Piia Näykki

Piia Näykki

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

Biography

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

Research interests

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

Publications

Publication
2025

Learning, Culture and Social Interaction
Lehtinen, Auli
Kostiainen, Emma
Näykki, Piia
Publication
2025

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Kostiainen, Emma
Nousiainen, Tuula
Näykki, Piia
Publication
2025

Small Group Research
Channa, Faisal
Näykki, Piia
Häkkinen, Päivi
Publication
2024

Finnish Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference
Channa, Faisal
Näykki, Piia
Häkkinen, Päivi
Publication
2024

Cambridge Generative AI in Education Conference
Häkkinen, Päivi
Näykki, Piia
Pijeira-Díaz, Héctor
Channa, Faisal
Publication
2024

European Journal of Teacher Education
Lehtinen, Auli
Kostiainen, Emma
Martin, Anne
Näykki, Piia
Publication
2024

Teaching and Teacher Education
Latva-aho, Jenni
Näykki, Piia
Pyykkönen, Saara
Laitinen-Väänänen, Sirpa
Hirsto, Laura
Veermans, Marjaana
Publication
2024

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Näykki, Piia
Pyykkönen, Saara
Latva‐aho, Jenni
Nousiainen, Tuula
Ahlström, Emilia
Toivanen, Tapio
Publication
2023

Teaching and Teacher Education
Lehtinen, Auli
Kostiainen, Emma
Näykki, Piia
Publication
2023

International Encyclopedia of Education
Järvelä, Sanna
Häkkinen, Päivi
Näykki, Piia

Research groups

Research group

JYULed - JYUnit for Learning and Digital Education

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

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research InterLearn

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

Projects

EDUCA Education for the future.
Project

EDUCA (Education for the Future) Flagship

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

Educational Robotics to Support Inclusive Education in Primary Schools

Robots4Inclusion - Erasmus+ KA2 Project
Project

EduRESCUE

EduRESCUE project seeks solutions to strengthen the resilience of the Finnish education system and improve society's ability to cope with crises in the future.
Project

LearnDigi - Digitalization in and for learning and interaction

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