelor's in. Yeah, something completely, different business and
Nonprofit management in the States. And then I came to Norway in 2014 and did a masters actually here at
this department, but it's a program was also that international and international master's program in
comparative and international education. So, yeah, it's about education, policy and practice and
comparative perspective. Unfortunately, we don't have it anymore.
Yeah, and then I've been working at the department of special needs education for their almost two
years now. No, wait one year ago. Covid has, almost two years to it, but yeah , here's a so, I worked as a
as an internship coordinator. And then I was also responsible for one of the courses in the
Norwegian master's program, and I work also. Yeah.
Kind of 50% in the research Administration right now. And as previously said right now, I have the
responsibility for the first year of your master's program. I'm very excited to see you all and
that's very good for me because I've been working with Lobna for a while. Yeah, very good.
The kind of presentation form takes time. So and that's I think that's very important to get to know
each other and you see you have a very international background all of us. So, I think it's very
very interesting to see some of the background. So Wilson, are you willing to introduce yourself?
Can you put on the
So it's quite a bit of time. Are you willing to present yourself? That's very good. Okay.
It's a little bit of yourself. All right, my name is Wilson Mensah Amuzu. I'm originally from Ghana.
West Africa. I had my bachelor at University of Ghana and I majored in psychology and economics.
So two years ago. I arrived in Norway to study in Oslo Met and I did actually International
Education and development. So I decided to take this course in addition. So I can have the knowledge
base in some issues I've encountered as a teacher, when I was in Ghana, yes, back with working with
kids. So I decided I let me come to this program and add it to what I've learnt earlier when I get
back, then I'll be able
to be well equipped to help my students back home in Ghana. So I'm glad to be here and to add up to
what I already know. Will you be able to join us physically or most of the time? I will actually
traveled to Ghana and I came back and I need to do some quarantine time. That's why I'm home. Okay,
good. Thank you so much. Then let's, it is Basma next. Will you present yourself?
Yes. Hello. Hi everyone. My name is Basma. I come from Jordan, but I've lived for most of my
childhood in Spain and England, and for the latter part of my adult life in the UAE Dubai where I
worked, I did a bachelor's a long time ago in human behavior. And then, I stayed home to raise my
two kids and started work a little bit late, but I started in a
Private school in the UAE, as an English teacher, and then I saw myself drawn to the special needs
and helping those that need more help. And I grew into that and became a special needs coordinator.
It's something very new in the UAE. So I've been wanting to do a masters for 10 years. Life
obstacles always coming up against me, and I'm finally here. I'm very happy to be here. I'm on
in order to be accepted and I hope to learn a lot. Thank you. And do you want to, do you able to
join us physically or digital? Yes. I'm so I was supposed to be here today, but I'm still waiting
for my results. I'm in quarantine. Very good. Thank you. And then it's Alexander. Can you? Yeah,
sure. I hope you can hear me. Yeah, my name is Alexander or Alex for short. I am from Russia and
unfortunately, I'm still in Russia.
But I'm coming to Norway like in two days, then I have to speak, to spend a couple of days in
quarantine. Yeah, but I'm looking forward to joining my studies physically as well, and it's a great
day to start my studies, because I've just turned 26. It's my birthday today. Happy birthday! Really nice. Thanks a
lot. And it's a great. I did my bachelor in
ER, in teaching of English, and German languages, and I'm just happy to continue my higher
education, and Norway. Yeah, so see you all very soon, and then it's Karen Trinh, Karen.
Hello. My name is Karen Mai. I am Norwegian originally from the Philippines. I had my bachelor's in
psychology from the University of Winchester.
in England. I am also able to join physically soon. Very good. Thank you, Mandy. Are you
ready to introduce yourself?
No. Dinesh?
Are you able to hear me? Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, my name is Dinesh Casey. I'm from Nepal.
And currently I'm in Oslo. So I have completed my master International Education and development from
Oslo Met.
And I have already computed my master from an University of Nepal for my education and I have
experience of teaching for nearly 10 years.
Now, I'm very happy to be the part of you, you in special education.
Thank you. Okay, then, it's Mandy, Mandy. Yeah, sorry. Hi, I'm Mandy. I'm from the Netherlands. I am
still busy with my bachelor at the ........... and I'm just here for
the semester. Thank you so much. Is there anyone else that I forgot?
Cannot see anymore......... Where are you now? I'm still in the
Netherlands at the moment. Hopefully, I can come to Oslo pretty soon, but I'm not sure yet now,
because that depends on the digital seminar. This is why we are asking because lectures will be
recorded. So that's okay, but we need to see how this,
Okay, thank you so much for them. Then we can use you in the audience. What's your name? You will
not get the picture. You will only have the voice of those. If not, you have to go down here. You
wish to go down here. Yes, then we have student who has to stand in a queue.
You stayed in the front, here? I think. Yeah. Okay. Do you see Lobna? Can you see that can
see her? My name is Marina. I come from Barcelona. I just graduated in June, in my degree, in
primary education, basic degree. Just that it was
bilingual, so I studied everything in English and then I specialized in teaching English as a
second language. Also, I decided to choose to study this degree because I am very critical
with educational system in Spain. So I would like to change it. So the best way to change it or to
try to improve it, this going from the bottom of it. So starting to be a teacher, see what is the
mistake then?
Trying like to do something further based on research, whatever. Thank you so much. Thank you. So,
yeah, right here. Yeah. Hi. My name is Liz originally from the US but lived in some different
countries. I did my undergrad in Psychology in the US and then went into teaching for two years.
in Chicago, went to Spain and actually work there.
The Chicago, love that City... went and worked in the bilingual program. Actually, the same one as Medina
did and lived in Salamanca in Spain. Went back to the US, did a master's in speech and language therapy
and then worked for five years in London as a speech language therapist. And then my partner is
Norwegian. So we have two children, little one-year-old of three-year-old and decided it was time to
move to Norway.
So, yeah, just thought this program lined up, well, with my background and just looking for a way to
integrate into Norwegian Society. If you'll have me, thank you so much. Hey guys, I'm Marie. I'm
originally from Germany, but I did my bachelor in Psychology in Australia. And that's the I did
Master and cross-cultural psychology. So I just finished it this year and sort of a be fun to learn
like more about special needs education. So I'm back and I love Oslo. So it's good to be back.
It's nice. The next one. Come on. Come on, those who want to...
Hello guys. I'm investigating. I am stepping on the recipe cards. I have been abandoned so
that I will give him two years in position. I am professionally from the power. It has been around
five.
Years. I have come in your way. Firstly, I have completed master in urologist identifications style
and philosophy. Providing. My job body is in that my master's program. I have done thesis on the
special needs education, and I became very much interested about the ice-fishing institutions and
backgrounds about people.
This is today's digital Learners, who needs his space shuttles? Guidance helps and education's, I am
very much interested to pass through them. So I completed. This is also on a special needs
education. Previously. I have completed my Masters in Education from Nepal in specialized English
subjects.
So there are some things about him. Thank you so much. Thank you so much, and then the next one.
Hi, I'm a koala and I'm from Singapore. So I did my bachelor's in psychology and I spent for the
past four years working at and I like educator. So in Singapore, we have mainstream school. So I
met, Ella educator in a mainstream School supporting students with special needs so much.
I'm Anna Anna from Japan. I'm starting my sister here. See your, and I've been, I've done like
butter teacher, why semi solids special education teacher and I've been like, working for as a
teacher, in a special needs school for five years, like past five years and 2015. I exchanged in 3,
then 1 year in new milk, and there was a really nice. I'll be so that like, I really love the
weather education East End.
Young country. So I'm super happy to be back in Scandinavia and but this time he knows and I will
grab it. So yeah, thank you. That's it. My name is Mauro Clan from Oslo. Norway. I have a bachelor's
degree in Psychology. Now. Study special needs education. Very happy to be here.
It's very interesting because neither of you has been studying often also already, but there you
have. Okay, my name is Deepika. I'm born and raised here with my whole life here, but you can
probably tell that I have Asian ancestry. I have a bachelor's degree in Psychology. I recently
graduated. I have a few other like
I was in several courses and I've always been like passionate about education. So I taught, you
know, why not become a special needs teacher, you know, like there are so many teachers that's
enough. Why not get some teachers, who are going to help other people who actually need a
qualification. Am I right? Yeah, that's me. Thank you so much. Very good.
Don't reach to comment because, hello. I'm so scared. I'm from Belgium. I also graduated as a
primary teacher in Belgium. And now I'm doing a master's degree in pedagogy. And this is my last
year. So I do the first semester here, and the second semester. I'm doing about 10, mm long.
Hello, I'm curious. I'm from Germany, as well as. Yeah, right. I'm an exchange student. So, I'm just
here for one semester. I'm still in my bachelors. But yeah, I guess I'm the only one so far. Right?
That's what method you will learn from you.
I am from Italy and I'm an exchange student. I stay here for one semester and I'm really excited to
be here because in Italy we have done the last year in online.
Teaching teaching. Yes. Thank you. Okay. Hi. I'm Ali. I'm from Chicago, and I did my bachelor's
degree in the states in educational psychology in special education. And then for the past three
years. I've been a special education teacher for grades k-3 at a title. One school like north of
Chicago for a cross KET classroom. So, now I'm here, doing my masters.
Hi, my name is Jeremy. I'm from the Netherlands. I'm so Bachelor soon. So I'm only here for one
semester and I'm following a bachelor to become a primary school teacher. I morning. My name is John
yannone result and from the Philippines and I took up my bachelor's degree at school, Normal
University, where the course of special.
And I've taken up a little not little but much all of my masters, but haven't finished it and
guidance and counseling and I'm a former public school teacher for 17 years, but I have reciting
prayers. I probably would use here. So that's all.
Hi. Yeah, I'm from Argentina, and I have been a teacher and a primary school for some years now, but
I thought in English, so I my graduate is sending English theater and, and also in translation into
Spanish, but as I have been a teacher for many years, and I wanted to continue on this road, and I
thought this was going to be a very good term. Thank you.
Okay, next one. I'm Sarah from Germany, speech, and language therapist. Also, and your yoga
instructor, and I'm going to get breath therapist also, so lots of things and I try to combine it
and hopefully it works. So I'm a moron. The muscular side? Not on the
Language side and my job. Yeah. We'll see what's happening. That's really good. Hello, everyone. I'm
Stephanie. I'm from Greece, where I had my bachelor in special education. I graduated in 2020, and
then I had a gap year that I worked as a special education teacher and now I'm not scared to do my
master. I'm a full-time master.
Student and I'm really looking forward to starting the whole program and game. International Nolan's
on special investigation. Thank you. We have no for again, I think. And it's two minutes, but I hope
that you will stay longer. Hi, my name is Miro. I'm from New Delhi and I am a bachelor student -
study philosophy at home. So it's out.
My field actually this curse, but I wanted to take it and I'm saying here for two semester. So for
one year, and that's it. Thank you.
Hello, this is Marie. Huh? I'm originally, sorry. I'm originally from Turkey, but I was born and
raised in many different countries, so I can't really say, I'm very Turkish and I've done my
bachelor's in Norway in German. So I met International School teacher, and I'm not doing my masters.
Thank you.
My name is Nelly. I am originally from Serbia but I've lived and completed my lower education in few
countries around the world. Just like Malika I completed. My bachelor's degree in primary school,
education here in Norway and Diamond, the same one associate as well actually. And now I'm doing the
master's program in special week. So I'll be here for the next two years, hopefully, yeah.
Hello, my name is Tyga. I've been born and raised in Lithuania. Lived there. Most of my life and now
I've moved here to Norway. So I studied like some of my friends. So International teacher education
and drama though. We also have a previous bachelor degree in Philosophy from Lithuania. And yeah,
they became interested in Special Needs education student doing Masters here. Thank you.
This is the last one regarding my educational background. I did my master's degree in English
education, in the following problem, 3, whether University and I came to Norway 2016. I studied a
higher education inside faculty. And this is
Thinking about truth / experience that I was teacher in Nepal before I came to Norway for 40 years.
Let's say from Juliet able to do mathematics master's table says, well, this subject is very
important for me because and I learned the things including my teachings, special needs education
account a lot. It will be very helpful for my for the careers to. I was fighting Christy and I
joined the game. So I have been here.
For the second time in the same building and then it was a pleasure, having to be with a new guns
with you subject to. Thank you so much and thank you to all of you for coming to present yourself
because there's a little bit chancy. So that gives us an impression on what we are. Hope we go to
reach his daughter with different backgrounds. And I think that would be very important in the
discussions in the seminars because I think the seminar will be the place where we discussed
earlier.
Make them have critical thinking. So the most of you was talking about special education where the
course is also called inclusive education and I give you this activity. How do you understand or
explain the concept education for all equal education, inclusion, inclusive education, and special
education this combined with some of this concept, but it's different understanding of each of them
and it will be interesting.
Resting to chair it. What you are going to fit up to a CD? Could also write it down the different
understanding when you come and I will ask you the same questions of the Affinity, of course.
So and I would love to introduce you to education for all know because that I will do on Wednesday
and it would be important with a lecture but the reading has to be also very important. So if you
want to start to read I haven't and suggestion.
and the article Opera in dollar and it is
We said he'd called discussion inclusive, education and inquiry, into different interpretation and a
search for ethical aspect of inclusion, using that capability approach. It is not so many pages. So
that's something to start.
Ryan don't fool by. So I will also write it after I will write something on canvas to you about
information after this, because I know what kind of information I have given you, but I will give it
the Rican. Okay. So this is the thing and the orbiting a talk and was very fortunate asking about.
Do you want to be a part of digital?
So funny when you do group work in the seminar, so do all of you have been coming up to have
discussions. But if you reserve yourself from that, you have to write to us, but we will also have a
seat that you can write down because that's important to know that you are doing that. You'll also
feel them. Not about both physical and digital teaching. Seminar group works and group assignment
and the topics
For the topic for the seminar that will come on Wednesday. But I also have some approaches to
different understanding of this concept that they were talking about because because it's many think
we're right in the literature and some has a narrow somehow, I said violence and it's interesting to
her job because then I have that in my head. I miss you.
Good study, good course. Hope that it'll be interesting for you, and I think the most important part
is the seminar because then you are active by the reading and by what you heard from the next. So,
thank you for today. Have a nice day, Norway, and I look forward to see you who are capable to come
and already are in or back later. So, bye. Bye.
Camera, it's okay. That's good. Then we are. Welcome to this course. Welcome to as an air of your so
much. Welcome to Norway for those who are here and all of you that sits at home my soon. Welcome to
you guys. Also, I'm Oona baby. I'm the head of Department here and I'm happy to say that
congratulation with your study place here at University. I hope you enjoy your study. This common
for we are going. It's going to say. This is an opportunity for you to gain some knowledge to gain
to discuss, with your fellow students different opinions, different knowledge that you gain from
listening to these, excellent professors. And teachers that we do have here and just be brave, who
the thought did you have with you and go into the discussion? Because it's fair. This is Academia
and it should be Open for discussion. So we hope you do that, but be aware and be humble for new
knowledge. Take two new knowledge with you into that discussion and special needs education, you
know, you are leading people after this school year, maybe after you take some more discoloration or
something. You are prepared to meet people that are vulnerable. And that is very important to know
because you are going to meet people that needs that you are professional. So I hope what you learn
here. Could contribute to your professional meeting with these people. That really needs to know
what you know, and you to help them to gain, what is possible to gain for them in their level at
that place. So, please This is the institute for special needs education and disturb. Some of the
people that you will see up in fourth floor and we are three people in the head had in the
leadership, one who takes care of research, you want to take care of studies and that is helmick's.
Operation. Will resurface and Christina stock plan on studies. So, and we do also have, you know, if
there is anything about to course you want to Suggested make something else. You have different
people here. You can talk to. You can also go up and talk to those who are in the head of the during
studies also, so you're welcome to that. All of the rest of the people here are professors. And
first of Menses for associate, professors, that to word at the department. So you're welcome to go
in and talk and be. I mean, most you are, you are really the core of our work. Anyway, we Wouldn't
be here if he was not here. So, it's important for us to get to know you to, also listen to what you
have to say. And there is also a student representative group that's called far with Malia. And you
can also bring your thoughts to them. So please do that. If you you want to do that. It's important
to have your student voice. So we can do studies better and better. This is the administration and
the important one here for you is, is to them and learner who's sitting here? Hi, so these people
you can contact and they will help you. According to the administrative part of it. The other ones
are in research and somewhere in Bachelors and see a hook step here is to had administrative study.
So please contact her also, if there is anything, we want to contribute to it, besides that. I'm
stationed besides the people who are sort of them Professor around customer ounces or associate
professors, would you do have PhD students? And you probably will meet some of them. And postdocs.
We do have 130 of those. So if you, if you and they might be interested in some of the things that
you are interested in. So going to our pages and read about them, see what I do in research. Maybe
you can get in contact with me. Maybe it's something interesting for you to grasp so Saying that you
are thinking about and you like to study. Now, we do have monster besides snare. We do have other
programs. Like in the Norwegian. We have speech therapy and Patrick pathology development disorders.
We do have psychosocial, difficulties speech, learning difficulties, hearing language communication.
And also you, then ensnare, we are different problems. We have the most like you are one of them and
then we had bacteria. A lot of students doing Bachelors here, and we do have one year unit. But
keyword one presently. Then there was no support. If we have a one year unit for special needs to
the station. Also, and what are we doing in research? Well, these are the major four main areas with
really searching people are busy, doing research in. Some people are too busy thinking about. What
does it do with us? If we mix all the letters what if what the stickers can Under, what are we going
to do with those Killers? How can we teach them from? What? How can you understand that? What is it
with behavior? I know. It's why make, why does some kids behave in this way? This is not rational.
How do you know what background for it? How is it to learn without hearing? I mean, that is
something to. So, there are different area here that we are focusing on, and I hope you're getting
interested in. So, these are the areas. Never allow development disorder, special needs education,
basic problems, reading development, reading difficulties. You have some expert in the corner here.
General complex has specific learning difficulties, psychosocial development, and also language
hearing with communication development and difficulties. And we also have a lot of really encourage
you to get to know the lab. If you look at the third floor. Now, there is a lot of building
construction going on. In there. We going to have Have a we are we have it like before but now we're
getting you areas here. We have a lot of tests. A lot of observation methods people are using with.
I attracting there is no, the EEG brain measuring brain activity. And there is a lot of observation,
a lot of tests in there. So you can go to the Silicon. She's the head of the lab. They are there,
and you are most welcome to come in and look at the lab and see what they have. They are. So
pleased, if Have your interest in that way, please contact and go down to the land. So our aims
would for us is that you are going to be Gaining good assessment skills, right? That somebody ain't
counting scales smell. So, systematic in the oriented knowledge. And I know you also going to have
other languages. Other subjects has really gone, but that's the core of what a special needs, Adam
K2. You know, she do it there and then whatever you do, please after this course, basic on research,
base it on what you find. What you've read, not just one study, not just with one. People are saying
based your program, your intervention on research, because there has been a lot of discussion and
over it does. Actually special needs education work or teaching work. Or people are saying that
doesn't work, but depends on, you know, the knowledge of the people that are giving this teacher. So
this is you and maybe your future so I wish you good luck. And when your knowledge and with your
knowledge gaining, now, if you want to be a teacher, you need to take more than what you get me at.
Yes, P. Then you need to take a program outside like it either math or English or language or
something like that. And then you need to in addition take another like you gained how to teach like
a practic pedagogical course. So that's one way and some people get into that. They were working in
task and like related kindergartens schools and Municipal services and some also work in hospitals
after doing the courses here at the Institute and other continues with research. Actually can see
examples of here. You were in and look at and Canarsie on me. This is the PHD in. This is the
poster. This is the associate associate professor, and professor, and then in the end, maybe after
To 10 years. So cool. Game permanent position and it's a hard job, but we love it. So maybe you
maybe some of you would like to go this line in case that you're most, welcome. I hope you have a
great study here and you will meet a good people here. So no, I say good luck. And please come up to
me and fourth floor if if you yeah just meet me sometimes for be nice. Okay, that was To me. Maybe
hide this one super okay. Hi everybody. Welcome. My name is Luca today as you can clearly see. I'm
not Norwegian. I am pretty new here since the day. I arrived. Exactly three months before the first
lockdown, so probably I know less than you about also. I am the coordinator of this International
master in Special Needs education. So it's my pleasure to welcome you. I will be very brief today in
my introduction because basically what you what I'm going to tell you is already everywhere and
website. You already got the information. They just want to point out a couple of things. So the
first thing I would like to tell you is more or less. How is the program structure? And what you are
expected to find? Especially in this first semester, then I will. I'm also a teacher as you may
know, may know in a couple of courses. So I will tell you about the subject. I will teach you in the
next month and then I have a couple of initiatives that I would want to share with you and some
cook. Is that you may have a student's. So let's start by saying something general, about the
program. You're probably already read somewhere about what are the learning outcomes, the kind of
knowledge, the skills and competencies that you are supposed to acquire from this master, so I will
not really beat this. What I want to say is something that probably is just written between the
lines here. So, this International Master is quite unique in the world. There are other
International Masters in Special Needs education, but the main feature of this master is that is a
place where people from different places, different countries, different cultures means. And they
just don't just come here to learn something about how Norwegians do it. In exchange of experiences.
So we will learn from your National your local experiences as much as you will learn from us. So the
idea is that we will become a place of knowledge production. So we learn together and this will mean
also that we are must have a loop knot. The only diversity in the sense that owner was mentioning,
but also the fact that we are diverse and diversity is not, a problem is an asset. So the idea
behind this master is that our diversity even cultural and geographical becomes a powerful tool to
develop new way of including people of not marginalizing people. Off developing the way of learning
of the future. So, this is the spirit of this master and I really encourage you to bring your own
experience to our classrooms. Okay. So this is the program structure today, you will meet the people
that will teach you especially in the first semester you Have you have four semesters but the idea
is that you really start thinking about the program as a trajectory? Okay. So for instance, don't
wait until the last very last moment to think about your master thesis. Okay, so think I think about
it as a trajectory think about it also in function or what maybe your future projects, but also
Maybe the relevant, pressing social problems, that you feel that you want to address. So this
semester, we will start with three courses. Let me also introduce you the teachers, the first course
that we've actually starting today. And soon, I will leave the, the the stage to urine, who will
teach you occasion for all and toward inclusive. Acacia. So she has two courses, the she's
coordinate into courses. This semester. I will be the coordinator and main teacher of the course,
historical, and social cultural perspective of learning on the end development, such long title. But
as you will see, it's actually I mean we will teach I I tried also to establish the connection so
you will find us over different courses. Then we have Other very important, couple of courses, which
are not in the semester. Of course, is the research methodology. And here we have the tough guy than
a scene with our leading methodologies. Then it's really a tough guy. But is, what is nice, despite
sorry, and and the coordinator of the methodology force is Renee. I will. Teach I will teach you a
qualitative methodologies as well in this course and and then you have hosted we unfortunately
cannot be there here today. We will teach education for Learners with special needs. Of course, you
will also have some guest lecturers the different courses, but you will have the details from from
the the main teachers and then we have our two Guardian. It's true that and loebner organized
responsible especially responsible for the face for the first year student. And through there is our
boss basically. So she is the one that solves all our problems when we go, they're trying to hurry.
So they are really friendly and really helpful and this master will not work without them. So this
is more or less the the Sure of the people. You will have our doors. Of course always open. So don't
wait to ask. There are no stupid questions. There are only stupid answers from from the from the
professor's. Okay. So that's more or less. The overview. If you have any quick questions, otherwise,
I move forward. I just need skier. I don't believe you. So now just a short introduction to my
course that will start in October. So that's why I don't give you all the details. Now, we have time
for that. The idea of the of the course is that we will, as we are a small number of students.
Fortunately, we can really do a collaborative work. So the idea is still develop new knowledge
together. The focus of the course is the social cultural historical approaches to human development
and teaching learning processes. We will see that teaching and learning always go together because
learning is an interactive and social process. We never learn alone. So that one of the main part of
the points of the course, of course, we will. Try to probably some of you already are familiar with
the tears. We talked about, but we will not just explain the theories. We want to go beyond the
theories. One of the by big Masters, the runer used to say, I don't want my students to repeat my
theories. I want them to go beyond Mercury's. So we will try to do this kind of work. So the
teaching will be more like informal workshops. So we will read the reading and discuss together
readings. So will not just be lecturing and actually the idea is that we become able to write an
essay or a theoretical paper and we will use the seminars as writing Workshop academic writing
workshops. Okay? Finally, we will have to external lectures, invited lectures. They will give you w
have two encounters. Each one. We have young Bots inner from aalborg University. He's one of the
leading scholars in cultural historical approaches. And the other one is Professor Peter Marcy go
from Italy from University of Salerno, so they will. Visit us. Hopefully, if it's not being a opens,
they will visit us in October. That's it for the moment. I will give you all further details
afterwards. Then I don't want to to steal too much time from your lecture. So just let me introduce
two new, many new things. Okay, the first one is we are we have Started student Mobility project
called research Thunder is starting right now. So we you will receive more information in the in
the, in the next month's and Mobility will start probably from next semester. So what is a research
tandem? We have network of four universities, also University of Kerala in India East. China Normal
University in Shanghai and federal University of by year in Brazil's students will have the
opportunity to develop joint masterpieces. That's why research tandems. So, for instance, a Chinese
and Norwegian students work together to the same projects. These empirical thesis project with the
idea of having the master thesis and also, Variety in international article together, the
possibilities that either to travel to the country, or to receive a student from the other country
here in. So the couple of students within will act as informant and Anthropologist in a certain
sense. So the local students will mediate and will help. Help the foreign students to do the
empirical work. Okay, so that's that's the the the general idea. There will be some grants for
traveling each year and it is meant to be done during the master thesis preparation, but I will give
you further details, but that's a very interesting opportunities either if you choose to travel
either, if you choose to ask the foreign student here. Okay, so that's One thing and the second one
is each year. We organize challenge. If you have visited our website, you will probably have seen
the first winner video. So again, you will you will receive further information in the next week's a
call. The idea is that you produce your own media and the winner. Will be. We work with our social
media manager to create one advertising video for the international master. That will you be used on
the internet to advertise our masters? Okay. So that's that's kind of challenge. We do every every
year. That's it. I think any question. Okay, that's it. So just turn us. Yeah, no. Sorry. It's not.
Yeah, just to introduce himself. You just stop sharing. Here in front of yourself. Can you guys hear
me? Okay, you have to record. I have to record this. Okay, you can see here is a spine. Yeah. Hey, I
don't have to say very much. Welcome everyone. It's great to be in a classroom. Again. I will
probably see more of you next year. The methods course. And I'm the one who teaches statistics here.
And because you probably wondering why you should care about statistics. There are actually very
good answers to that. The first one is because you want to be adjusting your learning environment to
persons with special requirements in special needs. And to be able to adjust, you need to understand
those people and understand those people. You need testing. And a very big chunk of assessment tests
are purely statistical exercises and purely statistical tools. Test our statistics. There's probably
not how they're being talked to you yet. But unless you understand fundamental statistics, you don't
understand test and you cannot interpret the results properly. So, you really need statistics to be
able to do your job, not very deep statistics, not very complicated statistics, but the basic
concepts, so that's one. And that you really should care about the basic concepts. The other one is
because this is a field that is evolving. That is developing. There is a lot that we don't know and
there is a lot that is research-based but is going to be more research based in the future is new.
Research comes up. So in order to keep up with your own field, you need to be able to minimally
understand research so that you can read stuff and find out what happens in two years and five years
in ten years and In order to understand research and the results of research you leaning, really
need to be able to understand basic statistics because all research results are reported with
Statistics. So these are the two reasons that you should care and we do keep it at the level, the
minimum level that is in our opinion enough for these two objectives. So we don't get carried away
with a victim. Any statistics and we certainly don't put any emphasis on math. Although of course.
It's good to know some math in case, you know, a child with math difficulties comes up. Then you
should know more than them to be able to explain like fractions and things like that. So that's why
we do statistics here. I'm also available for help concerning method in statistics with your
projects and your Master's project. Of course, if you choose to do one that requires it, and I'm
also available if you're interested in Reading. Or reading difficulties, the research opportunities
that are available here. There are several projects that are ongoing, which you could join, or you
might consider a thesis in this field. If any of this sounds even remotely, interesting. You should
come talk to me and you should do that much earlier than the formal deadlines because there is a lot
of background that we must make sure that you cover depending on your previous studies and what you
do. Here and all that. So definitely don't wait. If that sounds interesting, consider, many options
talk to various people and start making plans as soon as your oriented not allowed to say, Brittany
is with us on Zone. Renee. Are you with us? I am absolutely there. Hey, perfect. Okay. Yeah. The
floor is yours. Okay. I'm not sure whether people can see me, but I hope so. My name is Renee
Renee's fire, as you can tell, I'm also not Norwegian. You will see me next year. This year, I will
be mainly involved in methods, like Tunisia. Also, I totally agree with whatever translate, what you
just heard stats. We needed. We also need methods and that's where you will meet me. You will also
see me supporting and research proposals. It depends out next year is being planned, but that's what
I'm currently doing. In. The research, proposals are helping you preparing for a master thesis. I
also believe we need to start a successful. Of the three search the different areas. Feel free to
knock on my door as well. But for now I would say first focus on your first year. I don't think I've
got much else to add just that. I really look forward to meeting you in a year or so. Okay. I think
that's it. Unless you've got any questions for me. I got the Phenom talk to myself. Everyone can
hear you. Okay? Thank you Renee. Yeah. Okay, can you hear me? Johnny. Okay. Yeah, thank you. Okay.
Well now you're Mets. Some of your main professor's lab 9i are also involved in the Master's in
special education. We part of the department study Administration. How do I switch this? Liberia? So
why love now is Vote for it, for the daily running of the first-year courses. I'm more involved in
the second year, courses, research, methodology, and Master's thesis. So really want to contact. If
you have any practical questions with regards to the courses. It could be regarding course
registration, the course schedules canvas, which is the digital learning platform that you will use
in the courses in it's beta which is the digital examination system that you use for all your exams.
You can come to us. If you have questions, practical questions regarding obligatory assignments,
component, of course, has exams, special examination, agreements arrangements, or leave of absence
just to mention some. Some of the things we can help you with. At The Faculty here at the game's
first. We also have a information center, which and I can help you with more General things. Like if
you need transcript of Records, some sort of confirmation letter, is also leave of absence. If you
have a questions regarding the, the booth at the University for that. And they are also the ones
responsible for the diplomas. So, if you have questions regarding the diploma, the student
information center should be the one to contact. You probably already have already received some
information from that international student reception. They are the main contact point for
international students. They can help you with. Visa residence, permit issues progression reports.
If you need that to renew every resident permit, registration semester fee and they also organize
social activities for international students. So they're defined at Louis's mistress, which is next
to it here on campus, next to academic, life, to definitive care less. Yes. Yes, it's important that
you register for the courses and exams. Each semester. We have deadlines for registration. It's all
the deadline for the Autumn semester is always on the first of September, very important that you
register in time for the spring semester. The deadline is February 1st. So we also recommend that
you register before the closest. So that you have access to do the time, schedules and commas and
all that. Yes. And you can start registering for the semesters in for the spring semester. We can
start registering in December. And for the Autumn semester. You can start registering in June. Yes.
Maybe you already have this, it's possible to get a student card up there. CU customer service
temperature. That's also in the same building as académica, which I'm sure you, you know, where
Define. So this is the I don't have that card my card here, but it's the car that you can use to
access. Older buildings on campus. Yeah. Use it for when you're printing Etc. Yes. There's a I got
it. We're going to share that the PowerPoint after so that you can check out all this with links the
presentation. Yeah, also, I think you already have this. You have all students have a username and a
password. You use the same username to log into all the all the digital systems such that we used.
And if you have any if you have forgotten your password, you can reset your password online or if
you have any problems with apart from You can contact the IT services who can help you. We cannot
help you with that sweater. It can it's also important that you check your UE o email regularly
because that's the email that we use to send that information. So important to check that regularly.
Yes. So, where to find information about your courses and exams. Well, all horses have a course
description available online where you can read about the teaching exam and other things. And unlike
the course Pages. There is a link to the semester page where you will find the syllabus course.
Schedule examination. Dates Etc. In Converse. You will also find information about the course and
it's where it's like the digital classroom that the teachers use in their in their classes also
student web. You will find information about the courses that you have already registered for. And
also we have also something called meanness to did where you have your personal schedule and where
you also receive messages regarding the course schedules. So, yeah. I'm not going to say a lot about
the exams because we have set up an exam, preparation meeting. Later on the 22nd of September. We
will go through how we will delete the first exam that you're going to take but also some practical
information and show you also how inspired our works but we encourage you to do. Check out the
information online about the about the exams at the University of Ulster. And also that you
familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citation, because if you
violate the rules, the rules, you may be suspected of cheating. And and so this is this is serious.
So you should familiarize yourself with information online and then we will go more in detail
through it. It in our meeting in September. Yeah, just very briefly about the forms of examination.
We have this semester. You will have three exams. The home-based exams. You can, you can complete
the exams at home or wherever wherever you like. The. The first exam that you're going to take is
what usually it's, it's a school-based exam. but, YouTube the pandemic, we had to change it into a
home-based exam. So that's why that exam is much shorter than the other exams that you will have its
four F four hours exam. And the second of the third exam is one week. Yeah, as are the exams next
semester to but then in the second year of the Master's program, you would have to school based
exams, one in research methodology, a theory of Science, and another one. A separate one on in
statistics. So they take place around beginning of December. Also important to mention that you
shouldn't use your name. You must not use your name on that. On the exam. You will get a candidate
number that you, that you used, because the examiners are not supposed to know who has written the
exam paper. So that's important. And then sure. The first year courses are also open for exchange
students. Maybe some of you are exchange students. Nope. Yeah. Yeah, we have some. Yeah, and we have
a exchange students at Bachelor level and Master Level. That's why we have two very similar course
codes. Yeah, but they teaching or all the classes are joined. So yeah. And the exam as well will be
the same. Yes. And then in the 4th semester, you will be working on your Master's thesis at the
submission deadline for master. Thesis is around. First of June. Yeah. Yes. We also have a
submission in the Autumn semester for the ones who are delayed or Or for other reasons that maybe
they have been on leave of absence or so. We have two submissions each each year. Yeah, as I already
mentioned we all the exams are conducted in Inspira. Also the school based exams. Yeah. I also
wanted to mention now that if you are in need for additional assistance during examination due to
disability or other medical reasons, you can apply for a special examination arrangement. It could
be extra time additional hours. So if you there are deadlines for applying for that, so there's a
link here where you can read more about it. And if you have any questions, just contact Lubna or I
mean we can help you. Yeah, also another thing is that you are we have a deadline for if you for
some reason up, not to take the exam. You can really fully withdraw. And it's a deadline for doing
that is always two weeks before the exam. It's important that you do. If you're not going to take an
exam. It's important that you do it in time because otherwise it will count as an examination
attempt and you have a lot of rules. And regulations, but it's important because if you use, you
have three examination attempts for each exam. And if you use all three attempts, you cannot take
the exam again. So, with the draw from the exam, if you're, if you're not to take it, yes. Yeah.
Yeah, I can also mention that if you, it's important to know that the university has has
requirements according to regarding study progression, so To retain your admission to the program.
You must have passed a certain amount of credits each semester. So if you if you if you withdraw
from an exam you may or you're absent from the studies, you may risk to it to to lose your admission
to the program. So they're also there's a link here where you can read more about that. Admission
requirements at University. That's, that's it for me. Do you have any questions? I think I went
through the information very fast, but please, any questions. And if you have, if if there's
anything you would like to ask us, you could also come to the, the fourth floor, where we were
officer knock on our door or send an email. We are available to help. Yeah, so I will give the word
to love now. Good luck. Thank you. Okay. Yeah, so I'll talk about facilities and services at the
University. So you have access to reading rooms and group rooms all over the university, really. But
so yeah, so it's your students here at the department of special needs education. Then you have
there to reading room's here. There's one on the second floor. That's open for all students. And
then there's one on the third floor that's reserved for Masters students. And to use the reading
rooms. You have to book a seat online. There are also group rooms which are down in the basement,
but they are closed right now because of covid, but they're starting to like the university,
starting to open up the group room. So you can also get updated information. The website through
them and send printing. So, once you've paid once you've registered for courses and paid the
semester fees, the semester feed, then you'll be able to use the printing services and you have a
start quota. So you can yeah, you can go ahead and start printing but then once you run out of it,
then you would have to pay to be able to yeah print more. And you can print that many different
places on campus, but then there's also a printing printer room here on the second floor. There.
Yeah. So the University of Oslo has a number of libraries, but the main one is here on campus. It's
called, yeah, the building is called Guild, guess I do. And it has most of the literature that you
will need the library. Also, they can help you with literature. Search my culture, right? Academic
papers, they whole, Courses and events and they have like, yeah, interesting exhibitions every now
and then. And yeah, so they're having a week-long event, actually, starting. Today started a couple
of hours ago. But then if you have time, there's yeah, 12:15. There's going to be a movie screening
with popcorn and pop up librarian. Yeah, so fun stuff and then through that was bad. Turning
académica. That's basically a bookstore. So you'll find most of them, your course literature there.
Also, you also have access to services at the academic Writing Center and it's open for all students
to improve their writing skills. They're located at the University Library. You can get one-on-one
consultations. There, they can help you. Yeah to yeah, basically like research questions, the
structure of the paper references so you can book a consultation online. You can meet in person,
check with them, but they do also offer free consultations. We accept or video calls. As through the
mentioned earlier, there are also special Arrangements this time. Yeah for exams but also in your
daily life or like as a student here. So yeah, if if a student has a disability illness or special
needs, then they're entitled to apply for individual adaptation and this has to be documented. So
for example, you have to present a doctors. And then the kind of the kind of Provisions, granted
depend on the needs and are evaluated then individually. So for example, you can get technical Aid
or access to quiet rooms. And it's Theory don't really have a deadline but then we really encourage
you to apply as soon as possible for as early as possible. And the deadlines are different. It's not
the same deadline for the examination. There's also the student welfare organization in Oslo and
they offer, maybe some of you already have been contacted them. They have student housing. They have
health services. So you can have your GP there. They have counselors. If you feel like you need
someone to talk to dentists and there is they also have gyms and kindergarteners Cantinas and I do
have an app which is very nice and very useful. So do do that, download the app for a better student
life and you can also follow them on Facebook or Twitter and they post a lot of. So they have lots
of fun events and then you can read about them there. As soon as I said earlier we need your
feedback is very important to us. And there are many different ways. You can make your voice heard.
So we're going to elect to class representatives from you. So you can either nominate yourself or
you can. Yeah, nominate the classmate. After you've asked them, of course for their permission. So
yeah, to do that, just send an email to master at is B and W Dot and then you're also, you will also
be getting course evaluations. So we really encourage you to take the time and evaluate the courses,
so we know how things are going. You could also ask send feedback directly to your teachers or to
the head of the academic programs. Christina started. Una mentioned. Also the student academic
organization at the department. So you can also contact them to give feedback and they work as a
link between basic few, you the student body and the department, they have an office down here in
the basement. Not sure if they're open. Now again, but you can connect with them on Facebook. They
have an Instagram and an email address. There's also the university has this speak up system. Yeah,
to get feedback. So if something needs Improvement, or if you're happy with something, we're also
always happy to get good feedback. Yeah, to summarize, make sure that you check your course,
semester Pages, select canvas, make sure that you have access to Canvas as soon as possible and
check your email, your University email regularly and remember to pay the semester fee by September
1st. And then if you have any questions later on then. It's always a good idea to go on the
University's web pages and see if you can find the answer there because there is a lot of
information there and most probably you'll find what you're looking for. But then, if not, then of
course, ask us and then here, for example, yeah, again, what through the mentioned earlier, if it's
something that's not a question that's not directly related to the program. Then you can contact the
department. Documents information center or the international student reception. But then if the
question is directly related to the program, if it's about a course, course content, then you need
to contact the teacher or the course coordinator. If it's a question about rules and regulations,
then you contact me at this email address. Also Master. Yes. Yeah. And then we were wondering for
those of you who are not with us here. So, yeah, I don't know where to look. Hello. We were
wondering where you are. So then, yeah, there's supposed to be a survey but you just give me a
second. Or maybe you can just write in the chat where you are right now. And if you're yeah just
right where you are. You can wait a couple of minutes. No, Alexander. Okay. Alexander, where are
you? If you can write that in the chat or you can open your mic and tell us. Mandy nice to hear. I
hope you make it. Okay. Wilson is in Oslo. Okay, so plenty of people are in Oslo. So maybe we are
all in this space and time zone. That is Yeah, okay, so I guess we can know that yeah, from that
dot. Yeah. Lots of people will be joining in person. Okay and get well soon. Yeah, then we will just
open up for questions really. Yeah, so does anyone have any questions? Those of you who are joining
on Zoom. Also, just feel free to ask, okay, if there's a nothing major. Okay, so we'll take a
10-minute break. And then yeah. Come back here. Then we start to introduce education. Troll. Are we
ready to 10 minutes ago? Okay, my name is Yuri, yudin is a very difficult International to
pronounce. But you will spend, I mean, I haven't many years at University of Oslo. So the picture
that Puma the head of the department from you is totally different is 20 hour ago. So but I am
starting the first course with you education for all. But I wanted to show you the first year
because many of those Services her in the beginning. This is for that first year because almost a
constant, all inclusive, education and special, education is coming the first year and then the
second year, instead of search methods and the master tests. So education, for all. What do you
think that's about? I will ask you about this expectation of what? You think it is about someone? We
want to say it. It's about the vision, the principle and the policy. And your understanding and
different understanding of how education for all. And I will give you an activity for the lecture on
Wednesday, the 25th above explaining this different concepts. So I will upload it. Do they have
access to Canvas? No, will be decided by image. Because it's, if not, we have to use, you should be
able to log into the app load this on purpose. So this is an also, we will ask you about the
expectations for the course because you have been reading. I think, before you come, they go for it
and then learning all come, but expected, but that's only some way. Words, what do you think?
Because when I mean students is almost like that have different expectations. And then maybe what we
are doing is not what you get for your thinking, you should get and then they valuation will not be
so good. So, this is how it is. And then look at told us to tell you that he would have this
historical and social cultural perspectives on Learning and Development. He will move. Then come to
a theory that theoretical background. Because socio-cultural theory is very Central in inclusive
education, but education for all and mercy about different level from the individual that needs to
be included or all of us should be included. All also you in this group. So, this is more about
looking that in different levels, so that therefore, we use the echo logical Theory to look at that,
but that's in the air. End of the course, we will use it. So two words, inclusion is in November
after Luca has had it. And I'm also the leader of the course there, and that's more a practical
approach to When it comes to the spring semester, you have education for Learners with special needs
and use. Look at the head of the department that said that we did a lot of assessment and you look
at the Norwegian master program. All of them were connected to different kind of learning
difficulties. But therefore you will get introduced to some of them. But But not so much as if you
go a whole multiple graph. And then you have this, that the should have been giving a presentational
Today, Counseling and Innovation. Is it going towards? Inclusion is about a development project? You
never reach the gold, but it is an innovation project. You have counseling, is that you often come
in the position that you are consoling, pupil students? Parents teachers. Lot of I think that you
are going to counseling and then you have special communication skills to do that. If not, you may
be not reach because maybe you have another picture of the situation in the parents or teacher. So
so it's more the communication skills that is very important in constantly. So I will not talk
anything more about this course, they're dead because the other was presented when And we have the
first sister. What I wanted to do, we have only we had only a half and over but now it's gone. Some
minutes. Fine. 29 minutes. I have. Yeah, I will then I really want you to have a presentation of
yourself. And then we have to see. Are there any one that will not be comfortable? By as a, by being
on the zoom, for those who are not here. You're going around with this so you can talk in and give
the presentation of yourself, but I don't start with me. I have already said something about me, but
I will start playing bit more with me and then the students are coming and the digital. Those who
are their digital has to give a short presentation of yourself where you come from. What background,
you have and what kind of study are you going to the Chromebook program? Or are you an exchange?
Institute and then I will introduce you to the seminar leader that if she would come and tell you
and then we will have some teacher assistant in the seminars and also some technical support that I
need to run the course. So they will present themselves. But my background is that I have done my
study from the bottom to be a preschool teacher, to be a special educator. And to be at the
University. To teach those who are going to be special Educators and that have been in for 40 years.
So I'm really and I've been very contacted via the Practical or practice. So I'm very concerned with
the people of practice and I think that in the day we are living now is so much research and only
the talked about evidence-based studies. Very many of them are like an experiment in a laboratory.
Do a control group and you do something that you're training and its research, we're doing it. It's
not the field of practice and when you come to the field of practice, I've been leaked a school. Now
where we have been seeing, that is so difficult to implement inclusive. Education for the whole
school school system is very difficult. It's easy to talk about the policy and the reference, but
it's very difficult. So you have to be aware of And then I won't give a presentation. Hello, I am
going to be. I am the PHD student in the department of special education. And this is my second year
in the program. And basically let me first introduce myself a little bit more. My journey in the
academic program has started with my with getting in my bachelor degree in sociology. And then I got
my master's degree from Psychology from Middle East. Technical University is probably Greece from
turkey and I started my PhD in the special needs education in the educational Sciences. So it's a
little bit mixture of different departments. So within the scope of this course, I will do my best
to contribute to the topics and the discussions. This is the first time that I meet with Ants as
since the the college started and spread all around the world, so I'm little bit excited to see you
in front of me, and I will be leading the zoo sessions on Friday. So, I hope you will be with me and
adjoining the stations and I wish you a good semester. Thank you. Sofia. Hi guys. Well, we are 2nd
year students in the special needs education International master's program. And we also holding
position holding a position as teaching assistant in the We are helping some of the professors in
their academic tasks and their technical issues for example, recording in the zoom and stuff. So we
will be helping your own with technical details and we will be working with you on your physical
seminars on Thursdays. So on the seminars on Friday giving will be the leader and we Will be
navigating you for your physical semesters from Thursday. And yeah, I don't know what else I can
say. I wish you the best of semester. I think it was great that you are able to attend lectures.
Physically. Now, it was very disappointing for us last year. So I wish you a very good year. You can
say Okay, somebody sorry. Well, it's a bit of a coincidence. But as giving I'm also Turkish, I did.
My bachelor's in Newcastle University in Special Needs education again, and then, well, I worked in
rehabilitation centers as a special educator for one and a half years, and then I started my degree
here. So, yeah, that's me. Thank you so much. My name is Sofia. I'm dr. David Hawkins it. We are
also here to help you guys and if you have any questions just come to us and we'll try to help you.
We are we've done the first year. We know some more like the student side of the whole studies and
we have some study tips and so on. So just talk to us. And I'm originally from Finland by spent six
years, in Norway. I did my bachelor in National Education in drammen actually. And I see if you
cases from drammen here and then I used to run a bar, but then the kind of make happen. So I'm here
at the Masters. So, yeah, thank you. So I think we will like to share information on the seminars
for more. But if you need to reach out to us, you can do that by. Ways. First, I think you need to
have access to every student emails on commas from the likely to get through the education profile.
You can find our emails. And if that doesn't work somehow in the main page of the University
websites, there is a search bar that you can look up for everyone. For example, you can write down
Newton's name and find her a dress office phone Etc. So you can do the same for us. My name is Paul
Campbell and her sister Sofia Coppola. So I think that we need to write the name of your Social
already at canvas. So they don't have any spoken. Okay? You have in your presence is but you are
really love you. Lobna is having the responsible to forgive first year. Yes, a little bit about
yourself because it will be Central. What did you study? Yeah, so my name is dope, man. I was born
in Egypt. Yeah, lived in a bunch of different places. I was in Pennsylvania for a while, and then I
did my high school in Italy. So I was there for two years and then I did my bachelor's in. Yeah,
something completely different business and Nonprofit management in the state. And then I came to
Norway in 2014 and did a masters actually hear this department, but it's a program was also that in
Russian and international master's program in comparative and International Education. So, yeah,
it's about education, policy and practice and comparative perspective. Unfortunately, we don't have
it anymore. Yeah, and then I've been working at the department of special needs. Education for their
almost two years now. No, wait one year can go. Visit has almost two weeks to it to, here's a so, I
worked as a as an internship coordinator. And then I was also responsible for one of the courses in
the Norwegian master's program, and I work also. Yeah. Kind of 50% in the research Administration
right now. And as previously said right now, I have the responsibility for the first year of your
master's program. I'm very excited to see you all and that's very good for me because I've been
working with long enough for a while. Yeah, very good. The kind of presentation from takes time. So
and that's I think that's very important to get to know each other and you see you have a very
International background all of us. So, I think it's very very interesting to see some of the
background. So based on are you willing to introduce yourself? Can you put on the So it's quite a
bit of time. Are you willing to present yourself? That's very good. Okay. It's a little bit of 01:25:06.6