Research news and events

Master Jo Inge Johansen Frøytlog at the Department of Education will defend the dissertation "Participation in classroom dialogues mediated by microblogging technology: Multidimensional investigations" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Jo Inge Johansen Frøytlog at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "What are the affordances and constraints of new media such as blogs, twitter, Facebook and the like for the quality of public discourse and democratic society? What if anything is the role of education in addressing this issue?".

Master Rogers Kaliisa at the Department of Education will defend the dissertation "Designing Learning Analytics Tools for Teachers with Teachers - A Design-Based Research Study in a Blended Higher Education Context." for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Rogers Kaliisa at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "What does it mean to say that Learning Analytics are “theory-based” and why does this matter?"

Cand.phil. Synnøve Hedemann Amdam at the Department of Education will defend the dissertation "Media teachers’ discursive understandings in developing 21st century education: Are we the tugboat, the satellite, or the terror cell?" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.phil. Synnøve Hedemann Amdam at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Teacher identity in the Digital Age: How can we take the work further and invite teachers to co-design research which explores their identity as media educators in the digital age?"

Master Anja  Amundrud at the Department of Education will defend her dissertation "Microblogging and classroom talk – Teachers' practices and students' participation in talk for learning during microblogging activities in the classroom." for the degree of PhD.

Master Anja Amundrud at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "An exploration of sociolinguistics as a theoretical and methodological field of knowledge for the study of language in use in educational settings."

Welcome to a seminar on the findings from the recently published book "Evidence and Expertise in Nordic Education Policy".

Open lecture with Professor Jaakko Kauko, Tampere University, Finland.

Open hybrid lecture with Professor Gil Eyal, Columbia University.

Open lecture with professor Ninni Wahlström, Linnæus University.

Open hybrid lecture with professor Stefan Hopmann, University of Vienna.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, we had to postpone the May 2020 conference celebrating what we have learned from Formation and Competence Building of University Academic Developers project. Instead, we are convening an online conference on 29 April 2021, and we look forward to seeing you on Zoom then.

Welcome to webinar organized by the University of Oslo, Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Education, University of Cyprus.

Welcome to an interesting hour with professor Anne Kovalainen, University of Turku, Finland.

Welcome to this open research seminar with Dr. Nick Peim, University of Birmingham. UK. The seminar explores the resources available from philosophy and theory that can be practically applied to any educational research project.

Open-mindedness is a virtue highly valued in educational contexts. However, does open-mindedness imply a tendency to reject firm beliefs? To embrace any idea? This seminar points to the need for qualified arguments. Also, to the ways in which open-mindedness may require synergy with other intellectual virtues if our aim is to promote a just and open society.

Welcome all to this open lecture with professor David F. Labaree, Stanford University, USA.

Welcome all to this open lecture with Dr. Rebekka Horlacher, University of Zurich.

Welcome all to this open lecture with Professor Daniel Tröhler, University of Vienna / University of Oslo.

Welcome all to this open lecture with Dr. Tyler Watts, New York University.

Welcome all to this open lecture with Professor Cybele Raver, New York University.

Presenter in this seminar is Hanni Muukkonen, Professor in Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Finland.