Possibility of mobility visit for PhD student from Nord University

Tonight I had a wonderful conversation with Camilla and her two PhD supervisors from Nord University about the possibility of her visiting CSU for 6 months next year. Camilla has Sami heritage and is studying language maintenance of Sami children in Norway. I hope we are able to welcome her to CSU next year - there are so many areas of overlap between our work.

Nord University and CSU collaboration

Today was the Nord University and CSU collaboration meeting with CSU coordinators led by Susanne Francisco. The MOU is in its final stages

"The MOU has been developed based on a shared philosophy that building a sustainable and productive working collaboration takes time. It relies on development of interpersonal relationships leading to trusting and sustainable collaborations."

Here are the six groups as part of the MOU:

1. Indigenous Studies - Holly Randall-Moon
   
2. Professional Learning - Susanne Francisco
3. Rural Education - James Deehan
   
4. Early Childhood Education - Leanne Gibbs
   
5. Creativity in Education
6. Children’s Voices: Researching children’s speech, communication and culture - Sharynne McLeod
   

Here is an update on our group "Children’s Voices: Researching children’s speech, communication and culture"

• Leaders - Kathrin Olsen and Karianne Berg/ Sharynne McLeod and Kate Crowe
  
• Meetings during 2024 – 13 March, 10 May, 8 October, 30 October

We are planning a range of initiatives including 

1. Collaborating with the Nord team in their research supporting children who speak the Sami language (Nord University: Language of the Heart project with the Sámi community 
2. Visits from Nord PhD students to CSU in 2025 
3. Collaborative conferences and seminars including: Early Childhood Voices Conference (ECV2024)