Academic interests
- Learning designs in teacher education using video recordings of student teachers’ authentic practice
- Professional Digital Competance (PDC) in Teacher Education
- Students’ learning in digital learning environments
- Teachers’ teaching in digital learning environments
- Classroom interactions in science education
- Socio-cultural theory
Research activities
- 2017- VIVA (Visual Vocal Application), a project developing the VIVA recording application, enabling secure video and audio recording according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The project is funded by Department of Teacher Education and School Research at UiO, Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education (ProTed) at UiO and Faculty of Education at UiO.
- 2019- DIVA (Digital Integration of Video assessment in different Arenas), an innovation project developing learning designs for peer assessment, formative and summative assessment in higher education, in which digital technology (video) is being utilized as an innovation tool. The project is funded by Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU), Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education (ProTed) and University of Oslo
Completed projects
- 2016–19 REDE (Representation and Participation in School Science), a design-based video research project aiming to develop research based teaching methods and resources that supports students’ understanding of representations in science. The project was funded by the Norwegian Research Council For more information: https://www.uv.uio.no/ils/english/research/projects/rede/index.html
- 2017-18 PDC (Professional Digital Competence) in Teacher Education, a design based research project using a SPOC (Small Private Online Course) in Canvas to support teacher students’ development of professional digital competence. The project was funded by Departement of Teacher Education and School Research and Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education (ProTed)
- 2014–16 Nor-WISE, a networking project between University of California, Berkeley and the MEDIATE research group at University of Oslo. The project was funded by the Peter Sather Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
- 2009–12 SCY (Science Created by You), a design-based video research project which has developed and studied students’ use of a flexible and open computer-based learning environment in science. The project was funded by the European Community and involved twelve institutions from seven countries. More information: http://scycom.collide.info/about-scy.html
- 2004–05 Euroscene, a research project that collected data from several European countries to identify strong and weak features of the European educational system. The project was financed by the European Community. For more information: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/510213/fr
- 2004–05 CIDREE (Consortium for Development and Research in Education in Europe), a research project with the main goals of critical study of problems in recruiting students to science subjects, and to map and identify conditions and issues in science education. Six countries participated in the project.
- 2004–05 ReCoil (Resources for Collaborative Inquiry Learning), a European research project integrating existing digital learning resources and studies how students work with these in school. Five European countries participated in the project.
- 2002–04 Viten.no, a design-based video research project developing a computer-based learning environment in science, in lower and upper secondary school. The project was located at the Norwegian Centre for Science Education. For more information: https://www.viten.no/eng/
Teaching
Lecturer and seminar leader:
- The Master’s Degree Program of Teacher Education (PROF3025): Teaching, learning, and classroom management.
- The One Year Teacher Training Program (PPU3210): Teaching, learning, and classroom management
- The Master’s Degree Program for Teacher Education and the Master’s Degree Program for Educational Management (DIDMET4200/UTLED4071): Research methods and Planning of Master Project
Facilitator:
- The Master’s Degree Program for Educational Management (UTLED4220): Professionalism, Organizational Development, and Democracy
Supervision of master student and PhD student
Background
- Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo (2016- )
- Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo (2015-2016)
- PhD candidate in Science Education, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo (2010-2014)
- Consultant, Norwegian Centre for Science Education, University of Oslo (2004-2005)
- Science teacher, Stasjonsfjellet lower secondary school, Oslo (2003-2004)
Thesis
- PhD (2015), Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo. Title of the thesis: Supporting students’ conceptual sense-making in computer-based settings in science education. Exploring the support aspects of digital tools, peer collaboration, teacher support and instructional design
- Cand Scient (2004), The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo: Title of the thesis: Gene technology – invisible explanations becomes “visible” through digital technology. A study of how animations in computer-based learning programs supports students’ learning in science in lower secondary school
Visiting researcher
- Visiting scholar, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley: Invited by Prof. Marcia Linn at the WISE Research Group (5 weeks in 2013).
- Visiting scholar, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley: Invited by Prof. Marcia Linn at the WISE Research Group (6 months in 2012).
Institutional responsibilities
- Division leader in ProTed (Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education) for the division of Teacher Education for the Digital Future (2016 - )
- Division leader for the Teacher Education Programme (PPU3210) and for the Master of Education programme (PROF3025) (2017-2018)
Honoraria
- Grant from the MEDIATE research group, Faculty of Educational Sciences, UiO, for best suggested idea for research project to be further developed into an application for funding (the FINNUT research program) at the Research Council of Norway (2014)
- Reward for best poster presentation at ILS Research Symposium 2013, at Department of Teacher Education and School Research, UiO, Norway (2013)