Innsiktsfull responsivitet

The Introduction to Sociology course at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) has since the reorganization in 2018 emphasized interaction and collaboration between students, including compulsory submissions of group-based texts and podcasts (audio recordings). On basis of a qualitative analysis of student evaluation, reference group meetings and a selection of recorded podcasts in the autumn of 2021, we have examined how students can be incorporated into a sociological way of thinking through interaction-based learning. We found that many students developed the ability for thinking aloud sociologically and internalizing a sociological understanding, through insightful responsivity, by which they were able to understand their own everyday experiences and surroundings sociologically. A special emphasis on the podcasts demonstrates this empirically. In the article, we discuss the value of such skills and problematize how interaction-based learning may represent a more school-like university.