Maria Dardanou
Job description
I work as a professor in education, with main interests in early childhood education and early childhood teacher education.
My research focuses on different dimensions of digital technology in ECEC, such as children's encounters with digital technology and ECEC teachers' professional digital competence.
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad Heimdal
:
Generative AI in Early Childhood Education: Teachers’ Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges
Miriam Wiik,
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Karlsen
:
Exploring Play-Based Learning: Perspectives of Early Childhood Teacher Education Students and Practicum Mentors in the Context of a Children’s Museum
M. Hatzigianni,
Maria Dardanou,
O. Fotakopoulou,
C. Dong,
R. Brito,
Torstein Unstad Heimdal
et al.:
Navigating digital integration in early childhood: international perspectives from educators working with infants and toddlers
Anastasia Misirli,
Olga Fotakopoulou,
Maria Dardanou,
Vassilis Komis
:
The impact of touchscreen digital exposure on children's social development and communication: a systematic review
Bente Karlsen,
Maria Dardanou,
Miriam Wiik
:
Exploring Local Culture and Traditions Through Art Activities and Play in a Children’s Museum
Maria Dardanou,
Rita Brito
:
Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care: Insights from Portuguese and Norwegian Curriculum Frameworks
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Tracing the Ontological Beliefs of Norwegian Educators Concerning Technology use in Early Childhood Education and Care
Nils Christian Tveiterås,
Siri Sollied Madsen,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou,
Helge Habbestad
:
Profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i barnehagelærerutdanningene – oversettelser fra nasjonale styringsdokumenter til lokale studieplaner. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V?
Maria Dardanou,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Sarika Kewalramani
:
Not just data: analysing visual narratives of children in research and the quest for “micro-ethical” moments
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen
:
Children’s participation in documentation processes in local outdoor spaces
Maria Dardanou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou
:
Professional development for digital competencies in early childhood education and care. A systematic review
Siri Sollied Madsen,
Torstein Unstad,
Nils Christian Tveiterås,
Maria Dardanou,
Helge Habbestad,
Lukas Kosner
:
Planverkets blindsone? En analyse av profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i emneplanbeskrivelser for barnehagelærerutdanning
Sarika Kewalramani,
Weipeng Yang,
Maria Dardanou,
Maria Hatzigianni
:
Digital Competence Development in Early Childhood Professionals: Harnessing the INSPIRE Model
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou
:
The Integration of Internet of Toys in Early Childhood Education. Research from Australia, England, and Norway
Maria Dardanou,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Sarika Kewalramani
:
The Use of AI Robotic Toys (IoToys) to Support Learning and Play
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital kompetanse i barnehagen-hvordan får vi det til? Funn fra en norsk kvalitativ studie om profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i barnehagen
07. May 2026 ARKIV
Monica Hartviksdatter Jenssen,
Maria Dardanou,
Marianne Undheim
:
Digital praksis i barnehagen – en kompetansepakke
07. May 2026 ARKIV
Torstein Unstad Heimdal,
Maria Dardanou
:
Generativ kunstig intelligens (GKI) i barnehagen| Hva er KI og hva skal vi bruke det til?
24. September 2025 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad Heimdal
:
Profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i barnehagen
24. September 2025 ARKIV
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou
:
Children’s Voices of Play with Robotic Toys: Mentally Linked and Digitally Connected
10. September 2025 ARKIV
Anastasia Misirli,
Maria Dardanou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Vassillis Komis
:
AI in Technology-Enhanced Toys within early childhood education: a polycrisis perspective
25. November 2025 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad Heimdal
:
Using Generative AI with Children in Early Childhood Education
25. November 2025 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Olga Fotakopoulou,
Torstein Unstad Heimdal,
Astrid Wara
:
Drawing a scientist in Science museums and Science Centre: an international project on young children’s representations
24. October 2025 ARKIV
Helge Habbestad,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou,
Eirin Gamst-Nergård,
Marit Sundelin
:
Desentralisert barnehagelærerutdanning Narvik, Harstad, Finnsnes, Kirkenes
2025 ARKIV
Miriam Elise Wiik,
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen
:
Children’s Museum as a space for students’ play-based learning in early childhood teacher education
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Hatzigianni
:
Professional digital competencies in Early Childhood Education and care
2024 ARKIV
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital learning opportunities in migration societies
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad
:
BLU-prosjekt Barnehagens digitale praksis
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital competencies in early childhood education and care: Why do we need a professional development?
2024 ARKIV
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad
:
Generativ AI in ECEC and early childhood teacher education
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Marianne Undheim
:
Tid for profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse
Barnehagefolk 2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Ledelse av utviklingsarbeid i egen barnehage
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital praksis i ulike fagområder. Digital teknologi og de yngste barna
2024 ARKIV
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou
:
Is there a space for “A” and “R” in early childhood STEM
education: Building a case for robotics technologies integration in Australia
2024 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen,
Miriam Elise Wiik
:
Barnemuseet - en arena for lek, utforskning og læring
2024 ARKIV
Anastasia Misirli,
Maria Dardanou,
Vassilis Komis,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Iro Voulgari,
Dimitra Bourha
et al.:
Technology-Enhanced toys in early childhood education: Opportunities and challenges for learning and play.
2024 ARKIV
Miriam Wiik,
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Karlsen
:
Barns utforsking og lek på barnemuseet i Midt-Troms
2023 ARKIV
Natalia Kucirkova,
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou
:
Barnehagen kan glede seg over en spennende strategi for digital kompetanse og infrastruktur
2023 ARKIV
Bente Karlsen,
Miriam Wiik,
Maria Dardanou
:
Exploring local culture and traditions through play and art activities in a children`s museum
2023 ARKIV
Natalia Kucirkova,
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
PUST - Profesjonsfaglig utviklingsprosjekt i Stavanger og Tromsø
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad,
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova
:
Workshop-based professional development of Early childhood educators’ digital competence
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Children’s agency: Mentally linked and digitally connected, but are they heard?
2023 ARKIV
Maria Hatzigianni,
Anastasia Misirli,
Vassilis Komis,
Maria Dardanou,
Dimitra Bourha,
Christoforos Karachristou
:
Play and technology enhanced toys in early childhood education: an evaluation instrument.
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
The technological landscapes with IoToys early childhood education in Norway.
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital kompetanse i barnehagen
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Profesjonalitet og ledelse av utviklingsarbeid i barnehagen
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital praksis i ulike fagområder
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Eirin Gamst-Nergård
:
Early childhood teacher students' and teacher educators’ views and perspectives related to different teaching methods in decentralised studies: The example of UiT, The arctic university of Norway
2023 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Olga Fotakopoulou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Torstein Unstad,
Chuanmei Dong,
Patricia Dias
et al.:
Our youngest learners have something to teach us: new perspectives and dilemmas arising from the growing use of digital technologies
2022 ARKIV
Maria Dardanou,
Anja Maria Pesch
:
Kindergarten’s circle time:Perspectives from Norway, Germany and Greece
2022 ARKIV
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Research interests
Digital technology and early years, professional digital competence, museum and early childhood, diversity, place, STEM/STEAM
Teaching
Pedagogy in Early Childhood Teacher Education
Member of research group / centre
Member of project
PUST
PUST: Profesjonsfaglig utviklingsprosjekt i Stavanger og Tromsø
DigiCross
Internet of Toys
Generativ kunstig intelligens (KI) i barnehagen og barnehagelærerutdanningen.
GENIAL - Empowering Future Educators
TET4CL – Technology Enhanced Toys for Learning
EUTEKNE – SocioEmotional Framework for Technology Use in ECEC
Digital praksis i barnehagen - kompetansepakke
Empowering Future Educators:
GENIAL – Erasmus+ KA220-HED (2025–2027)
EUTEKNE – Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)
Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)-TET4CL
Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)-TET4CL
GENIAL – Erasmus+ KA220-HED (2025–2027)
EUTEKNE – Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)
PUST: Profesjonsfaglig utviklingsprosjekt i Stavanger og Tromsø
DigiCross
Internet of Toys
Generativ kunstig intelligens (KI) i barnehagen og barnehagelærerutdanningen.
GENIAL - Empowering Future Educators
TET4CL – Technology Enhanced Toys for Learning
EUTEKNE – SocioEmotional Framework for Technology Use in ECEC
Digital praksis i barnehagen - kompetansepakke
Empowering Future Educators:
GENIAL – Erasmus+ KA220-HED (2025–2027)
EUTEKNE – Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)
Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)-TET4CL
Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)-TET4CL
GENIAL – Erasmus+ KA220-HED (2025–2027)
EUTEKNE – Erasmus+ KA220-SCH (2025–2028)