Programme and Keynotes University Pedagogy Conference

Teaching as a musical place

Time: Thursday Nov 6, kl 9.15-10.10
Location: HUM.D.210, Hummelhonung
Language: English

Johannes Rytzler is an Associate Professor in Didactics and Senior Lecturer in Education at Mälardalen University. His research focuses on specific ways of thinking about and understanding teaching as fundamentally an interpersonal practice. His doctoral dissertation, A Place for Attention (2017), and subsequent work have explored attention as a relational phenomenon—something that can be established in the classroom rather than being an individually possessed capacity. His ongoing research examines teaching as improvisation and rhythm—both in terms of tact and timing, musicality, and resonance.

Pedagogies of the Unknown 

Time: Friday Nov 7, kl 9.00-10.00
Location: Lindelhallen 2, Umeå University Library
Language: Swedish

Lisa Nyberg is an artist, PhD, and postdoctoral researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University. In her artistic research, she has turned to art and radical pedagogy to explore what a pedagogy of the unknown might look like. Starting from the art-educational classroom, she reflects on the role of art in engaging with the unknown and training us to remain in uncomfortable uncertainty, in order to face the future—without guarantees. Nyberg has extensive experience with educational projects in folk high schools, universities, museums, and various social movement contexts. Her doctoral dissertation Pedagogies of the Unknown – studying for a future, without guarantees (2022) was published after she completed her PhD at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna.

Wise Hands - On the Knowledge, Creativity, and Learning of the Hand in Our Time and Future

Time: Friday Nov 7, kl 14.00 - 14.45
Location: HUM.D.210, Hummelhonung
Language: Swedish

Teis is a certified crafts teacher and a licensed carpenter/joiner. He works at Nya Läroverket in Luleå and was recently awarded the title Woodcrafts Teacher of the Year, becoming the first recipient of the Smörknivsstipendiet (the “Butter Knife Grant”). In addition, Teis runs Slöjdbiografen, a platform with instructional films on crafts. His work is guided by the principle that with skillful hands one can create joy, solve problems, and transform life for the better. In his teaching, he seeks to harness the energy within the learning group, uncovering and activating the knowledge already present. For him, it is the learners who should take the lead—not the teacher.

Programme

The program begins with a special opening by Vice-Chancellor Tora Holmberg, followed by the conference’s first keynote and morning sessions. On Thursday, participants are also invited to join an art walk in the Humanities Building with Ann-Catrine Eriksson – an opportunity to let art become part of the experience. Friday continues with inspiring keynotes and sessions, ranging from reflections on the future of pedagogy to the creative power of teaching. Coffee and registration will take place outside Hummelhonung, Humanities Building.

The program will be held in the Humanities Building, except for Friday’s first keynote, which takes place in Lindell Hall 2, Umeå University.

You can find the full program, including session details and room locations, here:
University Pedagogical Conference 2025 Program
Abstracts UPK 2025 - The Art of Teaching