Research news and events

Meet scholars with outstanding contributions to research on children’s language learning and development at this open conference.

Master Ammar Bahadur Singh at Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Teaching and Learning in an Institutional Massive Open Online Course: Implications for Agency in Online Pedagogy" for the degree of PhD.

Master Ammar Bahadur Singh at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: In what ways can digital learning environments challenge teachers professional identity?

Cand Polit Turid Løyte Harboe at Department of Education will be defending the thesis "«...dyktiggjøre til at danne mennesker» En kritisk studie av endringer i norsk lærerutdanning 1930–2010" for the degree of Dr. Philos.

Master Anniken Hotvedt Sundby at Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Kunnskapsspørsmålet i læreplanen i norsk. En studie av styringsdokumenter og forståelser blant norsklærere i videregående skole" for the degree of PhD.

Master Anniken Hotvedt Sundby at Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Hvilke ulike alternative posisjoner finnes i internasjonal læreplanforskning når det gjelder kunnskapsspørsmålet i læreplaner og hvilke mulighetsrom gir disse for norsklærerens undervisning?"

Master Elisabeth Josefine Lackner at the Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Governing for Quality – A Study of the Governance of Quality in Norwegian Higher Education" for the degree of PhD.

Master Elisabeth Josefine Lackner at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Why should we care about quality in higher education?

Master Kenneth Pettersen at the Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Early Childhoods in the Postdigital Inquiry into the Literacies of Young Children’s Contemporary Play with New Media Technologies" for the degree of PhD.

Master Kenneth Pettersen  at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "How might a sociomaterial perspective on digital play be applied or adapted to meet the needs and concerns of older students in secondary and higher education?"­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

The Nordic Education Model-project welcomes you to its final conference.

Master Rebecca Elise Knoph at the Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Understanding Vocabulary: Making Sense of What We Measure, Who We Measure, and How We Measure" for the degree of PhD.

Master Rebecca Elise Knoph  at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic:"­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Evaluating and Using Word Lists: What reader characteristics (e.g., age, reading and language proficiency) and text characteristics (e.g., genre, complexity) are important considerations in the selection and creation of word lists for comprehensive instruction, testing, and research of vocabulary?"  

Master Gro Skåland at the Department of Education will be defending the thesis ""Once upon a time, there was an inventor.." A Cultural Historical study of making in a public library context" for the degree  of PhD.

Master Gro Skåland at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic  "Library maker spaces: Pedagogical possibilities and constraints for fulfilling educational goals".

Master Catharina Petronella Johanna van Trijp at the Department of Education will be defending the thesis "Toddlers’ Social-Emotional Well-Being in Early Childhood Education and Care: The Role of Child Temperament and Process Quality" for the degree of PhD.

Master Catharina Petronella Johanna van Trijp at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: 

“Change of perspective: a group-orientated approach to childcare.

- Childcare quality has its roots in dyadic attachment-based adult-child relationships. However, unique in childcare is the group-based setting. What does quality look like from a group-orientated perspective?”

Master Natalia Latini at the Department of Education will defend the dissertation "Reading in Limbo: Caught in Transition between Paper and Digital Texts." for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Natalia Latini at the Department of Education will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "How can educational professionals instill in-depth reading comprehension skills in children reading digital texts?"

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).